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Manufacture American! Now more than ever, U.S. manufacturers are working harder to get and keep your business in the U.S. After all, if you want your children and neighbors to be successful, they need a place to work. Plaspros.com hashtag #plasticinjectionmolding hashtag #plasticsindustry hashtag #plastics hashtag #productionplanning hashtag #productionengineering hashtag #productdevelopment hashtag #medicalproducts hashtag #medicaldesign hashtag #farmingproducts hashtag #lawnandgarden hashtag #innovation

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Design for Manufacturability is crucial in the injection molding process. Mold filling simulation helps mold design engineers make informed decisions before fabricating the tool. Learn more about the process, and how it can benefit your project. How to Use Mold Filling Simulation to Ensure Part Manufacturability https://bit.ly/3UffAKB #designforinjectionmolding #plasticengineering #moldbuilding

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Making a change in outsourcing your manufacturing is never easy, but the one promise I can make, is that we will make it seamless and put everything we've got into making the transition smooth. Call us for a mold transfer! Plaspros.com #plasticinjectionmolding #plasticsindustry #plastics #productionplanning #productionengineering #productdevelopment #medicalproducts #medicaldesign #farmingproducts #lawnandgarden #innovation

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The recent NPE 2024 "The Plastics Show" organized by the PLASTICS (Plastics Industry Association) provided an insight into the state of the plastics industry during a busy week in Orlando in early May. The focus was on plastics processing equipment and all related parts, as well as laboratory equipment and resins and additives. There were also conferences and information sessions, such as the Sustainability Hub, which I personally found a little too remote (it would have deserved to be in the center of the exhibition halls). Among these sessions, Edgard Chow and Diana Maya from Kuraray explained the role of #EVOH resin in providing the high gas barrier required for flexible food packaging, and showed how EVOH combined with polyethylene could enable the design of structures with the desired functionality, using a small amount of #packaging and able to be recycled at the end of their life. Two other presentations caught my attention. Firstly, Emily Anne Friedman (Bautista) from ICIS gave an update on US recycled plastic capacities and global trade, and on US recycled plastic market drivers and pricing trends. For mechanical & chemical recycling, current capacity is around 8 million tonnes per year. Planned capacity for chemical recycling will increase 8-fold between 2023 and 2028, with pyrolysis being the most widely used process. Emily described how Extended Producer Responsibility (#EPR) schemes would boost demand for post-consumer recycled (#PCR) resins in plastic packaging, while brand company voluntary targets gave mixed progress. To find out more, contact Emily! At a time when the market for mechanically recycled resins is finding itself with many grades available for food packaging, NOVA Chemicals' Anna Rajkovic's presentation comes at just the right time. In my opinion, it's the clearest presentation I've seen to date on this subject. The room was packed and most of the attendees were taking pictures of every single slide. It has to be said that NOVA is certainly the North American industry leader for mechanically recycled polyethylene resins for food use, with a first HDPE grade in 2023, to be followed by an FDA-compliant LLDPE grade in 2025. PolyExpert • Polyethylene Films is already planning to use this new resin as soon as it becomes available. Recycled resins should meet and adhere to the same requirements as virgin resins. So, obtaining an #FDA letter of Non-Objection (#LNO) does not automatically mean that the material is FDA compliant. A very good reminder: "FDA approved" doesn't mean anything! The proposed approach consists of 3 pillars: 1. knowledge of the LNO, which provides information on conditions of use and food types, and should describe the recycling process as well as the feedstock. 2. Understanding Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in the form of visits, questionnaires and audits. 3. Keeping regulatory documentation up to date... the LNO is just a snapshot in time. For more details, contact Anna! #circularity

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Let’s talk gaskets! Depending on the materials involved and the type of die needed, die-cut gaskets may be a good fit for the following scenarios: ✓You need high-volume parts ✓The part isn’t too large or too small ✓The part doesn’t have narrow walls ✓The material being cut isn’t too thick ✓You have a lead time of over a week Learn more here: https://hubs.ly/Q02wZFxP0 #EngineringSolutions #EMIProtection #Manufacturing

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Metal-to-plastic conversion of a complex part is uniquely challenging. Learn how Kaysun DfM expertise provided solutions for a commercial OEM. https://hubs.ly/Q02vLmPW0

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From simple to complex parts, Plaspros will put the product together, sonic weld and screen print it. And before all that...of course we do custom injection molding. Plaspros.com #plasticinjectionmolding #plasticsindustry #plastics hashtag #productionplanning #productionengineering #productdevelopment #medicalproducts #medicaldesign #farmingproducts #lawnandgarden #innovation

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Are there issues with the water system at your injection molding facility? Does your top-down culture support prioritizing corrective actions when it comes to fixing the known water system issues? Having a capable, well maintained water system is a requirement to mold quality parts, consistently with minimal scrap rates. The attached PDF contains thermal images from a report we created to communicate how mineral buildup has a direct impact on the molds performance as an efficient, heat exchanger. * You will notice we address emissivity in the thermal image collection process (white power on the objects we are shooting thermals of). * We also used a single point common to all thermal images to establish a temperature baseline (and calibrate the images color map). The red arrows indicate this location. In this case, a yellowish orange color represents 143 deg. f (ther TCU water temperature). Failing to calibrate the color map within the thermal images is a common issue. When this happens, the thermal data should be re-captured and color mapped to temperature. Other important points to consider when capturing thermal images: - Ambient air movement, and the impact it can have on temperatures represented in the thermal images captured is an important topic to address. This three part, sub series is taken from our "Pellet 2 Part series". This series was published by MoldMaking Technology a Gardner Business Media, Inc. publication. You will learn valuable information, which can be used in addressing issues within your injection molding facilities water system, immediately. We are happy to address any questions you may have! 909-941-0600 O 616-610-7050 C sales@albaent.com Alba Enterprises LLC Jeff McCard Michael Dalrymple Lisa Oles Christina Fuges Tony Deligio

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Making a change in outsourcing your manufacturing is never easy, but the one promise I can make, is that we will make it seamless and put everything we've got into making the transition smooth. Call us for a mold transfer! Plaspros.com hashtag #plasticinjectionmolding hashtag #plasticsindustry hashtag #plastics hashtag #productionplanning hashtag #productionengineering hashtag #productdevelopment hashtag #medicalproducts hashtag #medicaldesign hashtag #farmingproducts hashtag #lawnandgarden hashtag #innovation

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Curious about how a simple part design transforms into a fully molded plastic component? 🤔 Check out this fascinating video on How Crescent brings a part design to life through the plastic injection molding process! 📽️ Click the link to watch now! #PlasticInjectionMolding #Injectionmoldingcompany #injectionmoldbuilding https://bit.ly/3Q9m77g

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7 Things Worth Knowing About Metal Insert Plastic Injection Molding #metal #metalinsert #insertmolding #plastic #injection #molding #injectionmolding #plasticinjectionmolding #plasticinjection #djmolding https://lnkd.in/gXs_Hrdd

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💡 Midweek Learning! 💡 In Part 4 of our Essentials of Injection Molding series, we uncover the details of Plastic Composition and Plastic Classification. 🧩 Learn how different types of plastics and their properties influence the molding process. Don't miss our next post on Monday! #InjectionMolding #ManufacturingExcellence #ReedCityGroup #EngineeringEducation

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Making a change in outsourcing your manufacturing is never easy, but the one promise I can make, is that we will make it seamless and put everything we've got into making the transition smooth. Plaspros.com #plasticinjectionmolding #plasticsindustry #plastics #productionplanning #productionengineering #productdevelopment #medicalproducts #medicaldesign #farmingproducts #lawnandgarden #innovation

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Making a change in outsourcing your manufacturing is never easy, but the one promise I can make, is that we will make it seamless and put everything we've got into making the transition smooth. Plaspros.com #plasticinjectionmolding #plasticsindustry #plastics #productionplanning #productionengineering #productdevelopment #medicalproducts #medicaldesign #farmingproducts #lawnandgarden #innovation

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Making a change in outsourcing your manufacturing is never easy, but the one promise I can make, is that we will make it seamless and put everything we've got into making the transition smooth. Plaspros.com #plasticinjectionmolding #plasticsindustry #plastics #productionplanning #productionengineering #productdevelopment #medicalproducts #medicaldesign #farmingproducts #lawnandgarden #innovation

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