Water and hot oil thermolators for mold heating 150-ton compression molding presses Product Validation Molding with Customer Tooling

Two-shot molding increases efficiency, reduces scrap, saves $55,000 annually The company foresaw that integrating this step into the molding process for the saw housing would cut assembly time and overall costs.  Overmolding instead of standalone molding streamlined production and eliminated secondary assembly steps.

Two-shot molding increases efficiency, reduces scrap, saves $55,000 annually The company foresaw that integrating this step into the molding process for the saw housing would cut assembly time and overall costs.  Overmolding instead of standalone molding streamlined production and eliminated secondary assembly steps.

Molded parts can shrink after they come out of the mold as the polymer cools. The best gates, or openings, for molten plastic to enter the mold are hot runner molds, full-round runners, or modified trapezoid runners. Proper positioning of the gate, or mold opening, and proper mold design can minimize flaws.

Hydrocerol improved productivity up to 20% due to lower cycle times and processability on different injection molding units. Using Hydrocerol with core-back molding technology, a process in which the mold is opened slightly to further reduce pressure and allow the foam core to expand, Avient helped the customer leverage density reduction to lower finished part weight.

Hydrocerol improved productivity up to 20% due to lower cycle times and processability on different injection molding units. Using Hydrocerol with core-back molding technology, a process in which the mold is opened slightly to further reduce pressure and allow the foam core to expand, Avient helped the customer leverage density reduction to lower finished part weight.

Hydrocerol improved productivity up to 20% due to lower cycle times and processability on different injection molding units. Using Hydrocerol with core-back molding technology, a process in which the mold is opened slightly to further reduce pressure and allow the foam core to expand, Avient helped the customer leverage density reduction to lower finished part weight.

Hydrocerol improved productivity up to 20% due to lower cycle times and processability on different injection molding units. Using Hydrocerol with core-back molding technology, a process in which the mold is opened slightly to further reduce pressure and allow the foam core to expand, Avient helped the customer leverage density reduction to lower finished part weight.

Antimicrobial additives work to resist, inhibit and prevent the growth of microbes including bacteria and mold. Because the toothbrushes were molded in both clear and opaque resins, the team had to explore two different avenues—one that preserved clarity and one that retained opacity. Coupled with their ability to be used across a variety of different resins, These antimicrobial additives provided significant value while protecting against microbial degradation, mold and mildew.