Category: Industrial Equipment
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Mold Setup Cart
IMS Exclusive Product December 6, 2022 Every Maintenance Department needs this Mold Setup Cart for easy access to all your maintenance products. Designed by a molder to reduce maintenance time – load up this cart with every tool, hose, and clamp necessary that is brought to the machine. Heavy duty, welded steel construction – ships…
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Breaking The Mold
IMS Company is a trusted source molding supplies, components, auxiliary machinery, and equipment for the plastics processing industry. From the beginning, innovation has been at the heart of our business. We recognize an essential building block of innovation is providing our team members with opportunities to grow. So, when an employee presents us with a…
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Custom Project
Mobile Blending Station July 19, 2022 IMS Company was founded on helping molders with their processing needs. From innovative new products (some brought to us by molders), to technical help with your equipment and processes, to products off the shelf – we have been there for our customers for 73 years. Not every problem can…
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Safety First!
June 20, 2022 On November 3, 2021 the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported private industry employers documented 2.7 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2020, down from 2.8 million in 2019, a decrease of 5.7 percent. Keep your people safe and your business running smoothly. While it may lack the bells and whistles, Workplace…
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Circulators 101
March 6, 2024 Circulators (Thermolators, Temperature Controllers) are essential components in injection molding processes, primarily utilized for controlling the temperature of molds so that as the part cools after injection, it maintains dimension, shape and structure – ensuring consistent quality and efficiency. Controlling the mold temperature is critical to good parts. You can get good…
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Sizing a Chiller
for Injection Molding May 19, 2022 The Right TypeMost refrigeration is designed for static loads, like in a meat cooler.In plastics processing, heat is added to and removed from the moldduring every cycle. Select a chiller designed for active heat loads. The Right SizeAlthough an undersized chiller will cost less to buy, the chiller will…
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Mold Temperature Control
Product Selection Guide April 25, 2022 (All Images Clickable) 1. How Many Zones? Single Zone Temperature Control System Part #’s: 149127 & 145116Pgs. 242-243 of the IMS Catalog (46th Edition)(No Control Module/Card) 1 & 2 Zone Housing Part #’s: 104199 & 104303Pg. 246 of the IMS Catalog (46th Edition)Require Control Modules / Cards – 1…
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Barrel Insulation Blankets
ROI Press Study Pays for Itself In Energy Savings April 12, 2022 150 Ton | 200 Ton | 400 Ton | 500 Ton700 Ton | 1000 Ton | 1100 Ton | 2450 Ton Many States offer Financial Incentives for Energy EfficiencyUNIVEST® Insulation Blanket Energy Savings Qualify! Find out if your state offers any programs: http://www.dsireusa.orgDatabase…
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Reduce Mold Setup Time!
Faster Mold Changeover Saves Time & Money April 4, 2022 IMS Select: The Hoist Ring Rack Quick Mold Change Using a video camera, record at least two mold (more preferably) changeovers made by different technicians. Have a meeting with your team, discuss and list what procedures work the best. Everyone has a trick or two…
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Spiral Technology
Cut Cycle Time – Mold Better Parts IMS Select Exclusive Spiral™ End Caps, Screw Tips,R-Screws and Hoppers will help you do both! Logarithmic spiral curves promote a faster, freer flow of material than conventional, flat tapers. A smoother, unencumbered flow produces better parts. These facts are why IMS incorporates spiral curves in each component of…
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