Category: Material Handling
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Mold Cleaners
In Injection Molding 1. Maintain Mold Integrity & Longevity Residue from polymers, release agents, and contaminants can accumulate on mold surfaces. Mold cleaners help remove these, preventing wear and corrosion. Regular cleaning reduces costly mold repairs or replacements, preserving precision tooling. 2. Ensuring Product Quality Contaminants on the mold can lead to defects such as…
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Plant Shutdown
Planning a shutdown for an injection molding plant is a complex task that requires careful planning and preparation to minimize downtime, maintain productivity, and ensure safety as well as ensure equipment, materials, and processes are properly secured and preserved.
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Prepare Your Shop for Winter
Preparing an injection molding shop for the cold winter months requires both practical and strategic measures to ensure the machines and processes run efficiently despite the drop in temperature. Here are suggestions of actions you can take now. 1. Temperature Control Inspect doors, windows, and walls for drafts and seal any gaps to retain heat.…
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New Injection Press Setup
Setting up a new injection molding machine is a critical process that involves several steps to ensure efficient and safe operation. Before setup, get as many details of the job and the machine as possible. An idle machine is a waste of time and money.
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What is a Vacuum Loader?
2/19/2024 Vacuum or Hopper Loaders automate the feeding of raw material, such as plastic pellets or resin, from a storage container to the injection molding machine’s hopper. This process ensures a continuous supply of material without the need for manual intervention. This automation not only improves efficiency but also minimizes the risk of errors and…
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Metal Separation
Separation of metal contaminants is essential in plastics processing. Tramp Metal in the production line is not only a risk to the consumer, but also to equipment. Metal separation in plastics processing offers several benefits, contributing to the efficiency, quality, and safety of the overall plastic manufacturing process. Here are some key advantages: 1/29/2024 HOW…
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Drum Tumbler
An IMS Exclusive Product Easily Blend Material While Saving Time, Labor and Money December 21, 2022 IMS’ Proven Performance Optimum Mixing Durable Single Drum Tumbler Corner wall design Double Drum Tumbler Drum tumbler must have enclosure for operator safety — Contact IMS for enclosure options Drum Tumbler Control Panel Use this IMS Drum Tumbler Control…
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Plastic Granulators
Granulators (sometimes referred to as grinders) are machines used to reduce scrap plastic parts or other plastic waste into a reusable form. This material – regrind – is sometimes put right back into the process to create the same parts. Other times it is reprocessed and re-pelletized for reuse. Occasionally material is turned into a…
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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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New Shini Hopper Loader Systems
Single Station Hopper Loader Systems August 4, 2022 Heavy Duty Blowers with Separate Single Receiver Body Features• Floor Level Blower & Controller• Separate Stainless Steel Receiver• Microprocessor Controller• Audible Material Shortage Alarm• RS485 Communication Interface• On board controller compatible with Shini SPV-U Proportional Valve (see page 657) Single Vacuum Hopper Loader Systems Floor Level Blowers…
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