Category: Molding Supplies
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Extending the life of your Heater Band
November 18, 2022 Heater Bands are an essential part of the injection molding process. They are used to heat the barrel and nozzle of the molding machine to the desired temperature for melting the plastic resin. Injection Machines can use any number of heater bands at one time and extras should always be kept on…
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How to Set Barrel Zone Temps in Injection Molding
November 2, 2022 When setting up a new or existing mold, there are multiple variables the processor must handle. First on the list is setting up the barrel zone temperatures. This allows operators to spend less time waiting for the machine to warm up so that they can prepare for production. Nevertheless, the question remains of what…
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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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The Benefits of Extruder Screens
September 9, 2022 Whether you are producing plastic bottles, caps, or clothing, polymer material needs to be formed into a desired shape. The extrusion process is often used to produce these shapes. While there are many circumstances that can cause product failure, contaminants in plastic are the most common. Removing contaminants from the melt is…
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Calculating Heat Load for a Circuit
August 24, 2022 Application Procedure Use the following formula and method to calculate heat load for one cooling circuit. This will help determine suitability of the Smartflow Mold Temperature Regulator to your process. NOTE: These graphs and information are intended as a general guide for sizing and initial setup of the mold temperature regulator. Due…
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Air Wipe™
August 12, 2022 Provides a Uniform, 360° Stream of Air – Perfect for non-contact blow-off, cleaning, drying and cooling of extruded shapes, pipe, cable, hose etc. Use To: Can be supported by the compressed air supply pipe. Tapped holes (¼”-20) on the bottom of the body can also be used for mounting. Variable VelocityThickness of…
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Quick Change Fittings & Thread Profile Sizing
July 21, 2022 IMS Hose and Fitting SizerMade Exclusively by IMS for Injection MoldersFor fast, accurate hose I.D. and pipe thread identification Durable 22 Gauge Stainless SteelWith etched numbers and lettering Coupler / Waterline / Thread Quick Reference Charts Pipe Thread Data Most ordering mistakes are caused be measuring the pipe size of the fitting…
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IMS Screw Tip BRODY-Ring
Postpone Barrel Repairs – Improve Press Performance June 15, 2022 Extend Barrel Life 2 to 3X! Stop Screw Tip Blow-By With A BRODY-Ring! The introduction of the BRODY-ring was a major breakthrough in improving Reciprocating-Screw Press efficiency. Try a tip with a BRODY-ring. It will make your old press perform better than new. If your…
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Essential Barrel Information
Tool Steel-Lined Barrels June 15, 2022 Premature and uneven cylinder wear is expensive in terms of both replacement costs and lost process efficiency. IMS barrels are lined with your needs in mind. For low abrasion applications, we keep your costs down by using D-2 tool steel. Barrel Liner Material Guidelines D-2 Tool SteelHeat treated to…
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Screw Tip Wear Issues
June 15, 2022 Cracked Ring: Excessive barrel wear in the metering area. Unmelted plastic in the valve can cause a situation where the ring will not seat against the rear seat. This is usually due to a poor start up or shut down. Broken Stud: This is usually due to a poor start up or…
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