Category: Screw Tips, Screws & Barrels

• June 10, 2022

  Screw Material Guidelines

  

  June 15, 2022 (1) Includes chrome-plating to .003”-.005” and gas or ion nitriding for 24+ hour cycle.(2) Rockwell C hardness.(3) Flight hardsurfacing required.(4) Thermoplastics with no reinforcements.(5) Thermoplastics with up to 30% reinforcement.(6) Thermoplastics with more than 30% reinforcement.(7) Moderate includes cellulosics, acetals and others containing corrosive additives. Material Options Feed screws are manufactured from…
• March 14, 2022

  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…
• February 17, 2022

  Screw Tips

  

  Introduction February 17, 2022 IMS Company wants to keep in touch with anyone in the plastics industry. In my 39 plus years in the plastics business, I have witnessed a lifetime of changes. Many large, long-time molders are gone. The technology has changed. Many “old timers” with a wealth of industry knowledge are gone as…