Tag: Plastic

• March 25, 2024

  Part Diverting Systems

  

  Automatically Sort Bad Parts From Good Parts 3/25/2024 General Description: A part diverter is used to change the direction of a shot of parts, the discharge of a complete cycle or cycles of parts from an injection molding machine. IMS offers two different styles of part diverters (also known as “part discriminators” in the injection…
• March 13, 2024

  Chill Out!

  

  Chillers in the Injection Molding Process March 13, 2024 Chillers enable manufacturers to produce high-quality parts efficiently and cost-effectively. A chiller is a piece of equipment used to control and maintain the temperature of the mold during the manufacturing process. It works by circulating a coolant, typically water or a water-glycol mixture, through channels within…
• February 19, 2024

  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…
• February 5, 2024

  Injection Molding Nozzle Tips

  

  2/5/2024 In injection molding, the nozzle tip is a critical component in the process. It plays a key role in controlling the flow of molten plastic into the mold cavity to create the desired product. Here are some important features: IMS precision made Nozzle Tips are designed from high quality, heat-treated tool steel and are…
• January 29, 2024

  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…
• April 17, 2023

  Sustainability

  

  Earth Day 4/22 2025 Earth Day Activities In June of 2021, The U.S. Plastics Pact announced an aggressive national strategy to ensure all plastic packaging will be reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025. “The roadmap is designed to help U.S. industry leaders act on the significant, systemwide change needed to realize a circular economy for plastics…
• January 30, 2023

  Clean Room Manufacturing

  

  January 30, 2023 We all can remember where we were in March 2020.  What began as a two week stay at home order turned into a global pandemic which left many of us wondering when we would return to work, school, and what life would look like post COVID-19.  As we continue to develop our…
• December 8, 2022

  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…