Articles So Far
2022.05.30
How to improve the dimensional accuracy of molded products?
Here are some ways to control the deformation.
- Higher Dimensional Precision
2022.05.23
Is the quality of the cooling water in the factory maintained?
Maintaining the quality of cooling water is essential for stable production.
- Solving Water Quality Issues
2022.05.16
How do you deal with molding defects caused by gas?
How to suppress the generation of "gas" and remove it?
- Cancelling Problems with Gas
2022.05.09
How to shorten the molding cycle time?
Shortening the molding cycle time is in the cooling process! Introducing items and methods for it.
- Lowering Cycle Times
2022.04.25
How to eliminate the "waste of resin" in the molding factory?
There are various ways to eliminate the "waste of resin" in the molding factory. Let's introduce two of them.
- Getting Rid of Material Waste
2022.04.18
How to eliminate the "waste of energy" in the molding factory?
Let's improve the causes of energy waste hidden in the molding factory one by one!
- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy
2022.04.14
Solutions for Static Electricity in Plastic Molding Plants
Static electricity annoys plastic molding process in many ways. Let's see how to eliminate the problems.
- Eliminating Contamination
- Resolving Color Variation
2015.05.14
RUMASS Static Mixing Technology in Injection Molding Processes
RUMASS Static mixing nozzle is an ideal solution which can be simply applied and gives a stable process...
- Lowering Cycle Times
- Improvement of Surface Quality & Value
- Resolving Color Variation
2015.02.17
Resolving Color Inconsistency by Blending System
The blending system always has the risk of the problem of color inconsistency. We will address the issue...
- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy
- Getting Rid of Material Waste
- Improvement of Surface Quality & Value
- Resolving Color Variation
2014.12.01
“Digi-Peca” Saves Time When Changing Materials
When feeding materials to multiple injection machines, waste and lost time can occur when switching to n...
- Shortening Set Up Times
2014.10.09
Shortening Set-Up Times during Material Changes
Shortening set up times can increase output, and reduce costs. Shorter setups save “time”, “energy...
- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy
- Getting Rid of Material Waste
- Shortening Set Up Times
2014.08.16
Lower Cycle Times!
We have selected and organized articles useful for reducing molding cycle times.
- Lowering Cycle Times
2014.06.19
What is “ZiRKON”? A Sprue Bushing with Insulator.
“ZiRKON” can stabilize the nozzle tip temperature of an injection machine, which helps prevent congestion...
- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy
- Lowering Cycle Times
2014.06.19
Doubling Wealth & Halving Resource Use” (9) --- What is 'Free Cooling'?
Chillers, which are used to cool plant process water, can cause a lot of energy waste. Free cooling is one ...
- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy
2014.05.20
Newly developed MuCell® blow molding process for automotive plastic parts offers significant weight savings
The MuCell® microcellular foam process for blow mold...
- Getting Rid of Material Waste
- Lowering Cycle Times
- Lightening Part Weights
- Higher Dimensional Precision
2014.05.20
Doubling Wealth & Halving Resource Use” (8) --- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy (2)
How to prevent the dryer from wasting a lot of energy;
- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy
2014.05.20
Achieving Green Molding (9)
Contamination' is but a single word, yet there are a variety of...
- Eliminating Contamination
2014.04.16
“Doubling Wealth & Halving Resource Use” (7) --- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy (1)
Why is the dryers’ energy efficiency so poor?
- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy
2014.04.16
MuCell® Technology Beneficial for Unique Packaging Applications: Innovative 3D In-Mold Technology Provides Multi-Sensory Experience for Consumers
3D in mold labeling can be achieved with no additional set up or tooling costs.
- Getting Rid of Material Waste
- Lowering Cycle Times
- Lightening Part Weights
- Higher Dimensional Precision
2014.04.16
Achieve Green Molding (8)
Maintenance work of gas-adhered metal molds is very troublesome. This time...
- Shortening Set Up Times
- Cancelling Problems with Gas
2014.03.13
Combined Trexel Technologies and 3M Revolutionize Lightweighting of Plastics; 20% Density Reduction Proven with Molded Auto Parts
The Trexel MuCell® microcellular foam injection molding process combined with 3M technologies provides uniq...
- Getting Rid of Material Waste
- Lowering Cycle Times
- Lightening Part Weights
- Higher Dimensional Precision
2014.03.13
Achieve Green Molding (7)
Solutions for Cancelling Problems with Gas (1)About solutions for eliminating mold problems and defects cau...
- Cancelling Problems with Gas
2014.03.13
Doubling Wealth & Halving Resource Use” in molding factories (6) --- Rapid Heat & Cool Molding (2)
We offer an alternate method of temperature control from current systems. In an effort to reduce costs ris...
- Lowering Cycle Times
2014.02.17
Heat & Cool molding technologies at K2013
In this document, I will report about Heat & Cool technology at K2013.
- Improvement of Surface Quality & Value
2014.02.17
“Doubling Wealth & Halving Resource Use” in molding factories (5) --- Rapid Heat & Cool Molding
By rapidly heating then cooling the mold in coordination with the injection cycle significant product improv…
- Lowering Cycle Times
- Improvement of Surface Quality & Value
- Lightening Part Weights
- Higher Dimensional Precision
- Solving Water Quality Issues
2014.01.21
“Doubling Wealth & Halving Resource Use” in molding factories (4) --- Conformal Cooling
Conformal Cooling places water channels within the mold that follow the shape of the cavity or core surface…
- Lowering Cycle Times
- Improvement of Surface Quality & Value
- Higher Dimensional Precision
2014.01.21
Additive Manufacturing at K2013
In this document, I will report about Additive Manufacturing technology at K2013.
- Green Molding in General
2014.01.21
Achieve Green Molding (5)
Today, I will talk about the importance of Water Quality. As you know water is an important resource in mol.…
- Solving Water Quality Issues
2013.12.17
MuCell® Microcellular Foaming Technology for the Injection Molding Industry: The most significant plastics processing innovation in the last 20 years
The MuCell® microcellular foam injection molding process for thermoplastics materials provides unique desig...
- Getting Rid of Material Waste
- Lowering Cycle Times
- Lightening Part Weights
- Higher Dimensional Precision
2013.12.17
Achieve Green Molding (4)
Using the illustration I suggested improvements through simple changes. For example; reviewing equipment...
- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy
2013.12.17
“Doubling Wealth, Halving Resource Use” in molding factories (3) --- What is the Association of Green Molding Solutions?
Achieving an improvement of resource efficiency is challenging. Improving resource efficiency by a factor o...
- Green Molding in General
2013.12.17
Microcellular Injection Molding at K2013
In this document, I will report about microcellular injection molding technology at K2013...
- Getting Rid of Material Waste
- Lightening Part Weights
2013.11.18
“Dramatic Advancement of Milling-Combined Metal Laser Sintering Technology and its Operational Enhancement” (3)
Our company’s core business, producing more than 60% of our sales, is `die mold design and production base...
- Lowering Cycle Times
- Cancelling Problems with Gas
- Lightening Part Weights
- Higher Dimensional Precision
2013.11.18
Achieve Green Molding (3)
Solutions for eliminating Energy Waste We will now focus on ‘Energy waste’, within this issue. What kinds...
- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy
2013.11.18
Process Control & Cooling and How it Affects Us All: (2)
Read how organizations today are maximizing their investments in cutting edge technology to improve product...
- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy
- Lowering Cycle Times
- Solving Water Quality Issues
2013.10.15
“Dramatic Advancement of Milling-Combined Metal Laser Sintering Technology and its Operational Enhancement” (2)
In order to produce high precision molds and parts, as is mentioned above, it is necessary to...
- Lowering Cycle Times
- Cancelling Problems with Gas
- Lightening Part Weights
- Higher Dimensional Precision
2013.10.15
Achieve Green Molding (2) --- The Solution of the eliminating Material Waste
As every final product requires various material and color with each molding, different combination of...
- Getting Rid of Material Waste
2013.10.15
Toward “Doubling Wealth, Halving Resource Use” in molding factories (2) --- Is the waste of resource in molding factories is so huge?
if factor4 is feasible, that means the current resource efficiency of most molding factories is below 25%...
- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy
- Getting Rid of Material Waste
- Green Molding in General
2013.09.27
“Dramatic Advancement of Milling-Combined Metal Laser Sintering Technology and its Operational Enhancement”（1）
OPM Laboratory Co., Ltd, officially licensed by Panasonic Corporation, has been constantly developing
- Lowering Cycle Times
- Higher Dimensional Precision
2013.09.27
Process Control & Cooling and How it Affects Us All（1）
What is Process Control & Cooling? Honestly, as people how often do you consider the need for process …
- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy
- Solving Water Quality Issues
2013.09.27
Achieve Green Molding (1) --- Self Control Feature; iplas
We, Matsui, propose “factor4” as a primary target in molding factories. As a partner for…
- Getting Rid of Wasted Energy
- Getting Rid of Material Waste
- Green Molding in General
2013.09.27
Green Molding --- Toward “Doubling Wealth, Halving Resource Use” in molding factories（1）
Our association promotes “Green Molding”, which enables manufacturers in the global plastics industry…
- Green Molding in General
