Carmaker BMW AG has started using water assist for its high pressure resin transfer molding of carbon fiber parts in its new 7 series car. Maximator GmbH of Germany developed the technology, which is ...

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. has started mass production of lightweight plastic coolant pipes, claiming this is the first time the pipes have been manufactured in Japan with water-assisted injection molding.

Most of the plastic products we use are made through injection molding, a process in which molten plastic is injected into a ...

Injection molding is a highly-engineered process that demands careful planning and attention to detail if the finished product is to achieve its full potential. The tips in this article should help ...

In the injection molding of plastics, in-mold sensors, as part of a variety of process control packages, have been around for decades. But comparatively recently, similar technology has begun to make ...