Let's talk about proper procedures for setting barrel temperatures. Most injection molding machines have 3, and sometimes up to 5, individual injection barrel heating zones. The first to keep in mind is that you are setting the barrel temperatures for…

There are several ways to set the initial injection machine control settings for a specific molding job. On modern machines, the molding machine controller stores the settings from previously successful production runs. The technician simply loads the appropriate molding job…

Q: What is a good starting point for developing pre-start and set-up procedures for my machines? First off, that is a good question to be asking. Many plastics processors, (both injection molding and extrusion) do not have documented (which means…