This month, in our FREE SimTech™ series of webinars, we will explore weld lines and how they develop. As the plastic flows through the mold it forms a smooth and continuous flow front. If the plastic encounters a pin or other obstruction, the plastic…
Results of the JUNE SimTech™ Challenge First Place Goes to Conner Thompson from MCM for the June 2021 SimTech™ Injection Molding Challenge. Congratulations Conner! June SimTech™ Challenge Wrap Up We're thrilled to report that a new name topped the leaderboard and placed…
This month’s topic, in our FREE SimTech™ series of webinars, reviews the challenge of meeting dimensional tolerances when molding. Molding a part that meets all dimensional requirements has traditionally been one of the more difficult tasks in injection molding. All four of…
Results of the MAY SimTech™ Challenge First Place Goes to Johnny Ash from Preformed Line Products for the MAY 2021 SimTech™ Injection Molding Challenge. Congratulations Johnny! MAY SimTech™ Challenge Wrap Up For May, we went a little easy on you, featuring a…
This month’s topic, in our SimTech™ series of webinars, reviews the causes and solutions to burn marks. Burn marks occur when plastic fills the cavity and air is pushed ahead of the flow front. If the air cannot escape fast…
Results of the APRIL SimTech™ Challenge First Place Goes to Eric East from Impact Molding for the APRIL 2021 SimTech™ Injection Molding Challenge. Congratulations Eric! APRIL SimTech™ Challenge Wrap Up Out of the gate, April's challenge was rated "High Difficulty" but that…
This month’s topic, in our SimTech™ series of webinars, reviews the causes and solutions to that pesky part defect known as Flash. Flash occurs when the plastic flows beyond the mold's parting line or between metal inserts. Flash can be…
Results of the MARCH SimTech™ Challenge First Place Goes to Alexandru Crai from OMS Besser Group for the MARCH 2021 SimTech™ Injection Molding Challenge. Congratulations Alexandru! MARCH SimTech™ Challenge Wrap Up Alexandru Crai from OMS Besser Group, does it again! He is the TOP…
This month’s topic, in our SimTech™ series of webinars, is learning key injection molding and troubleshooting strategies to mold better parts. Injection molding is a lot like other areas of life in that things go smoother when you create a…
Results of the FEBRUARY SimTech™ Challenge TOP Monthly Molder for our first 2021 SimTech™ Injection Molding Challenge Goes to Alexandru Crai from OMS Besser Group. Congratulations Alexandru! FEBRUARY SimTech™ Challenge Wrap Up Our first winner for the 2021 season is Alexandru…