MAPLE PLAIN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Proto Labs Inc. (NYSE:PRLB), a leading online and technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer, has officially launched its overmolding service — expanding on the ...

Injection overmolding of unidirectional fibers and preforms is an attractive process for many good reasons. It’s fast, consistent and repeatable, and it can be performed with a machine that is ...

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Anybrid GmbH (Dresden, Germany) is a spin-off from the Institute for Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) at TU Dresden. ILK works with industry to develop new lightweight technologies ...

Overmolding, an injection molding process, has drastically changed the aesthetics, design, and functionality of consumer products over the last decade. It is increasingly finding its way into the ...

Two days before Ken Shaner, VP of manufacturing engineering for Lear Corp. (Southfield, MI), stood before trade press and automotive OEM reps at Husky''s Detroit Technical Center to unveil a ...

Two-shot injection molding and the right materials put soft-touch grips and watertight seals on an expanding array of structural plastics. There are times when hard plastics need softer qualities.

The trend towards weight saving in the automotive sector is relentless and is becoming increasingly important as the year 2020 approaches—this is when the fleet CO 2 emissions of European automobile ...

The conversation around 3D printing and traditional manufacturing methods like injection molding or thermoforming is often oppositional, but it’s not always a question of one versus the other. In ...

Overmolding for injection molding can sometimes be difficult, so it’s important to learn the fundamentals of the process. In this webinar, the injection molding experts at Fictiv will highlight the ...