Kickstart: Sailing back to the future

It’s time to go back to the future. Or at least to tap into old ideas to improve existing shipping technology.Michelin has debuted a concept it calls Wisamo, which is… Read more

Is It Convenient To Buy A Silicone Folding Bottle ?

When camping or hiking alone or with friends and family, you need one of the silicone collapsible water bottles to hold your liquid. It has enough space to quench your… Read more

Viewed from a highway ramp, America's plastics waste isn't a pretty sight

On May 15, I got an up-close look at America’s plastics litter problem.I took part in a cleanup project on that date in my town of Wickliffe, Ohio. The event… Read more

Kickstart: Bolhous is in good company in '50 Over 50'

Kathy Bolhous, the CEO of Charter NEX Films Inc., is known in the plastics industry for her leadership of a company that has grown into one of the 20 largest… Read more

Cool For A Summer, Silicone Ice Cube Molds And Ice Ball Mold

Ice makes a difference in the potency and flavor of your favorite cocktail. The best ice cube mold and ice ball mold can also keep punches and party drinks deliciously… Read more

Process flow of aluminum alloy die casting

is a kind of pressure-casting parts. It uses a pressure-casting mechanical machine equipped with a casting mold to pour the heated liquid aluminum or aluminum alloy into the inlet of… Read more

Kickstart: 'An environmental disaster' of plastic pellets in Sri Lanka

The beautiful beaches of Sri Lanka are a little more white and a lot less beautiful after a cargo ship carrying 76 metric tons of Plastic pellets caught fire, spilling… Read more

Die casting mold production requirements

A mold with a correct and reasonable structure is a prerequisite for the smooth progress of die-casting production and plays an important role in ensuring the quality of castings. Due… Read more

Thermal processing technology of die-casting mold

The has precise processing dimensions to ensure standard maintenance. Some of the most common examples of pressure die casting mainly include the establishment of cylinder blocks, levers, gears, toy components… Read more

Die casting mold maintenance

When determining the injection speed, the maximum speed should not exceed 100m/S. The speed is too high, which promotes the corrosion of the die-casting mold and the increase of deposits… Read more

Pressure resistance of die castings and methods to prevent defects

What is the pressure resistance of the die casting: Most of the defects on die castings appear when grooves are opened in the casting or during machining. The reason is… Read more

Material selection and design requirements for die-casting molds

Matters needing attention when selecting materials for : It is the die-casting materials that affect the service life of die-casting molds. At present, there are a lot of inferior materials… Read more

Methods of preventing defects in die castings

Most of the defects on die castings appear when grooves are opened in the casting or during machining. The reason is that the fine-grained layer structure on the surface of… Read more

Mitsubishi makes first bio-based plastic smartphone screen

Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. is commercializing the world’s first bio-based Plastic smartphone front panel screen, using Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.’s bio-based polycarbonate Durabio. Tokyo-based Mitsubishi said in a July 6… Read more

What is Die Casting?

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Kickstart: Expanding the image of what women do, how they ‘break molds'

I was reading the comments on an article about electric vehicles — yeah, I know: Never read the comments! — when I saw one from a person whinging that the… Read more

GW Plastics looks beyond molding to complete assembly

NEW YORK—Already known as an injection molding and contract manufacturing leader, Vermont-based GW Plastics Inc. is expanding its reach in the medical market with two facility expansions focused on contract… Read more

Kickstart: Taking sustainability to the boardroom

You and I both know that there are some people in the plastics industry who think debates about sustainability are just about appeasing a small fringe group. We especially hear… Read more

Kickstart: You've got to be forking kidding me

A senior prank at a high school in Texas that began with placing Plastic forks in a football field went very wrong for 40 students — half the graduating class… Read more

Aluminum Die Casting Solutions

PTJ Hardware offers high-pressure aluminum die cast products. Die-casting is a versatile process for producing metal parts by forcing molten metal under pressure into steel molds or dies. Using this… Read more