Using a new process called IMD PUR, Leonhard Kurz will demonstrate the combined use of IMD (in-mold decoration) and PUR (polyurethane) technology for automotive applications at K 2019 from October ...

The regulatory burden on manufacturing has skyrocketed over the past few years. According to a report from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the cost of federal regulations in 2012 was ...

Tier 1 vehicle lighting solutions provider J.W. Speaker Corp. is commercializing one of the first production applications of in-mold electronics, also known as plastronics. The new cost-effective ...

At the second station, host company Distinctive Plastics showed a 3D in-mold decoration process that a Fanuc six-axis robot attended. Kurz Transfer Products LP of Charlotte, N.C., demonstrated its ...

Rotating stack molds give designers a variety of options for not only molding multicomponent parts but also doing secondary assembly operations inside the injection molding machine. ''What will it ...

Simulation software that pinpoints problems in molding helped Tier 1 supplier OEM/Erie Inc., Erie, Pa., add in-mold decorating (IMD) to its manufacturing portfolio. Simulation software that pinpoints ...