Seeking consistency in its production, I-Lighting LLC is getting into the injection molding business to produce its own parts. “We're in an industrial park so we leased the next bay to create an ...

Injection molder Autronic Plastics Inc. has acquired LaMar Lighting in Farmingdale, N.Y., and moved LaMar's operation to API's base in Central Islip, N.Y., where it has a 100,000-square-foot ...

BFi OPTiLAS, the largest Photonic distributor in Europe, is announcing the availability of high volume, low cost injection molded Light Shaping Diffuser lenses for LED lighting products. These lenses ...

Though it’s been around since the 1970s, resin transfer molding (RTM) continues to grow in popularity due to its ability to efficiently make strong and excellent quality parts in production quantities ...

Chuan Lih Fa (CLF) Machinery Works Co. Ltd, a globally renowned manufacturer of large plastic injection molding machines, is now making quick inroads with its Two Platen Plastic Injection Molding ...

Having finished the Tools of the Trade series on circuit board assembly, let’s look at some of the common methods for doing enclosures. First, and possibly the most common, is injection molding. This ...

An injection molded, threaded cap made from a 3D-printed metal mold insert, right, created on a Mantle P-200 machine. Within reach of you right now are probably five to 10 plastic products, or parts ...

Injection molded plastics have revolutionized design, innovation, and manufacturing in the 20th century. Before 1950, most products were manufactured in stamped steel, die-cast aluminum, zinc, and ...

3D printing is all well and good for prototyping, and it can even produce useful parts. If you want real strenght in plastics, though, or to produce a LOT of parts, you probably want to step up to ...