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GROWTH OF AUTOMOTIVE MARKET BRINGS GOOD TIDINGS FOR INJECTION MOLDERS
This past year, the automotive market saw an increase of 4%, the biggest single increase since back in 2002. This is great news for injection molders acting as suppliers for automotive manufacturing, according to a recent article published on plasticsnews.com, and helps explain the 17% increase in sales for automotive molders in 2012. But what else does…
Read MoreEND OF 2013 SEES RISE IN NEW PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING EQUIPMENT SHIPMENTS
And that’s good news for the plastics industry across the board, as companies gear up on new capital equipment to meet rising demand for plastic injection molded parts and components in 2014. The new report, filed by a special branch of the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), provides new data from Q3 2013 that…
Read MoreAUTOMOTIVE OEMS TURN TO STRUCTURAL FOAM MOLDING TO REDUCE WEIGHT AND PRODUCTION COSTS
STRUCTURAL FOAM MOLDING AND AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTWEIGHTING Automotive OEM manufacturers are finding themselves turning to structural foam molding in their continued quest to “lightweight” their automotive parts, hoping to reduce both weight and manufacturing costs via the low pressure traditional plastic injection molding alternative. Automotive manufacturers have been exploring the use of plastic parts in order…
Read MoreFOLLOWING THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE: GAS ASSIST INJECTION MOLDING
GAS ASSIST INJECTION MOLDING: A VERSATILE MANUFACTURING ALTERNATIVE Gas assist injection molding is one manufacturing technique used at KASO Plastics that can offer real benefits for specific products during their design and manufacturing; it can be a versatile alternative to more traditional injection molding techniques. Traditionally, designs for plastic injection molded products needed to follow tried…
Read MoreRISING AUTOMOTIVE FIGURES SIGNAL PROMISING 2012 FOR PLASTIC MANUFACTURERS
After disappointing numbers in the years following the economic recession, things are starting to look up for the automotive industry. In a recent article posted on Plastic Industry Trade Association SPI’s blog, dismal production figures that dipped down to only 10.6 million units in 2009 have steadily climbed back their way back up—to 12.8 million…
Read MoreNEW REPORT SIGNALS ROSY 2012 FOR MOLDMAKERS
Results from a recent Winter 2012 Business Forecast Survey presented by the American Mold Builders Association are in… and things are looking good! With almost half of moldmakers who responded expecting an increase in business in 2012, rising employment and increasing profits, all signs seem to predict the positive growth that began in 2011 will…
Read MoreDESIGNERS TURN TO PLASTICS TO LIGHTEN LOAD FOR AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
A November conference held in Livonia, Michigan highlighted a recent shift towards plastics in automotive part design and manufacturing. The move results in large part from growing government and consumer demand for automotive vehicles offering better emissions control and miles per gallon as well as overall product durability. In a recent post from Plasticsnews.com, it…
Read MoreDID YOU KNOW? A BRIEF HISTORY OF INJECTION MOLDING
Plenty of pivotal moments in history have no doubt been decided over a billiards game but did you know the story of modern injection molding starts here as well? THE HISTORY OF PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING In 1868, John W. Hyatt patented a process that produced a product he called celluloid, which he used as a…
Read MoreNEW PLASTICS CENTER AT PENN STATE ASSISTS EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DEVICES
MEDICAL PLASTICS NEWS At KASO we’re always interested in hearing news about new developments in the medical device market. Which is why we were particularly excited when we saw a recent Plasticsnews.com post that Penn State was opening its new Medical Plastics Center of Excellence, a 10,500 square foot facility created to help educate students…
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