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  • January 2025

    • January 2025

    Günther
    Günther Oktaflow nozzles are designed for side gating in compact molds.
    Molds & Tooling

    Günther nozzles made for side gating

    Karen Hanna
    Jan. 21, 2025
    OktaFlow nozzles accommodate a large number of cavities in small molds.
    Slant 3D
    Slant 3D uses its proprietary printers to quickly produce parts on demand.
    Additive Manufacturing

    Gabe Bentz brings 3D printing power to the people

    Jan. 21, 2025
    He envisions Slant 3D as a game-changer with its simple premise: You upload your design, we print and ship it.
    Wasp
    The Power Wasp 45 HDP prints at a 45-degree angle for better strength and surface quality without needing supports.
    Additive Manufacturing

    Wasp printer makes large, customized parts

    Karen Hanna
    Jan. 17, 2025
    The Power Wasp 45 HDP prints at a 45-degree angle for increased strength and minimal shrinkage.
    Hasco
    Hasco's Cooling Tornado makes cooling more efficient by creating turbulence.
    Molds & Tooling

    Hasco device makes cooling more efficient

    Karen Hanna
    Jan. 16, 2025
    The Cooling Tornado creates turbulence in mold channels.
    Engel
    Engel has a new XL model of its eco-flomo temperature water manifold.
    Product Innovations

    Engel scales up eco-flomo temperature water manifold

    Bruce Geiselman
    Jan. 15, 2025
    The XL model features higher flow rates to support greater volumes of cooling water.

    More content from January 2025

    American Plastic Molding
    American Plastic Molding in Scottsburg, Ind., is beginning the new year with a new 900-ton molding machine from Milacron. Acquired late last year, it replaces a 725-ton molding machine that took up the same footprint. Adam Auffart, VP of sales and marketing for APM, says tariffs proposed by President-elect Donald Trump might steer more customers to the shop's mold-making and molding services.
    Manufacturing

    Trump election buoys some manufacturers' hopes

    Karen Hanna
    Jan. 15, 2025
    Processors, OEMs weigh costs, benefits of potential tariff increases, other policy changes.
    GPainnova
    The DLyte TurboFlow from GPainnova provides mirror-smooth finishes to molds.
    Molds & Tooling

    DLyte TurboFlow delivers smooth finishes

    Karen Hanna
    Jan. 14, 2025
    The technology from GPainnova helps prevent friction, mold damage and corrosion, and enables easy part release.
    Shining 3D
    Shining 3D's EinScan Libre is a fully wireless scanner.
    Product Innovations

    EinScan Libre is fully wireless

    Karen Hanna
    Jan. 13, 2025
    The scanner from Shining 3D has a built-in screen and on-board processor.
    Micro-Epsilon
    The optoControl 2700-10 micrometer from Micro-Epsilon offers a high degree of accuracy.
    Product Innovations

    Micro-Epsilon micrometer is highly accurate

    Karen Hanna
    Jan. 10, 2025
    The optoControl 2700-10 can be used for diameter, gap, edge and segment measurements.
    Geiss
    The Geiss T11 thermoforming machine has a revamped user interface.
    Thermoforming

    Geiss thermoformer has upgraded control

    Karen Hanna
    Jan. 10, 2025
    The T11's interface is customizable and provides control over nearly every cycle variable.
    KraussMaffei
    KraussMaffei's LRXplus linear robots feature the new MC7 controller.
    Product Innovations

    KraussMaffei linear robots offer multiple upgrades

    Karen Hanna
    Jan. 9, 2025
    The LRXplus series features the user-friendly MC7 controller and has better crash resistance.