I recently read a great article entitled ‘Profitable Manufacturers Focus on Talent Management‘… In this IndustryWeek article, the author cites a new study released by Deloitte, The Manufacturing Institute and Oracle to explain that top manufacturers are still investing in their workforce… regardless of the financial times. Article Excerpt “The study shows that surveyed manufacturers, especially the […]
Monthly Archives
October 2009
Rules for a DIII Process
A frequent blogger asked this question the other day… MJ I know, the rules for DII process as follows: • A process that uses one injection speed to fill – whenever possible • The mold fills 95 to 98 percent full during first stage • All cavities are short shot during first stage • […]
The Affect Of Screw Diameter On Shear Rate
One of our customers brought up this question… Jim M. How does shear rate vary for the same fill rate going from a small screw to a large screw? The volumetric flow rate being the same of course, but is there a difference in shear rate caused by the barrel / screw size differences? My […]
The Costs Of Not Training
This is a short excerpt from our executive audiobook entitled ‘The Science of Training’… Excerpt There are clearly some expenses associated with setting up and launching a well-planned training initiative. This is undeniable. But have you stopped to think about how much you’re spending by NOT training your employees? Or maybe you are trying to train […]
Max Velocity Settings for Thin Wall Molding
A blog reader submitted an entry this morning… Jean Francois We are using a decoupled process. During fill, the pressure is set to a max pressure and should not to be reached. However, when molding thin wall parts with long flow paths, it is common to reach the maximum machine capacity pressure before reaching the expected velocity. […]