A. Routsis Associates, Inc. was recently featured in a great Modern Plastics article by Clare Goldsberry entitled ‘Want good products and processes? Train good employees’. In this article, she discusses how companies such as Molded Rubber & Plastics Corp. in Butler, WI improve their workforce through employee training at all levels from management to operator. In this article, Mike […]
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More Accurate Clamp Tonnage Calculations
I got this intriguing question the other day… Jim I am working with a part – family mould 1 + 1. Here’s the scoop: Projected Area: 89.75 “^2 Hold Pressure: 950 psi hyd. Intensification ratio: 13.36 Plastic Pressure: […]
Weld Lines vs. Meld Lines
In a recent conversation, I got this age old processing question… George Some of my techs call them weld lines, some call them meld lines… what is the difference? My Response Both Weld and Meld Lines occur where melt fronts intersect, yet they are different… Weld Lines are formed when two melt fronts meet with […]
The Symptoms Of Machine Dependant Documentation
In a recent discussion with a brand new customer, when discussing common defects he posed this query… Steve K. Although we don’t really have one or two defects we get all the time, but we get a lot of different defects all the time. We run a lot of different molds, machines, and materials… and […]
Scientific Molding For High Speed Applications
In a recent webinar regarding Scientific Molding, I received this question… Ralph Is scientific molding applicable to high speed packaging machine where injection fill time and hold time are around 0.5s with an overall cycle time of 3sec? My Response Yes, you should always approach processing logically and document the process by its outputs… especially […]