Tony Deligio

Denver

Executive Editor at Plastics Technology

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DEADLINE APPROACHING: 2025 Top Shops Survey

1 week ago | ptonline.com | Tony Deligio

Dear Plastics Technology Audience Member: Starting on Thursday August 8, 2024, PT will begin “gating” its premium content, asking all new website users to provide some information about themselves — name, title, employer, email address — before they are provided free access to the content. We are doing this because the ways PT’s audience finds and accesses our content is changing.
Extrusion: Live and In Person

3 weeks ago | ptonline.com | Tony Deligio

Since it launched in 2015, the Extrusion Conference has become the nexus point for plastics extrusion professionals to gather, connect and learn. In the decade since its creation and, particularly after the pandemic, the rise of webinars has negatively impacted some live events.
Injection Molding Stock-Shape Parts in High-Temperature Materials

3 weeks ago | ptonline.com | Tony Deligio

Lev Akopyan positions his patented displacement intrusion molding (DIM) process as a more effective alternative to standard compression molding and extrusion of large thick-walled stock shapes. Described as a hybrid variation of injection molding, extrusion and compression molding, the earliest iteration of the technology was originally developed by Akopyan and his father over 20 years ago, with the first related patent granted in 1999.
PTXPO Preview: Intouch Monitoring Previews Mobile App

1 month ago | ptonline.com | Tony Deligio

At PTXPO (March 18-20 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois), Intouch Monitoring will share its offerings for real-time scheduling, production monitoring, process monitoring, reporting, analytics and energy monitoring. Attendees will also get an exclusive preview of the company’s new mobile app, designed to provide instant access to critical production data anytime, anywhere.
PTXPO Preview: Hasco Has New Mold Components on Hand

1 month ago | ptonline.com | Tony Deligio

At PTXPO (March 18-20 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois), mold component supplier Hasco will highlight a variety of products including some recently launched items. The Cooling Tornado Z9665/... can be used in combination with runners in core-cooling systems and directly in the corresponding cooling bores. By creating turbulent flow in the cooling medium, cooling effectiveness can be increased by up to 20%, depending on the flow rate in l/min.
Automatic Optimization of Mold Temperature Control

1 month ago | ptonline.com | Tony Deligio

Wittmann has introduced the Expert MouldTemp assistance system to optimize temperature control, adding the technology to its package of injection molding machines plus temperature control systems. Wittmann says the new assistance concept adjusts temperatures precisely to the individual application, improving part quality and saving energy. The automatic optimization is made possible by the intelligent Flowcon plus flow controller.
Molding Machine Maintenance Matters

1 month ago | ptonline.com | Tony Deligio

Dear Plastics Technology Audience Member: Starting on Thursday August 8, 2024, PT will begin “gating” its premium content, asking all new website users to provide some information about themselves — name, title, employer, email address — before they are provided free access to the content. We are doing this because the ways PT’s audience finds and accesses our content is changing.
Make Better Automation Selection Choices

1 month ago | ptonline.com | Tony Deligio

Intuitively and often through firsthand experience, injection molders understand the myriad benefits of automation. From repeatability and precision to enabling production scaling and worker safety, the broader question of why to automate is reasonably self evident. A focused workshop at PTXPO (March 18-20; Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, Illinois) will feature leading injection molders talking about the when and the how.
Take Top Shops 2025 Injection Molding Survey Today

1 month ago | ptonline.com | Tony Deligio

How much do you know about the capabilities of your fellow processors, in particular those with whom you compete? Given the nomadic nature of the plastics industry, you might have worked at some of these operations or know someone who did. From LinkedIn posts, trade show booths, magazine articles or “equipment” tabs on web sites, you might be able to make an educated guess on capabilities, markets, materials and technologies.
Golf Equipment Manufacturer Scores Higher Productivity With Automated Cell

1 month ago | ptonline.com | Tony Deligio

In molding, as in golf, sometimes a lower number is the goal. Leading golf equipment maker Ping turned to Wittmann for a complete automated production cell that ultimately led to more and higher quality production of a decorative head-to-shaft transition component on Ping’s irons in a process that requires fewer total operators.