For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down in-person gatherings, the American Injection Molding Institute (AIM) is back to hosting courses at the Polymers Center. AIM, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, offers over a dozen courses in their classroom …
Plastic Degradation During Injection Molding By: David Rose, Senior Instructor When it comes to the injection molding of thermoplastic materials, it is reasonable to assume that most processers give little consideration to the molecular weight (MW) of the materials that …
Mold vs. Machine: Evaluation Considerations By: Jason Travitz, Sr. Instructor, Processing Much can be written about Mold vs. Machine criteria and selecting the correct machine for a given mold. This evaluation can become stressful for a molder because if one …
Why You Should Educate and Train Your Non-Technical Personnel By: David Hoffman, Director of the AIM Institute Before we get too far along, we need to define what we mean by non-technical personnel. For the purpose of this article, we …