Proto Labs is using existing injection molding machinery to cost effectively add overmolding to its prototyping and short-run production offerings. The company uses a pick-and-place overmolding ...

Traditionally, multi-component designs utilizing silicone rubbers were limited to the combination of heat stable resins such as PA or PBT due to the molding temperatures that were required to ...

Lossburg, Germany — Arburg GmbH + Co. KG featured three liquid silicone rubber demonstrations at its annual Technology Days open house. All involved two-component molding, with two LSR/LSR ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Pressure has usually driven some of history's best innovations, and the world of liquid silicone rubber is no exception. Market demands are major drivers of innovation within the LSR ...

Responding to customer requests, injection molder, moldbuilder, and contract manufacturer GW Plastics (Bethel, VT; www.gwplastics.com) is planning to expand into liquid silicone rubber (LSR) molding ...