NPE 2024 Showroom

Advancing Moldmaking and Plastics: Trends in 3D Printing, Automation and Sustainability

NPE 2024 showcased the latest trends and technologies in innovation, efficiency and sustainability for moldmakers and molders, featuring advancements in 3D printing, automation, design and virtual reality/augmented reality/artificial intelligence.

Moldmaker Highlights Domestic Mold Expertise for Plastics Industry

MSI Mold Builders has the ability to develop a full range of injection molds and structural foam molds domestically, meeting the needs of U.S.-based molders.

Scholarship, Grant Funding Available from SPE Mold Technologies Division

There’s no better time to discuss the scholarships and grants available to support education in plastics and moldmaking.

Decoding Reshoring: Motivations, Challenges and Technological Influences

Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative, sits down for a Q&A on the motivations behind reshoring decisions, offering insights into economic, strategic and regulatory considerations.

NPE 2024 Set to Showcase Solutions for 6 Key Moldmaking Trends

The moldmaking and plastics industries have undergone some changes in the past six years, all of which emphasize the importance of innovation and adaptability for competitiveness.

The Moment of Truth at NPE: 2024 Leadtime Leader Winner Revealed

Don’t miss your opportunity to celebrate and network with the moldmaking community as it recognizes MoldMaking Technology’s 2024 Award Winner May 7 at 4 p.m. in Booth W2143.

Marking 5 Years of the Global Commitment to Plastic Packaging Sustainability

As we mark the fifth anniversary of the Global Commitment, we reflect on its enduring impact in steering the plastic packaging value chain toward a sustainable future.

Mold Slides, Traceability Device Save Space and Streamline Production

NPE2024: CUMSA is offering attendees a look at the Long Stroke Slide and its In-Mold Traceability technology, designed to provide more reliable and readable traceability on molded parts.

Updated Control, Cooling Water Distribution, Electromechanical Ejector and Injection

NPE2024: Boy’s U.S. subsidiary marks its 50th anniversary in Orlando with six machines and U.S. intros for the Procan ALPHA 6 control, and hybrid ejectors and injection units.

NPE2024 and the Economy: What PLASTICS' Pineda Has to Say

PLASTICS Chief Economist Perc Pineda shares his thoughts on the economic conditions that will shape the industry as we head into NPE2024.

Cooling, Mold Temperature Control Solutions Augment Energy, Water Savings

NPE2024: Frigel North America is presenting improvements to many of its processing cooling equipment, as well as debuting new options for North American customers, such as the Microgel series, 3DP4 4.0, 4DK series and more.

Plastic Injection Molder Debuts EOAT, Mold Monitoring Solutions

NPE2024: Exhibiting for the first time, European-based Mouldpro ApS highlights new solutions — the Roborex and Flosense — alongside partner Globeius.

Four Industry 4.0 Tech Adoption Insights from Indiana Plastics Manufacturers

As more plastics manufacturers step into the Fourth Industrial Revolution, insights have emerged about how best to approach the digital transformation journey.

Molder Emphasizes Circularity in Molding, Extrusion, Automation and AM

NPE2024: Alongside partners, KraussMaffei provides a comprehensive look at its offerings — from injection molding machines to automation and additive manufacturing — as well as partnerships, to advance its focus on sustainability.

Mold Builder Grows Mold Training, Additive Tooling Via Industry Partnerships

NPE2024: Westminster Tool is showcasing how it continues to expand its toolmaking knowledge through latest case studies, and mold qualification and injection molding training expansion.

Mold Solutions Target Safety, Storage and Productivity

NPE2024: Globeius and its suppliers are showcasing solutions focused on decreasing downtime, reducing energy consumption, increasing safety and more in an injection mold shop.

Molding Equipment Features More Connectivity With Robots, Auxiliaries, Industry 4.0

NPE2024: Wittmann USA showcases five injection molding machine work cells, integrated with robots, auxiliaries and 4.0 technologies to highlight their efficiency and sustainability.

Recycling Partners Collaborate to Eliminate Production Scrap Waste at NPE2024

A collaboration between show organizer PLASTICS, recycler CPR and size reduction experts WEIMA and Conair will seek to recover and recycle 100% of the parts produced at the show.

Plant Software Enhances Real-Time Condition Monitoring

NPE2024: MiVue, a division of the ACS Group, is showcasing expanded capabilities for its plant monitoring software for plastics processors.

Optical System Delivers Rapid Machine Vision Solutions

NPE2024: The VS Vision System by Keyence incorporates fast setup time and built-in AI to ensure for quick inspection and real-time data visualization.

Maintenance Products, In-Booth Demonstrations Highlight Mold Cleaning

NPE 2024: iD Additives is featuring live, in-booth mold cleaning demonstrations using its Eco-Pro 360, in addition to an exhibit of its other mold cleaning solutions.

Use AI, Machine Learning to Take Variability Out of Manufacturing

Variability has always created insurmountable challenges for manufacturers. However, in the last decade, impact has been more painful due to a lack of experienced workforce. By leveraging technological advancements, particularly in AI, manufacturers can gain a transformative competitive advantage in both cost reduction and workforce development.

Co-Injection Mold Design Blends PP and PCR Materials

NPE2024: Co-injection mold technology by Top Grade Molds promotes environmental sustainability, without compromising quality or performance.

State-of-the-Art Machines, Custom Manufacturing to Reduce Injection Molding Waste

NPE 2024: Sodick-Plustech and more than 20 vendor partners are demoing five injection molding machines, in addition to dryers, loaders, robots, molds, temperature control units, materials and more.

Surface Roughness Tester, Software-Supported CMM Simplify Moldmaking

NPE2024: Mitutoyo America addresses increasingly complex mold design testing with SJ-210/SJ-410 surface roughness testers and the MiSTAR CMM, geared toward inline automation.

Moldmaker Showcases Molding Equipment for LSR, Injection Molds

NPE2024: M.R. Mold showcases its proprietary line of products for liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and plastic injection molds alongside four industry partners.

Valve Gate Nozzle Enhances Direct Side Gating Capabilities

NPE2024: Ewikon is introducing the pro Edge VG range which sets new benchmarks in terms of ease of maintenance, gate quality and flexible use.

Production Tracking Software Enables Smart Factory Functionalities

NPE2024: Wintriss is demonstrating the advanced features behind its ShopFloorConnect software and ShopFloorTracker hardware, key to capturing, tracking and managing data collection.

Hot Runner System Demonstrates More Precise Melt Control

NPE2024: Husky Technologies debuts the Ultrashot injection molding system, designed to increase overall part design freedom with high scale and quality.

All-Electric Injection Molding Machines Exhibit Application Versatility

NPE2024: Engel offers attendees seven different exhibits featuring its selection of injection molding machines that address various parts of industry.

Aluminum Plate for High-Temperature Tooling Applications

NPE2024: Ellwood Specialty Metals exhibits its EllCast 2 aluminium plate. Its strength at high temperatures, combined with high thermal fatigue resistance and hardness, makes EllCast 2 ideal for critical applications.

Industry Veteran Provides Laser and Polishing Services

NPE2024: High Tech Laser & Polishing highlights its services, including mold polishing, laser engraving, laser texturing, laser welding and more.

Custom Core Pins Advance Long, Thin-Walled Part Molding

NPE2024: Proprietary CraftAlloy pins highlighted by Crafts Technology offer molders high thermal conductivity and high hardness for lightweighting and reduced wall thickness of parts.

420 Stainless Steel Qualified With TrueShape 3D Printing Technology

NPE2024: Mantle highlights its additive manufacturing technology designed for precision tooling, including the availability of 420 Stainless Steel.

Customizable Hot Runner Controllers Range

NPE2024: Athena Controls highlights five controllers that provide features or enhancements for increasingly precise hot runner temperature regulation.

Electric Servo Cylinder Enables Detailed Valve Pin Control, Energy Efficiency

NPE2024: Yudo USA features Yu Drive II Eco, a compact solution that doesn’t require a separate controller, operating only by combining injection machine signals.

Mini Hot Runner Nozzle Supports Intricate Geometries, Complex Parts

NPE2024: The Star Line Crown Mini, offered through Technoject Machinery, provides edge gate technology in a small package.

3D Printed Hot Runner Nozzles, Pressure Pads Provide Reliable Temperature Handling

NPE2024: Witosa GmbH, through its distributor DMS, brings the Monolith hot runner nozzle and hardened steel Energy Blocker to the U.S., enabling the reduction in time, costs and improvements in product quality.

CO2 Cleaning Effectively Generates Contamination-Free Mold Surfaces

NPE2024: Cool Clean Technologies offers dry ice blasting and CO2 snow cleaning methods for more sustainable, no-touch surface preparation and plastics deburring.

Integrated Molding Solutions Provider Features Mold Demos, IML Systems

NPE2024: Global moldmaker StackTeck Systems demonstrates a new approach to producing an ultra-thin, clear container made with 100% PET resin, mold and automation system innovations and more.

Michael Cicco Announced as Second Keynote Speaker for NPE2024

FANUC America president and CEO Michael Cicco presents his show opening keynote, “Unlocking the Potential: Robotics, AI and Automation in the New Tech Era,” at NPE2024.

One-Stop Shop Simplifies Custom Surface Textures, Mold Performance

NPE2024: Standex Engraving Mold-Tech specializes in managing every step of the project process, from texture design and engraving to preparing the tool for production.

Hot Runner Controller Made to Integrate Into Molding Machines

NPE2024: The MOD24, by Fast Heat by Spark Industries, gives mold builders and toolrooms unlimited plug and play while combining the benefits of independent and integrated hot runner controls.

Fiber Laser Welder Brings Flexibility to Mold Repair Operations

NPE2024: The Sisma SWA 450 F laser welder targets large or small mold repair, backed by intuitive software functions, a high-energy laser and an adjustable laser arm and head.

University Programs Expose Next-Gen Students to Moldmaking, Plastics

NPE2024: The University of Massachusetts Lowell extends an invitation to its Alumni and Friends Reception to university alumni and industry professionals, highlights successful programs giving hands-on manufacturing experience.

Educating the Next Generation of Plastics Professionals

These schools and local industry are working together to close the workforce gap in the plastics industry by offering hefty plastics curricula and training programs for degree-seeking students as well as current plastics employees looking to upskill.

Tool Guide System Offers High Precision

NPE2024: Agathon Machine Tools showcases its latest tool guide system, the Guide System Plus, which provides main tool guiding, but also the fine centering between mold halves.

Laser Engraving System Features MOPA Fiber Laser

NPE2024: The Advantage from Alliance Specialties and Laser Sales is a laser engraving system with a compact footprint, featuring a MOPA fiber laser.

Injection Molding Supplies Target Mold, Molding Challenges

NP2024: Plastixs provides a firsthand look at a variety of solutions for hot runner mold protection, manifolds, mold cooling and fitting installations to transform injection molding processes.

Stack Mold System Combines Fast Injection With High Process Repeatability

NPE2024: Primarily designed for thin-wall packaging applications, the patent-pending mold design by Oerlikon HRSflow brings consistency, simplified maintenance and assembly and a sustainable materials focus.

Impacts of Auto’s Switch to Sustainability

Not only is the auto industry transitioning to electrification but there are concerted efforts to modify the materials used, especially polymers, for interior applications.

Mold Builder Invests in Five-Axis Milling to Open the Envelope

NPE2024: Mold-Tech Inc., dedicated to complete quality and support, continues to add to its hard milling equipment department with the Makino D200Z, enhancing mold lead times, accuracy and efficiency.

Cloud-Based System Designed for Mold Asset Management

NPE2024: Progressive Components showcases ProFile v4, a cloud-based system for mold monitoring and asset management.

Tool Steel Alternative to S7-Based Molds

NPE2024: International Mold Steel showcases its DCMX steel as an alternative to S7, providing mold builders uniform hardness for even machinability and clean welds and other benefits.

Cross-Functional Group Targets Metal 3D Printing Design, Engineering Services

NPE2024: An emphasis on reverse engineering, 3D printing and conformal cooling design capabilities brings high-quality molding and tooling concepts and processes to The Plastek Group customers.

LSR Platform Meets Critical Medical Molding Needs

NPE2024: Recent updates to Mastip’s Aquilo platform highlight how its design — from consistent thermal profile to uniform cooling — has made it successful for medical industry projects.

Machining Equipment Investment Enables Quick Mold Delivery, Precision

NPE2024: Omega Tool continues to invest in high-speed milling, toolholders and cutting tools to enhance its specialization in turnkey projects, maintenance, mold sampling and inspection/quality control.

Real-Time Production Monitoring as Automation

As an injection molder, Windmill Plastics sought an economical production monitoring system that could help it keep tabs on its shop floor. It’s now selling the “very focused” digital supervisor it created, automating many formerly manual tasks.

Move Into Automation Adds to Mold Building Quality, Competitiveness

NPE2024: Cavalier Tool is showcasing its multiphase shift into more automated processes for lifters, inserts and slides manufacturing, in addition to giving attendees a chance to step inside a mold.

NPE2024 Announces Speaker for First Ever Women in Plastics Breakfast

The Plastics Show, produced by The Plastics Industry Association, will host its inaugural Women in Plastics Breakfast featuring speaker Kerrie Greenfelder, PE.

Moldmaking, Plastics Innovations Designed to Boost Injection Molding, Streamline Operations

NPE2024: PCS Company introduces several new products, including the MCS system, hot runner alarm systems, sprue bushings, a micro-TIG welder and its full Smartflow product line.

Texturing, Engraving Service Supports Mold Builders, Plastics Industry

NPE2024: Custom Etch brings its knowledge in laser texturizing, engraving, marking and labeling to mold builders and molders via new technology investments.

Strategic Workforce Management Supports the Moldmaking Industry

NPE2024: Kruse presents its workforce management framework for optimized organization and management of human resources.

Software Aids Localization of Injection Mold Inventory

NPE2024: Hasco introduces Mould Track for the precise tracking of injection mold inventory for improved production planning.

Servo Unscrewing Device Delivers High Performance to Multi-Cavity Molds

NPE2024: Electric Servomold systems by DME answer the demands made on high-performance injection molds, enabling precise, more environmentally friendly process reliability.

For PLASTICS' CEO Seaholm, NPE to Shine Light on Sustainability Successes

With advocacy, communication and sustainability as three main pillars, Seaholm leads a trade association to NPE that ‘is more active today than we have ever been.’

Corrosion-Resistant Mold Steel Designed For Polishability

NPE2024: Uddeholm showcases its Tyrax ESR mold steel that combines toughness, corrosion and wear resistance.

Low Flow Indicators Designed for Critical Mold Cooling Channels

NPE2024: Low-flow applications can benefit from Burger & Brown Engineering’s Smartflow solution, which provides high visibility into the flow channels of molds to ensure bench verification.

Hydraulic Gating Cutting Reliably Separates Molded Parts

NPE2024: Material displacement technology offered by Ermanno Balzi Srl enables precise separation of the molded part from the gate during the molding cycle.

Hot Runners, Auxiliary Injection Units Enhance Control, Processing Capabilities

NPE2024: New hot runner systems, temperature and motion controllers, an auxiliary injection unit, a gate seal and sustainable processing solutions will be displayed at Mold-Master’s booth.

Making the Circular Economy a Reality

Driven by brand owner demands and new worldwide legislation, the entire supply chain is working toward the shift to circularity, with some evidence the circular economy has already begun.

Smart Assistant Bridges Injection Molding Skills Gap

NPE2024: MAX the Process Advisor, as well as free presentations and training by RJG Inc.

Hot Runner Processes Commodity Resins for Cost-Sensitive Applications

Mold-Masters’ EcoONE series hot runner system is optimized for consumer goods, small home appliances, basic automotive components and other applications.

Magnetic Mold Clamping Amplifies Quick Mold Changes

NPE2024: Stäubli highlights its adaptable QMC123 technology, which is capable of calculating the clamping force for each mold beforehand, in addition to ensuring worker safety.

Mold Repair, Design Solutions Serve Many Industries

NPE2024: Adler Industrial Solutions exhibits its selection of Pinnacle Molds and Rapid Mold solutions.

Dry Ice Blasting Achieves Mold Maintenance Needs

NPE2024: Dry ice cleaning solutions that elevate sustainable and productive operations for mold cleaning are made possible through Cold Jet’s smart blaster machines.

Localized Mold Temperature Control Reduces Knit Lines, Optimizes Melt Flow

NPE2024: Dynamic localized mold temperature control Heat-Inject Technology by Incoe Corp. demonstrates how the part surface quality and the filling of the cavity is optimized with relatively little effort using targeted heat pulses.

Bonding, Sintering Tech Advances Metal Bonding for Mold, Die Components

NPE2024: Punch Industry USA exhibits P-Bas, intended to replace the use of 3D printers when producing mold and die components, as well as a variety of mold component supplies.

MMT Chats: A More Modern NPE “Made for You”

The Plastics Industry Association is making NPE 2024 a “can’t miss”’ experience with more of everything – education, exhibitors and networking! The PLASTICS Industry Association Chief Operating Officer Glenn Anderson and Director of Trade Show Marketing Damaris Piraino share what’s in store for attendees of next year’s May 6-10, 2024 in Orlando, Florida.

PLASTICS Presents NPE2024 Education Sessions

NPE’s academic program has been redesigned to aid advancement within the plastics industry.

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