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Notes from the molding floor for the engineers who spec our resins — tolerances, failure analysis, material data, and the occasional teardown. Written for people who read cut sheets for pleasure.

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Pellet-2-Part·Dec 1, 2015

Getting You to Think in Plastic First

Pellet 2 Part, Vol 11: The next step is to take the lessons learned from this series over the past year and figure out how to impart them to the future moldmaking/molding workforce.

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01 — Index

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Series

Topic

hot runner system

Pellet-2-Part

Article

The Pellet Enters the Melt Delivery System

Pellet 2 Part, Vol 3: Choosing a hot or cold runner system is a decision for the molder and moldmaker that must balance the processing window with budget and time.

hot runner systemcold runner systemmoldmaking

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