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Purging Compound Insights And Tips

Topic: Material-changes

The Dirty Truth About Purging With Production Resin

I worked on a purge savings project with a process engineer at custom injection molder earlier..

Injection Molding Defects: Poor Color Dispersion

Injection molding defects are frustrating. All processors can agree on that. The worst..

Are You Using More Purge Compound Than You Did Before?

Is your purging compound not performing as well as it did in the past? Are you using more than..

2 Common Causes of Distortion in Injection Molding

A common defect found in injection molding is Distortion. Distortion is when the molded part is..

5 Chemical Purging Tips to Avoid Die Teardowns

Earlier this year, I worked on purge project with an operations manager at an extrusion plant in..

Bridging the Gap

More often than not, thermoplastic processors run more than one resin. This is not a secret to..

5 Tips: Quicker Color Changeovers for Low Temperature Resins

I recently worked on a project with a plant manager at an injection molding plant in the..

Designing Parts with Liquid Crystal Polymer

Liquid Crystal Polymers such as Vectra LCP are some of the most intriguing super engineering..

Chemical, Mechanical or Hybrid Purging Compounds: What's the Best Option?

Purging compounds are used to minimize dark to light color changes, speed up material changes..

Watch Your Fill Time

People who have been trained in scientific molding theory are familiar with the 4 main plastic..