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Understanding the Capabilities of Your Grease

Understanding the Capabilities of Your Grease

The best way to understand the capabilities of the grease or greases you use is, of course, to use them. Depending on the application and the need, you may have several greases around the shop for multiple purposes, using one for high speeds and another for high...

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Injection Molding Problem & Solution Help Sheet

Injection Molding Problem & Solution Help Sheet

As an injection molder, we know you face a myriad of issues day to day. Those issues are the inspiration for our products. In fact, the issues that injection molders constantly come up against drive the innovation and creation of our product line. Our job is to make...

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Molding Through Issues to Bolster Productivity

Molding Through Issues to Bolster Productivity

Injection molding, like most of manufacturing, has been hit hard by the pandemic. Just about every injection molder is behind right now, and those same injection molders are running faster than ever before in an effort to catch up, which can mean trying to mold...

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How to Use & Apply Zap-Ox

How to Use & Apply Zap-Ox

No other injection mold cleaner can do—and remove—as much as Zap-Ox. Its stain-removing ability is unmatched. Zap-Ox eradicates rust, oxidation, build-up, weld discoloration and other stains and, in most cases, requires little-to-no scrubbing. A thin coat of Zap-Ox...

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How to Handle Gloss from Buildup

How to Handle Gloss from Buildup

In plastic injection molding, buildup can cause a multitude of defects, including gloss. Whether duller or shinier than the spec, all over or only on certain areas of the molded part, gloss can cause rejects or scraps, which you’ll want to mitigate. How to Identify...

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NSF Listed Products for Medical Injection Molding

NSF Listed Products for Medical Injection Molding

As we move into 2021, we’re already seeing the expected rise in the need for plastic injection molding for medical devices. Plus, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for medical devices in general continues to grow. As the demand for plastic medical devices...

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How to Use & Apply Zap-Ox

How to Use & Apply Zap-Ox

No other injection mold cleaner can do—and remove—as much as Zap-Ox. Its stain-removing ability is unmatched. Zap-Ox eradicates rust, oxidation, build-up, weld discoloration and other stains and, in most cases, requires little-to-no scrubbing. A thin coat of Zap-Ox...

How to Handle Gloss from Buildup

How to Handle Gloss from Buildup

In plastic injection molding, buildup can cause a multitude of defects, including gloss. Whether duller or shinier than the spec, all over or only on certain areas of the molded part, gloss can cause rejects or scraps, which you’ll want to mitigate. How to Identify...