Injection Molding Injection molding machinery and processes using engineering thermoplastics were introduced at K2004 [18].

Nestal Machinery (Devens, Mass., USA) all-electric 132-ton Elion series molds PC/ABS cellphone shell halves. Arburg Inc. (Newington, Conn., USA) and Engel Canada Inc. (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) introduced machines for injection comolding of nylon and liquid silicone rubber (LSR), a thermosetting synthetic rubber. Arburg has an Allrounder 570C injection molding machine and an Engel tiebarless Victory injection molding machine. Engels Duo Combo CS system combines injection-compression with a rotary stack mold. Principal injection-molded parts considerations that influence processing conditions, machinery, and mold design include wall thickness, parting line and ejection, appearance, ribs, boss designs, holes and depressions, and corners, radii, and fillets [5]. Computer controls for injection molding monitor the viscosity, temperature, and pressure. Many important injection molding technology advances with computer software come from universities. Cornell Injection Molding Program (CIMP) at Cornell University [6] has about 30 software programs for injection molding such as its TM series, which includes moldfilling analyses and capillary-rheometer viscosity. The University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Plastics Engineering Department [7] software includes AutoCAD, Cadkey, Pro/Engineer, and SolidWorks. The University s CAE program funded by Moldflow is linked to state-of-the-art Ferromatik Milacron injection molding machines, which include all-electric models. Moldflow software is applied to molding processes and manufacturing. Ferromatik Milacron North America (Batavia, Ohio, USA) controls can be wired from the plant to other machines and to all departments in the company and globally. The companys XTREEM Control was the first PCbased control to be developed for the plastics processing industry and