News & Releases
George Staniulis to present at Amerimold 2021
We are excited to be at Amerimold 2021 in booth #731 and having George Staniulis, co-founder, presenting at the conference, for more information click on the link above.
Production Grade Aluminum for High Volume Injection Molds
Aluminum molds continue to be used primarily for R&D, prototypes and lower volume production. However, today there are several high strength, heat treated wrought aluminum grades available with improved durability that actually make it a preferred choice for certain types of high volume production parts.
Plastics Profiler-High Impact Polystyrene
High impact polystyrene (HIPS) is an amorphous thermoplastic made up of polystyrene and butadiene copolymer.
Keeping Corporate Goals Top of the Pile
An office products company was looking for suppliers to help advance corporate sustainability and minority business support goals. At a regional minority business enterprise conference, their Purchasing group was introduced to AGS Technology.
Success Breeds Success: AGS Installs Three More iMFLUX Units on JSW Machines
In March 2021, AGS Technology installed three more iMFLUX units on its JSW injection molding equipment.
It’s De-JSW All Over Again: AGS Adds Two Presses
AGS Technology has taken delivery, installed, and is running production on two new JSW injection molding machines.
A Disruptive Solution to Reducing Clamp Tonnage
Most of the time, the clamp tonnage required to keep the mold closed during plastic injection is the key factor that dictates press size. Traditionally processors have attacked clamp tonnage using higher flow materials, increasing wall thickness, shortening length of flow and specifying larger gate sizes. Now there is another bullet in the holster; iMFLUX constant low pressure molding.
Plastics Profiler ABS+PC Blends
ABS+PC are blends of the amorphous engineering thermoplastics, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and polycarbonate (PC). ABS+PC is similar in many ways to its component resins, but combines the mechanical and thermal properties of polycarbonate with the processability and economy of ABS.
Baseless Virgin Raw Material Price Increases
An OEM of water tank systems was receiving major price increases on virgin, high impact ABS used for tank bases molded in-house. In addition, high warranty claims on bases deforming with larger storage tanks in hot climates was driving an expensive part engineering change.
Repeat Performance For Fuel Tank Regrind
An automotive fuel tank supplier for General Motors full size trucks needed to add a stone protection shield with an integrated handle on its 26 and 34 gallon tanks. The shield provides an added level of protection from road debris as well as an ergonomic handle for assembly plant operators to retract the tank from its shipping rack.