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“To live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning in our suffering” – Viktor Frankl What is the most important attribute that a molder needs in order to successfully mold regrind?  Raw material testing expertise?  Processing knowledge?  The latest injection molding...

In the movie Animal House, Dean Wormer meets with the boys of Delta Tau Chi to review their grade performance.  Within this classic scene Dean Wormer looks at John Belushi's character and declares in exasperated anger, "Mr. Blutarsky...zero point zero".  Ever...

As described in an earlier blog, AGS Technology has its own tool standard that specifies mold build requirements for new tools. The AGS Tool Standard is a living document that captures good tooling practices and “lessons learned” for parts made from virgin or recycled...

AGS Technology has expanded its warehouse space to support its growth as a result of several new molding and assembly programs.  The warehouse is conveniently located next door to the AGS Raw Material and Technology facility at 1802 Brummel Drive in Elk Grove VIllage,...

A conventional wisdom that continues to be rolled out in manufacturing circles is the inferiority of recycled plastics.  There are plenty of horror stories where a processor used regrind in an application that ended up failing in the field.  However, a closer analysis...

Over the last sixteen years the majority of non-appearance, functional plastic parts that AGS has run across are black in color.  This still leaves a significant number of these types of parts being molded in virgin, natural plastic.  This begs the question, why are...

The benefits of virgin plastic replacing metal has been marketed and well documented by major resin companies over the years. These include greater part complexity, parts consolidation, weight reduction, electrical insulation, and chemical/corrosion resistance among...

The short answer is no.  There are no special tooling modifications required to mold Injectoblend recycled materials.  A common misperception is that the shrink characteristics for virgin materials are different than their recycled equivalent.  The obvious concern...

Happy New Year! In 2009 and 2010, automotive OEM's and their supply base drastically restructured their businesses in order to make money at an annual sales rate of 10.0 to 12.0 million vehicles. As we close the book on 2010, the news from the automotive industry...