IMDA to Celebrate 20 Years in 2025 Incorporated in 2005, the IMDA is gearing up to celebrate a milestone anniversary – 20 years as an association serving those involved in in-mold labeling, in-mold decorating and in-mold electronics! If your company isn’t already a member of our association, let me tell you why you should join: 1. Process Expertise and Collective … [Read more...] about IMDA Association News: October/November 2024
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Process Highlight: In-Mold Decorating/Labeling
Central Decal 800.869.7654 www.centraldecal.com Central Decal, located in Burr Ridge, Illinois, is an in-mold decorating specialist. The first and second surface IMLs deliver the quality, aesthetics and performance required for a wide range of applications. What makes the company’s IMLs unique is the repeatability of debris free IMLs. Central Decal’s proprietary technology … [Read more...] about Process Highlight: In-Mold Decorating/Labeling
When Disaster Strikes – How to Respond to Field Failures in Plastic Decorating
By Paul Uglum, president, Uglum Consulting, LLC Plastic decorating can be a treacherous endeavor. Although plastic parts are decorated using many different technologies, one thing is true for all of them, at some time or another there will be field problems. No matter how well run the manufacturing process, there always is a risk of field failure and unhappy customers. When … [Read more...] about When Disaster Strikes – How to Respond to Field Failures in Plastic Decorating
Medical Products and Pad Printing – A Great Combo
By Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Decorating The medical products market is a growing and ever-evolving market sector. With this growth, there continues to be opportunities for plastics molding as well as decorating of medical devices. Catering to this market, however, calls for flexibility and pinpoint accuracy in the manufacturing and decorating processes. This accuracy … [Read more...] about Medical Products and Pad Printing – A Great Combo