Despite its slow growth in the US, in-mold decorating and labeling processes have proven themselves to be popular with plastics decorators and molders. Plastics Decorating recently sat down with Dave Schoofs, business and product development at Central Decal, to discuss the ways in which IMD/IML has made an impact, how molders can best make use of the technology, and how IMD … [Read more...] about In-Mold Decorating Continues to Expand
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The Future of In-Mold Decorating – 2020 and Beyond
It’s hard to believe that 2020 is just around the corner. This year has flown by with the industry facing many ups and downs along the way. As plastics decorators and suppliers prepare to kick off a new year, Plastics Decorating magazine reached out to a few sources to get an idea of what 2020 will bring for the industry as a whole and to individual businesses. Speaking with … [Read more...] about The Future of In-Mold Decorating – 2020 and Beyond
High-Flying Security at the Nanoscale
by Veronica Savu, CEO, Morphotonix From the thousands of males flapping around her, the blue morpho butterfly must choose her mate. How does she single out Mr. Right from among the contenders? Each morpho butterfly has wings with millions of tiny scales – shimmering nanostructures tuned to the wavelength of light. Lepidopterists believe the butterfly sees the unique pattern of … [Read more...] about High-Flying Security at the Nanoscale
In-Mold Label Coatings: A Small Part of the Label with Great Effect
In the global label market, in-mold labeling (IML) has a small size and value compared with other decoration techniques, such as pressure sensitive, glue-applied labels or shrink sleeves, but it is quite an innovative market. There are not many players, as the production of IML labels is quite complex, technically speaking. In Europe, the market consists mainly of … [Read more...] about In-Mold Label Coatings: A Small Part of the Label with Great Effect
Integrating In-Mold Decorating into Injection Molding Workflow
Costing, designing and developing a robust and repeatable manufacturing process, regardless of the application or industry, is a daunting task. In the plastics industry – specifically injection molding – the challenge can be amplified by tight tolerances for form and fit, meticulous surface finishes, the individual processing characteristics of resins, existing machine … [Read more...] about Integrating In-Mold Decorating into Injection Molding Workflow