Proto Labs is using existing injection molding machinery to cost effectively add overmolding to its prototyping and short-run production offerings. The company uses a pick-and-place overmolding ...

Traditionally, multi-component designs utilizing silicone rubbers were limited to the combination of heat stable resins such as PA or PBT due to the molding temperatures that were required to ...

Miramar, Fla.-based Simtec Silicone Parts LLC is starting a production process that integrates parts made of three materials — a metal, liquid silicone rubber and a thermoplastic — into one component ...

ProMed, a contract manufacturer specializing in liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and highly regulated combination products, has announced new process refinements in the LSR injection molding process ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Pressure has usually driven some of history's best innovations, and the world of liquid silicone rubber is no exception. Market demands are major drivers of innovation within the LSR ...