By Jim Clifford, Consultant / Trainer, RJG Clamp force is one of the most overlooked portions of...
Clamp Force: Why It’s Vital to Your Injection Molding Process and How to Calculate It
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Understanding the Terminology of Different Molding Machines
Unfortunately, the injection molding world...
What Actually Causes Flash in Injection Molded Parts?
Flash is one of the most common defects in the injection...
Basics of Mold Protect
Learn the basics of how to set up mold protect on an...
How to Achieve a Fill-Only Part
The fill-only part is a critical principle of plastic injection molding process development and...
6 Benefits of Plastic
We so often hear of the negatives that are associated with plastic that it’s easy to forget all of the...
5 Questions to Ask Before Instrumenting a Mold
By Brad Harvey, Lab Technician at RJG Instrumenting an injection molding machine with sensors can be a...
Why Cushion Is Critical for Your Injection Molding Process
By Jim Clifford, Consultant / Trainer at RJG Some may ask: Why bother with cushion if you monitor Peak...
Introducing the Future of Injection Molding Tool Launches: A Success Story
Tool launches are stressful. They’re time-consuming, labor-intensive, and extremely costly. Mix into it...
Why You Should Stop Controlling Your Injection Molding Process Based on Machine-Only Settings
You just established a center process, now what? You probably record the machine setpoints on a setup...
The Effect of Pressure and Temperature on Part Quality and Dimensions
Injection molding is a complex system of machinery, fluid dynamics, and thermal conductivity. And...
Case Study: Simulation Prediction vs. Actual
With technology today, there are very few reasons we shouldn’t be able to predict with some degree of...
Tolerances, Shrinkage, and Process Strategies
“Just make the part to print, that’s all.” We’ve all heard this statement before, right? But it’s not...
How to Become a Plastics Guru: What You Need to Know (Part 3 of 3)
There are those who are good at what they do, and then there are those who are the absolute best. The...
How to Become a Plastics Guru: What You Need to Know (Part 2 of 3)
There are those who are good at what they do, and then there are those who are the absolute best. The...
How Second Stage Speed Influences Your Process
Hold speed or hold velocity? How many machines today have it and what does it do to your process? The...
How to Become a Plastics Guru: What You Need to Know (Part 1 of 3)
There are those who are good at what they do, and then there are those who are the absolute best. The...
TZERO®: What We Do and How We Do It
A journey through the creation of the Design Pod By Jeremy Williams, Consultant/Trainer RJG is...
Injection Molding Cooling Time: A Breakdown
If you have attended one of RJG’s training events, there is a value that probably sticks out in your...
Cavity Pressure Selection Options and Solutions
Whether you are a first time user or a seasoned veteran, cavity pressure selection and placement can at...