Further stepper motors handle clamping the mold and then releasing ... If you want to produce a lot of plastic things in your own facility, a machine like this is very much the way to go.

Injection molding is the obvious onward step from 3D printing when the making of a few plastic parts becomes ... [Teaching Tech] takes a look, and machines a mold for part of a bicycle bracket.

The packaging machine supplier has developed a new drivetrain technology to boost productivity, energy efficiency.