
1. Multi-material and multi-colour injection moulding
1.1 Principle and applications
These two technologies (figure 1 ) enable several polymers (or the same polymer, but in several colors) to be injected successively or simultaneously to produce a complex part. The first module injected constitutes the insert, with subsequent modules forming the overmold (figure 2 ).
The applications of multi-material injection molding (table 1 ) are very numerous and cover a wide spectrum, with the automotive, packaging (liquid and solid products), household appliance and...
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References
Suppliers of presses and peripheral equipment
Arburg http://www.arburg.com
Battenfeld http://www.battenfeld.com
HUSKY Injection Molding Systems SA http://www.husky.fr
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Laboratories. Institutes. Schools
ISPA Institut supérieur de plasturgie d'Alençon http://www.ispa.asso.fr
IKV Institüt Für Kunststoffverarbeitung RWTH Aachen http://www.ikv-aachen.de
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