ENGEL and Trexel To Present Microcellular Molding Symposium

New Directions in Microcellular Technology, a two-day technical symposium, will be presented March 11 and 12 by ENGEL North America and Trexel, Inc. at ENGEL’s Technical Center in York, PA.

ENGEL North America, a world leader in the design and manufacture of injection molding machines and part-handling automation systems, along with Trexel, Inc., creator of the patented MuCell® microcellular foaming process, will co-host a technical symposium about the latest in molding and process equipment, technologies, molds and materials. The symposium, “New Directions in Microcellular Technology, Moving Beyond Cycle Time and Weight Reduction,” will be held March 11 and 12 at the ENGEL North America Technical Center in York, PA.

The program’s technical sessions will deal with all aspects of microcellular foaming technology, including precision mold design, compression injection molding and low pressure molding. Also demonstrated will be methods for maximizing the benefits of microcellular foaming through increased productivity and quality, and optimizing product design to best utilize microcellular molding.
Throughout the symposium, microcellular technology will be demonstrated on an ENGEL duo 1000 ton injection molding machine. The symposium will open on the evening of March 11 with a presentation by Drew Winter, editor in chief of Ward’s AutoWorld Magazine.

MuCell® Microcellular Foam technology is a complete process and equipment technology that enables the production of extremely high quality plastic parts and now widely used around the globe. Typically, the MuCell® process has brought a wide array of benefits to users including reduced weight, reduced material usage, improved cycle times and reduced production costs. However, today’s MuCell® users have taken the next steps beyond traditional benefits to produce new generations of advanced automotive applications.

The multitude of new process opportunities with MuCell® results in a long term reduction in design and manufacturing costs with greater design flexibility, modifications of parts which would not be possible with conventional molding, improved dimensional stability and longer tool life due to the lower cavity pressures involved when using the MuCell® process.

Co-sponsors of the symposium include BASF The Chemical Co. and Ticona Engineering Polymers. Additional partners include Erwin Quarder, Inc., Georg Kaufmann Tools and Polymer Plainfield Pixley.
For more information or to register for the March 11 – 12 technical symposium, e-mail sales@engel-ec.com or visit our website at www.engelglobal.com/na .