In today’s diverse manufacturing environment thermoplastics are used to make a wide range of commercial products, from automotive parts and medical equipment to toys, kitchen utensils, and bottle caps.

Any molder who cares about quality parts understands how important it is to remove grease, grime, mold release, resins, and colorants that contribute to discoloration and poor mold performance. Properly maintained molds increase overall efficiency and productivity, creating better parts with less scrap.

Whether you’re responding to new regulations or have other reasons to consider a switch to water-based mold release agents, you probably have questions about how the change will impact your process.

How do you develop the right mold care and maintenance program for your facility? Read on to find out what to look for, what cleaners work best, and how to create a maintenance program that works for your process.

While conducting a series of Tooling and Mold Making Seminars during 1988-89, the Fiberglass Fabrication Association conducted a research study concerning the industry’s experience with mold sticking. The survey was completed by 524 individuals involved in fiberglass tooling operations.

Mold release agents are formulated to increase productivity, while producing consistent parts with less scrap. Yet, it can be difficult to gauge the proper amount to use in order to get the best results and maximize cost savings.

In this article, we discuss the basics of Lean thinking and how we at Stoner Inc. have applied some of those principals. Lean is a journey toward making your facility and office more efficient and profitable.

In this article we discussed the basics of Lean thinking and how we, at Stoner Inc. have applied some of those principals. Lean is a journey toward making your facility and office more efficient and profitable.

Lean is used in manufacturing facilities every day, but what does it mean in the office and what are the benefits of Lean thinking? This multi-part article explains processes and steps to make your company more efficient to save resources and time. We are by no means Lean experts, but we are a working, thriving Lean system and want to share our observations to help you understand a little bit more about Lean practices and maybe inspire you to start your own Lean journey.

Composite fabricators who mold with polyester or vinyl ester resins/gel coats are confronted with the issue of styrene monomer build up on the mold surface. Every time a molding cycle occurs, a small quantity of styrene monomer attaches itself to the mold surface. Over time and frequency of molding cycles this manifests itself as dull spots on the mold surface.

Proper application and curing of mold release in the plastic industry will mean maximizing the value those products add to your process. Every molder wants to get as many releases out of every application with less down time and less waste. Let’s dive in to see how we recommend you cure your semi-permanent plastic mold releases when Rotationally Molding.

How do you maximize your profit, reduce the amount of down-time, and keep your molds producing an income? The answer is proper part maintenance.

How Stoner Molding Solutions aerosol spray technology can improve the molding process.

There are a few general guidelines that will help keep your preventive maintenance program from causing unnecessary downtime. Regular cleaning promotes not only better part quality but also fewer interruptions to production. Here are some quick guidelines

Bulk mold release is an affordable and sensible option for high-volume users in a range of molding applications for the thermoplastics, polyurethanes, composites, rotational molding, rubber molding, and investment casting industries. One of the most critical aspects of using bulk liquid mold release is the application to the mold surface.