Design engineers face continuous pressure to enhance product performance while driving down costs. For many devices, converting metal components to plastic is an effective way of achieving both goals.

There are essentially three widely used technologies for manufacturing plastic products: Injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding. Injection molding is the most commonly used process for the ...

Larry Austin, chief executive officer: “Over the past three years, we have seen increased demand for many of the parts that we produce for food service, medical and water filtration companies, linear ...

Improved engineering plastics with better material properties have led to an increase in the use of plastic molded gears in mechanical drives. The cost Improved engineering plastics with better ...

We’ve seen several methods of repairing plastic gears. After all, a gear is usually the same all the way around, so it is very tempting to duplicate a good part to replace a damaged part. That’s ...

In a strategic business move, injection molding specialist Adkev has acquired Winzeler Gear. Founded in 1940 in Chicago as a producer of stamped metal gears, Harwood Heights, IL–based Winzeler Gear ...

Plastic is abundant in business and everyday life. You find it as product components, packaging and even in the containers used to ship products. For businesses interested in manufacturing or ...

European researchers claim to have successfully demonstrated the embedment of organic PV (OPV) modules into structural plastic parts via large-scale industrial injection molding (IM). IM is a ...

Winzeler Gear was founded in 1940 in Chicago as a producer of stamped metal gears. In the 1960s and 1970s, the company shifted its focus to plastic gears and is now recognized internationally as a ...

GOODLAND, Ind., July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a recent transaction, injection molding specialist Adkev of Goodland, IN has acquired Winzeler Gear of Harwood Heights, IL. Winzeler Gear was founded ...