News
Read about current events pertaining to Empire Precision and the tool and die industry.
SPE Tech Focus Article:
Plastic Nanocomposites
As nanocomposite technology slowly matures, plastic nanocomposites (PNCs) are finding commercial applications in automotive parts, packaging films, appliances, fire-retardant electrical enclosures, and housings.
Speeding delivery, lowering cost of high-volume plastic parts
Advanced mold design strategy doubles engineers’ productivity and lets Empire Precision Plastics react quickly, cost-effectively to customer changes.
Plastic Technology™ Feature Article:
Micromolding Sizing Up the Challenges
Molding multiple parts from one pellet's worth of plastic is a challenge that growing numbers of molders want to tackle. It is driving development of new technology in injection machines, tooling, parts handling, and inspection.
Injection Molding Magazine:
Metrics for high-volume, accurate micromoldmaking
Micromolding is a specialty of custom molder/moldmaker Empire Plastics Inc. (Rochester, NY). Micromolding requires more accuracy than macromolding jobs. That's why Empire pays special attention to minimizing as many manufacturing variables as possible, especially in mold manufacturing.
Plastic Technology™ Feature Article:
Microcellular Molding Takes Off
New twist in foam injection molding is revolutionizing the way molders think about lightweighting parts. A microcellular foaming process, called MuCell, reverses the longstanding view that foam molding is limited to large, thick parts. Now it is possible to apply lightweighting to thin walls (0.5-mm) and small parts with critical dimensions.
Empire Moves to Support building of a Soccer Stadium:
It has been a long four years for the Rochester Rhinos but it finally looks like they're ready to break ground on a new soccer stadium. The last hurdle was cleared Wednesday. Mayor Bill Johnson, County Executive Maggie Brooks and State Senator Joe Robach say there is enough money to relocate Empire Precision Plastics. Its building will be the new offices and locker rooms for the Rhinos.
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