Hey, if you work in the manufacture of plastic parts and components by injection, we have some tips to help you solve most of the major issues and defects that can occur during production. And, with that, make Quality people happier too.

This has been on the MoldPlast - Plastics section since.. forever, but maybe people need to be reminded it exists.

The entry page is a general troubleshooter that gives general information and some logical principles on how to address the issues, then it leads you to the main problem solver, where you'll find all common problems and very concise, comprehensive solutions to help you solve component defects and improve it's quality. Solutions to equipment, molds and raw material derivative mis-adjustments and errors.

It is free information and in fact tries to pass by the experience from 40 years work with the plastics industry, adjusting equipment, improving cycles, and all that is related to manufacture.

Hope this may be useful to you too and assist in producing better parts with less effort and rejects! Better parts ~ less waste ~ lower costs

Freeware multimedia player, 'Wav player', has been updated up to version 1.2.4.0.

Update includes changing all references from webXpace to MoldPlast as this is the "new" home of all my FREware now. Emails, checking for new versions, links to webpages on software and help file.

Also, there was a but on some instances just after running a playlist that it would show a Windows error when exiting afterwards. Not critical but annoying nevertheless. Not anymore. And last but not least, it works just fine on Windows 11© as it always has!

As always, all new versions of this and every other freeware can be freely downloaded from the freeware webpage, where all my freeware is located.

'ToDo Reminder ' freeware has had a few more updates and is now at version 1.2.1.0.

Just a few checks, some internal details changed, making sure it is full Windows 11© compliant - it was already but now it is even better.

Also, I noticed this software didn't yet have a full HELP file with it - such an oversight distraction from my part! It now features a brand new one too, with all the tips, explanations, full features and.. well.. help that you may need.


I use this software every single day myself and have been using it for the past 27 years, as it really is unobtrusive, being small and quite fast, and does reminds me of everything I have to do in an easy and simple way!

It supports an archive for 'done' tasks, different colors for each task to enhance the view, priorities, categories, alarms, all the bells and whistles you - and myself, obviously - need for all daily use, but in such a small portable free package!

As always, all the freeware can be downloaded from the freeware page. Keep sending your suggestions, ideas and... *knocks on wood* bugs!

Due to new requirements by Google and others, we are hereby publishing our Privacy policy and also my own Resume & experience.

Both already were online and present for a long, long time, but oddly were not connected and linked from the main site page! Now they are.

Also, a Cookie definition for the website has been created and linked to, giving a simple explanation of what and why cookies are used and by whom.

Any question about this - or any other matter - don't hesitate in contacting me.

Plastic's raw material producers, some of the largest companies in the world, have known for more than 60 years that recycling is not an economically or technically feasible plastic waste management solution. That has not stopped them from promoting it, according to several reports and insider information.

Plastic, which is made from oil and gas, is notoriously difficult to recycle. Doing so requires meticulous sorting, since most of the thousands of chemically distinct varieties of plastic cannot be recycled together. That renders an already pricey process even more expensive. Another challenge: the material degrades each time it is reused, meaning it can generally only be reused once or twice at most, before losing it's properties.

The industry has known this for decades, but obscured the information in its marketing campaigns. Over the past several decades, industry companies have referred to plastic recycling as "uneconomical" and that it "cannot be considered a permanent solid waste solution".

In the 1950s, plastic producers came up with an idea to ensure a continually growing market for their products: disposability. They knew if they focused on single-use plastics, people would buy and buy and buy! In the 50's, the Society of the Plastics Industry told producers to focus on "low cost, big volume" and "expendability".

Over the following decades, the industry told the public that plastics can easily be tossed into landfills or burned in garbage incinerators.

More recently, one big company confirmed that: "We are committed to the activities [of plastics recycling], but not committed to the results".

(...)

source:
https://www.theguardian.com/.../recycling-plastics-producers-report

Just out of curiosity, the new computer mentioned bellow came to replace my 17 year old machine that was getting slow in spite of it's I7 4.core Intel CPU and a nice Nvidia graphic card. Nevertheless, what works now is a Beelink Ser8 mini-pc!

Mini-pcs are a curious "thing"... They are very powerful, need very little space, use 1/10 of the energy of a desktop pc and are much, mush cheaper in the end! You just have to be careful and get a good brand machine..





Also they have more than enough ports to assure every need you may have. And.. this one is upgradable to 2x 4Tb SSD disks and up to 256Gb DDR5 memory! The processor is an AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS and the graphic card is an AMD Radeon 780M. Plus 24 Gb of DDR5 memory and a 1Tb Crucial SSD disk included. Amazing how much they managed to pack inside such a small 135x135x44.7 mm box. And it stays cold all the time!

And all this for much less than 550 euro, isn't it amazing?

Now..... Let's just hope this one will also carry me for the next 17 years too!

All the freeware has been updated to reflect the change and merging of both webXpace and MoldPlast into a single blog at MoldPlast regarding the support emails, news blog, download and everything else that is optionally directed to the webpage.

Also there's no doubt that all software is now compatible with Windows 11 (32 and 64bit) since I got my new computer and can thoroughly test everything with this OS at last.

Just a few changes were needed so it was fairly easy. Not sure if there is anyone still using my FREEware but if there is... you all deserve it.

If you are still using any older version of any of the freeware, here goes the list with everything new:

And, as always, you can download everything freely from the new freeware webpage, so go there now and check everything out, ok? Well.. it's FREE anyway!

... and from now on all new NEWS will be posted exclusively here on our new location blog at the Moldplast.net joint webpage

It'll be exactly the same as it was, no changes for any users, friends, long time collaborators, but since we are joining and merging both the webpages, eventually webXpace will cease to exist and MoldPlast will carry on with all FREE things, information, industrial tips!

So.... feel free to keep sending your questions, doubts, suggestions, critics... and a few donations too if you really want to - never requested but always appreciated.

MoldPlast webpage has been somewhat reworked, still keeping it as a manufacture free resource and info for the all of the plastics industry, that will try to pass on the experience acquired throughout all those years, in as simple a way as possible.

MoldPlast's main manufacture related themes available to you are:

• Plastic injection industry
  
• Plastic materials history & development
  
• Diverse plastic raw material types
  
• Plastics most common uses
  
• Production troubleshooter
  
• Problem solver & production solutions
  

And if you have any doubts, suggestions or need something else, you know you are always welcome to contact me at Jose Falcao