The Electro-Matic Vertical Injection Molding machine is a popular choice for Engineering Schools, Technical Schools, Vocational Schools, and Product Development Laboratories. Because of the small footprint and low cost of this injection molding it is a practical choice for schools offering polymer, plastics, or mechatronics curriculum. The vertical injection molding machine can be either pneumatic, hydraulic,or a complete electrical servo powered machine to be able to teach the basic principles of power conversion and control of various transmission media. See here for the various machine designs. The molding machine can also be either open loop, proportional valve control, or electrical servo control. It also can utilize PID feedback loops thus allowing for Proportional, Integral, and Derivative control curriculums in a real world practical setting. Utilizing state of the art Siemens PLC’s, Operator Interfaces, and Servo Motor Drives on these injection molding machines allows for students to learn programming and configuration of the most widely used controls system (Siemens) in the world