October 2013 Issue
October 2013
Features
Featured articles from the October 2013 issue of MoldMaking Technology
The Design Phactory: Churning Out Creative, Complex Mold Designs
“Mold builders make the best designers.”
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Cutting Tool Considerations as Mold Complexity Increases
A look from the shop floor at some of the factors to consider during your cutting tool selection decision-making process to optimize your mold machining operations.
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Attaining Outside Expertise Yields New Market Niche
“The skills and capabilities that Image brings augment our capabilities tremendously.”
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Maximizing the Manufacturing Process with an Injection Press
Minimize the overall costs of your customer’s project with the addition of a press.
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Conquering the Complex Task of Tool Optimization
Standard coatings can help, but to achieve really impressive results all the factors must be coordinated with one another—from the base material of the tool to the post treatment of the coating.
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Think Metric, Part 3
Insight from several technology suppliers—in design software, mold components, programming, machines, cutting tools and measurement equipment who have been following the metric trend—may help to make the transition a smooth one.
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Integrating Electrode Production
How CAD/CAM can help make the design, machining and inspection of electrodes completely integrated.
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How to Optimize Moldmaking Milling Operations
The lead angle of your cutter has a dramatic effect on not only the chip that you generate, but also the cutting forces in both the axial and the radial directions.
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