October 2000 Issue
October 2000
Features
Featured articles from the October 2000 issue of MoldMaking Technology
Hunting for the Right Shop to Meet Your Reverse Engineering Needs
It is challenging enough to produce a brand-new mold from a tool drawing.
Read MoreISO 9000 Model 4 - OEMs Are Learning From Custom Moldmakers and Molders
The challenge for today's moldmakers and molders and their management systems is to identify and solve problems faster and more effectively.
Read MoreSPI Groups to Set Guidelines for Mold Electrical Interface Practices
The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. has formed subcommittees to ensure safety and good electrical practices.
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Dimensional Data Collection Through Coordinate Metrology: A Cost-Effective Way to Improve Moldmaking Operations
Advances in data gathering sensor technology and improved measurement and inspection software have made the use of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) a viable and cost-effective method of improving moldmaking operations.
Read MoreReclaiming the Lost Art of Benching
Tips, techniques and practices to help define real benching and engraving by hand.
Read MoreOptions for Financing Equipment Purchases and Gaining Working Capital
Senior editor Sherry Baranek examines the many options that exist for moldmakers to finance equipment purchases and gain working capital, concentrating on the benefits of working with a commercial lender.
Read MoreMethods of Rapid Tooling Worldwide
In the short term, indirect methods of RT will continue to flourish because these methods are the most developed. In the long term, however, companies will lean toward direct methods of tooling.
Read MoreMoldmaking Using Wire EDM
This article explores the applications in which wire EDM has found its way. It will examine the reasons for this new interest in a supposedly unrelated machining method, and its impact on moldmaking, both physically and fiscally.
Read MoreThe Basics of High-Speed EDM Hole Drilling
This article discusses how EDM hold drilling - designed for fast, accurate small- and deep-hole drilling applications - has become a whole new method of manufacturing molds and parts.
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Advances in Wire EDM Filtration
This article looks at the improvements in EDM filtration that are slowly starting to appear and how they are offering a viable solution for real-world production machining.
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