In this multi-part series of articles, contributor James Bourne, a tool repair supervisor and freelance writer, shares his own personal struggles in the business, as well as lessons learned and tricks of the trade garnered along the way.
Here are some of the past No. 1 ranked entries for MoldMaking Technology's annual Top 10 Reasons to Be a Moldmaker t-shirts. We are challenging you to top these!
This month we take a look at how to optimize high-performance polymer molding, how to solve the part-sticking challenge, how to get more coolant flow through smaller bubblers, how to strengthen manufacturing through advocacy, and much more.
Recently, I reconnected with an industry colleague who will bring some international expertise to the states this May to discuss one of the hot topics in moldmaking today: conformal cooling. And, this will be followed up at Amerimold in June.
Last month I was able to escape a nasty winter storm by heading to the warm west coast where many mold builders, molders and technology suppliers set up shop to show off their capabilities.