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How to Improve Your Current Efficiency Rate
An alternative approach to taking on more EDM-intensive work when technology and personnel investment is not an option.
Read MoreMold Builder Uses Metal 3D Printing to Bridge Medical Product Development to Production
Westminster Tool uses metal additive manufacturing for medical device OEM, taking lessons learned from R&D in the prototype mold phase to full-scale production molding in a fraction of the time.
Read MoreInnovative Mold Building Enhances Packaging Material Efficiency, Elevates Recyclable Design
A manufacturing-focused design and optimized tooling enhance material efficiency in packaging for a new medical instrument.
Read MoreMMT Chats: Mold Builder, Master Molder and Marble Maker? Part 1
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges introduces new MMT Editorial Advisory Board Member Mike Close, Sr. Tooling Engineer for SMC Ltd. in Devens, Massachusetts. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
Read MoreU.S. Economy Indicates Prospects for Moldmakers
An examination of the U.S. economy suggests its resilience against a recession, yet a mixed outlook for moldmaking and plastics persists.
Read MoreMantle TrueShape Advances Medical Mold Manufacture
In a recent case study, Mantle’s 3D-printed inserts enabled a medical device manufacturer to reduce 12-week lead times for prototype mold production to 4 weeks and at one-third of the cost.
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MGS Mfg Group Acquires Danish Product Design Firm Technolution
The partnership is said to create a unique position in the global healthcare value chain, combining MGS’ specialization in precision plastics and tooling with Technolution’s R&D and project management.
Read MorePennsylvania Mold Builder Doubles Footprint, Maintains Quality and Company Values
Quality Mold Inc. doubles its manufacturing footprint but maintains its private company values and structure, delivering quality and fast turnaround from mold design and build through sampling.
Read MoreCamera-Assisted Laser System Verifies Quality Part Marking for Plastics, Moldmaking
The Foba M-Series laser marking workstations ensure almost error-free, economical direct part identification and reliable product traceability for automotive, tool and moldmaking, medical, plastic parts and more.
Read MoreWestec Plastics 3D Prints Mold Inserts Using TrueShape Technology
Mantle’s metal 3D printing enabled Westec to rapidly respond to changing customer demands, quickly produce prototype H13 mold inserts and keep design and development on track.
Read MoreNext Chapter Manufacturing Expands Into Medical Industry, Initiates NXCMED
Additive surgical company will deliver surgical device solutions, such as implants and complex surgical devices, through disruptive design and 3D printing technologies.
Read MoreMantle Unveils New Medical Mold Applications Achieved Through Metal 3D Printing
New applications from Nicolet Plastics and Westec Plastics become a testament to the strong adoption of Mantle’s metal 3D printing technology.
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Husky Technologies Showcases Innovation Injection Mold Solutions at MD&M West 2023
This week, MD&M/Plastec West attendees can survey Husky’s latest technologies and services engineered for medical device manufacturers.
Read MoreLessons in Quality Assurance for Micro Projects
Quality control, quality assurance and measurement technology are central considerations for micro mold building and molding.
Read MoreThe In's and Out's of Ballbar Calibration
This machine tool diagnostic device allows the detection of errors noticeable only while machine tools are in motion.
Read MoreLeading Mold Manufacturers Share Best Practices for Improving Efficiency
Precise Tooling Solutions, X-Cell Tool and Mold, M&M Tool and Mold, Ameritech Die & Mold, and Cavalier Tool & Manufacturing, sit down for a fast-paced Q&A focused on strategies for improving efficiencies across their operations.
Read MorePredictive Manufacturing Moves Mold Builder into Advanced Medical Component Manufacturing
From a hot rod hobby, medical molds and shop performance to technology extremes, key relationships and a growth strategy, it’s obvious details matter at Eden Tool.
Read MoreMold Builder Uses Counter-Intuitive Approach for Mold Challenges
Matrix Tool Inc. answers customers’ hard questions with creative solutions for cavity spacing, tool sizing, runner layout and melt delivery that reveal the benefits of running in a smaller press size at lower cavitation but higher yield.
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MMT Chats: Applying Bench Lessons to the Business of Moldmaking
For this MMT Chat, my guest is Mark Gauvain, one of MMT’s newer Editorial Advisory Board members who has plenty to share as he recently made the move from working for some big manufacturers to working for himself as a consultant to moldmakers and molders on procurement and technology investment strategies.
Read MoreControl Helps Push the Limits of Five-Axis Micro Mold Machining Accuracy
Toolmaker quickly meets the demands of critical medical device manufacturers with a new five-axis machine tool equipped with the right control technology.
Read MoreMMT Chats: Using Predictable Manufacturing to Create a Mold Insert at IMTS
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges and Eden Tool & Eden Manufacturing President Dave Tomic sit down to discuss predictable mold manufacturing. Specifically, they discuss Eden Tool's machining strategy and the mold insert featured at IMTS 2022. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
Read MoreMMT Chats: Acquisition Trends and Lessons for Mold Builders
Jim Berklas is a former full-time M&A lawyer for several of the largest private equity firms in the country and has 25 years of M&A experience and 200 closed transaction. Today, he is founder and M&A Leader with Augmented Industry Services. He joins me for this MMT Chat on mergers and acquisitions trends and strategies within in the mold manufacturing industry. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
Read MoreSyBridge Technologies Acquires Wachusett Precision Tool
Wachusett Precision Tool, a manufacturer of high precision prototype, pilot and production molds for medical and consumer packaging, is Sybridge’s eleventh acquisition since opening in 2019.
Read MoreWestminster Tool, Mantle Develop Case Study for Medical Devices
The joint project set out to create medical-grade forceps while testing the design, material, manufacturing and injection molding process with metal 3D-printed cavities.
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