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Milacron LLC, a global plastics industry leader with the widest range of plastics processing equipment, technologies and services in the world has named Ron Krisanda to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO).

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Vortex

Mold maintenance tool.

New hot sprue bushing technology makes it possible to replicate the full hot runner system for low-volume production.

What: DME Company offers $1,000 educational scholarships for fall 2012 to increase plastics workforce When: Students are encouraged to apply now through July 15, 2012 Where: Visit www.dme.net/education for more information and to apply

Zenith Valve Gate Hot Runner System and Unitized Valve Gate System .

The Society of Plastic Engineers/Mold Making and Mold Design Division honored two of its members during the Division’s Annual Business Meeting at ANTEC 2012, which was held in conjunction with NPE2012. 2012 Mold Designer of the Year: Barbara Arnold – Feret from Fort Worth, TX.

Did you miss NPE2012? If so, here are a few items MMT saw at this year's event—just a sampling of some technology sightings.

Technology suppliers discuss how equipment speeds time-to-market.

Company will recognize 70 years of customer support with events, specials & other initiatives.

DME Company, a leading manufacturer of mold technologies, is pleased to announce that five students have been selected to receive $1,000 scholarships as part of the DME Scholarship Program.

Hot runners, collapsible cores and mold bases.

Responding to customer requests, DME Company, a leading manufacturer of mold technologies, recently expanded its stock of DIN Metric Pins, Sleeves and Blades. The company now offers 9 times more inventory than it did previously, with all parts in stock and ready to ship.

Students encouraged to apply before December 1, 2011 deadline

Using a mold base quick-change/hot runner combination in your mold designs can result in flexible, interchangeable precision.

Statistics indicate ongoing success of the company’s commitment to customers.

Scholarships to support education in plastics.

Galaxy; Stellar

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The Mold Making and Mold Design Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. presented the 2011 Mold Maker of the Year Award in Zhongshan, Guangdong China today.

MoldBasics® product line

Edge mold bases

GPMS Extruder Rupture Disks

Mini-Shut

Programs geared toward encouraging interest in plastics careers and skills enhancement.

JM Mold South, Inc.: Constant Reinvention Results in Growth, Success.

Black/Gold Interlocks

Channel provides educational and instructional videos to molders and moldmakers.

amerimold Booth #540; Hydraulic Locking Cylinder

Improve efficiency and speed with hydraulic locking core pull cylinders.

In moldmaking, the surface of the mold has a direct impact on the surface of the product being molded. Because of this, proper surface finishing is essential to producing quality parts.

Turbulent-flow plastic baffles eliminate blow-by, significantly improving cooling and cycle times.

One of the biggest challenges in mold design for silicone molding is the runnerless molding system or cold deck.

For productivity increases, faster speeds and more control over material flow, this hot runner technology is worth a look for cleanroom applications.

D-M-E Company (Madison Heights, MI) offers its inclusive upgrade to the popular Stellar 4000 micromolding product line.

D-M-E Company (Madison Heights, MI) is making it easier for moldmakers to improve their molds and ultimately, part quality by offering hundreds of exacting finishing and polishing instruments, as well as mechanical devices that are required to complete the final contours and finishes of molds and achieve flawless finishes.

Moldmakers who want to diversify into medical—or maintain their competitive edge—need up-to-date, high-tech engineering and fabrication capabilities in order to meet the toolmaking industry’s most stringent quality standards.

Consider a positive precision plate device to overcome the risks and uncertainties inherent with springs and spring limiters.

D-M-E Company (Madison Heights, MI) has introduced its new Turbulent Flow Plastic Baffles for faster mold cooling and reduced cycle times.

Focus on cavitation and advanced product design gives progressive mold shops a jump on competitors.

The Quick Strip from DME Company (Madison Heights, MI) eliminates ejector pin marks, reduces cycle time, decreases moldmaking costs and is the most innovated technology to come to part ejection in some time.

The pressure on the supply chain is unrelenting for all things faster, better and cheaper. For moldmakers, getting molds built right the first time is critical to meeting these increasing demands. But how?

DME Company (Madison Heights, MI) introduces the Polimax Hot Sprue Bushing, offering high-performance capabilities perfect for most any application, and now available at 10 percent off through March 31, 2008.

Moldmakers aren't the only ones reducing leadtimes. Component and hot runner suppliers are delivering their equipment and supplies faster to accommodate industry demand.

D-M-E (Madison Heights, MI) offers its new Eco-Smart Hot Runner System optimized specifically for the processing of bio-resins.

Equipment and component suppliers are developing a range of products for advanced moldmaking needs.

Report on the challenges and opportunities for moldmakers that lie ahead in 2008.

The polylactic acid trend, material benefits and challenges to injection molding and injection mold design.

D-M-E Company (Madison Heights, MI) has introduced new strain-gage-based sensors and added a smaller 125-pound size to its 500- and 2,000-pound product line.

D-M-E Company (Madison Heights, MI) has introduced TDC Finish Ejector Pins that require no lubrication and complement the company’s already extensive line of ejector pin technology.

Benefits of using a secondary guide rod on lifter core assemblies.

D-M-E Co.’s (Madison Heights, MI) Euro-Series Metric mold components are now available in North America.

Stack molds, co-injection, two-shot molding and their opportunities.

A rule to lightweight preform necks and closures could require more than 1,000 new molds.

D-M-E’s (Madison Heights, MI) contour roughing service for moldmakers saves moldmakers time and machine wear by milling out nearly 90 percent of steel plates before shipping them.

D-M-E's (Madison Heights, MI) dual-ring mold dating insert saves space, reduces complexity and cuts time in dating plastic parts.

D-M-E (Madison Heights, MI) has released a new series of ejector pins featuring a 0.0002-inch dimensional tolerance.

Too many moldmakers are still asking,“Is this for me?” when they should be asking, “How soon can I get started?”

Toolmakers are developing increasingly complex molds for high production of thinwall parts.

D-M-E Company (Madison Heights, MI) introduces several new products at MoldMaking Expo 2007, highlighted by the helical gear stack mold system, which greatly simplifies the design and development of stack molds, allowing more time to concentrate on core and cavity details.

New Polivalve valve gate hot runner systems from D-M-E (Madison Heights, MI) provide easy-order solutions to high-quality molding of special shapes or multi-cavity parts where the volume of melt can differ significantly.

Design and performance capabilities of components fabricated in state-of-the-art molds enhance the appeal of new vehicles.

On top of increasing production capacity, quick delivery standards save as much as five hours per project for a manufacturer of quality “quick-turn” tooling.

Moldmakers are starting to change the way they think and incorporate automation into all aspects of their operation—combining a multitude of processes in a single cell for optimal productivity.

The 4mm indexable mold dating insert (MDI) from D-M-E (Madison Heights, MI) brings proven reliability and ease of use to production dating of hard-to-fit parts like cell phone cases and medical components.

The ability to design and build innovative molds for advanced processing needs is key to being competitive and profitable in a low-margin market.

D-M-E again reduces the costs on basic mold components, this time with the industry's lowest prices on American standard inch-type nitrided ejector pins.

Moldmakers, molders, and mold designers gain a competitive edge with products and services from D-M-E (Madison Heights, MI). Whether you’re looking for mold bases and Quick-Change™ systems, mold components, hot runner systems and components, or added value services, no one offers you more choices than D-M-E.

Demand for small parts has led D-M-E Co., Madison Heights, Mich., to extend its Stellar hot-runner product line into precision micro-molding.

Advances in valve gating technologies and improved efficiencies heat up the hot runner market in 2005.

Accolades abound from the Society of Plastics Engineers for this industry veteran who has spent his life giving back to the industry.

Quick-delivery mold builder stokes CAD/CAM production facility with mold component CAD data and technology.

On May 21 congressmen and industry representatives testified at the Washington DC U.S. International Trade Commission Public Hearing on Tools, Dies, and Industrial Molds.

Fallout from the recent imposition of tariffs on steel imports may raise domestic steel prices and further drive business out of the country.

An off-the-shelf hot runner system helps toolmakers streak from order to shooting parts in 18 days.

Further standardization and more options allow moldmakers to concentrate on fine detail.

Manufacturers continuously strive to develop better mousetraps for their production needs.