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- Long-Term Accuracy Meets Moldmaker/Molder’s Machining Needs
- “Where you do find time savings is five years or 10 years down the road, when other machines are losing their accuracy, these pieces of equipment are still accurate.”
Case Study Published: 5/1/2012
- Machining Centers Allow Moldmaker to Hold Consistent Tolerances/Finishes
- “When the difference between success and failure, or profit and loss, can be measured in thousandths of an inch, experience is your most important asset.”
Case Study Published: 5/1/2012
- Technology Investment Pays Off for New England Moldmaker
- For Wepco, the reward of reduced cycle times and increased productivity, which enabled them to book more jobs per week without sacrificing quality, was worth the risk.
Case Study Published: 5/1/2012
- Breaking the Mold with Automated Cellular Production
- When Precise Tool & Die (Willoughby, OH) was founded in 1969 with one lathe and a Bridgeport, owner Steve Hunyati was worried about competition on the other side of Cleveland. Building a successful mold and die shop that thrived into the ’80s took p...
Case Study Published: 4/1/2012
- Systems Approach to Micromachining and Molding Yields Accuracy
- This systems approach to micromachining includes multiple cavities in the molds for the plastic injection over molding portion of the LED manufacturing process.
Case Study Published: 4/1/2012
- High-Feed Cutters Keep Mold Shops Competitive
- Ingersoll cutting tools designed specifically for high-feed machining helped these three mold-makers improve productivity on deep cavities and hostile combinations of layered material.
Case Study Published: 2/10/2012
- Cell Controller Boosts Production Flexibility
- By serving as the “brains” of a cell consisting of two machining centers and a work delivery system, cell control software from Erowa helps this manufacturer run lights-out 24/7 and achieve 90-percent spindle utilization.
Case Study Published: 9/14/2011
- Case Study: Machining
- High-Speed Machining Center Offers Superior Surface Finish for Aluminum Molds
Case Study Published: 8/1/2011
- Software Streamlines Model-to-Mold Production
- At Marland Mold, CimatronE CAM software’s modeling tools, postprocessors and other features streamline manufacturing operations from initial design to finished part.
Case Study Published: 6/13/2011
- Mold Shop Finds Tool Performance Outweighs Price
- This moldmaker sought to reduce costs to compete with low-cost overseas manufacturers. While purchasing relatively expensive, high-performance tools might seem counterintuitive, resulting improvements in cycle time and tool life more than made up th...
Case Study Published: 3/16/2011
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