Domestic Collaboration Yields Efficiency and Budget Gains For Innovative Tooling Project
Pyramid Molding Group and Lettuce Grow partner to develop optimal tooling for a compact Hydroponic Farmstand.
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Best Practices for Engraving Cores and Cavities
Consider depth, font style, artwork size, polarity and location when engraving.
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Laser Welder Yields Fast, Precise Mold Repair
Intralox's integration of the Alpha Laser ALFlak has significantly improved their tool room efficiency when it comes to difficult welds and urgent repairs.
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Understanding the Elusive Nature of Mold Ventilation
A personal journey of lessons learned about the challenges of poorly designed, understood and executed mold venting.
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Dive Into 3 Different Mold Shops With Me
As MMT's newest team member, I've had the opportunity to visit three very different mold shops. Learn more about the differences and similarities I saw among the shops I visited, but most importantly, the aspect of community I saw within each.
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It Starts With the Part: A Plastic Part Checklist Ensures Good Mold Design
All successful mold build projects start with examining the part to be molded to ensure it is moldable and will meet the customers' production objectives.
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How to Achieve the Best Mold Finish
A look at factors that impact the polishability of tool steels and recommendations for obtaining a high-gloss finish.
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How to Fix Predicted Warpage Before It Happens with Windage and CAD Model Morphing
Applying windage and model-morphing techniques saved toolmaker/molder Sturgis Molded Products the time, cost, headaches of multiple part/mold design iteration loops, cumbersome cooling fixtures, and long molding cycles.
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The Critical Role of Management Representatives in ISO 9001
In ISO 9001 quality management systems, the Management Representative (MR) plays a crucial role. While the 2015 version of ISO 9001 no longer mandates this position, having a trusted management member serve as an MR remains vital for streamlining operations and maintaining quality standards.
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Revisiting Some Hot Runner Fundamentals
What exactly does a hot runner do? If you’ve been in the injection molding industry for any length of time, you might think the answer is obvious, but it is not.
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How to Optimize Mold Finishing
Circle segment technology requires fewer tool paths, improving surface quality and increasing cutting tool life.
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CAD/CAM Software Suite Enhances Intelligent Workflow for Tool, Moldmaking Projects
IMTS 2024: Open Mind Technologies showcases its hyperMILL CAD/CAM software with enhancements to its toolpath capabilities, overall functionality and more.
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CNC Platform Creates Adaptable Interface for Workholding
IMTS 2024: Features such as advanced collision protection and greater operational functionality make Heidenhain’s TNC7 CNC control platform critical for mold builders, who often face multi-surface machining.
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Tangentially Mounted Inserts Achieve Multifunctional Milling
The Kyocera MA90 milling insert series delivers high body rigidity with lower cutting forces in an effort to provide tough and reliable machining performance.
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Highly Wear-Resistant Thread Milling Grade Promotes Difficult Material Cutting
The Walter USA Tiger·tec Gold grade WSM37G is most effective for machining blind-hole and through-hole threads in hard steel, stainless steel, cast iron and heat-resistant super alloys.
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University Programs Expose Next-Gen Students to Moldmaking, Plastics
NPE2024: The University of Massachusetts Lowell extends an invitation to its Alumni and Friends Reception to university alumni and industry professionals, highlights successful programs giving hands-on manufacturing experience.
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Freeform Injection Molding Now Integrated With Desktop Injection Molding Machine
Injection molding machine supplier APSX-PIM now offers a comprehensive desktop FIM package using Nexa3D’s technology to 3D print molds, design parts.
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Stain Removal for Optimized Injection Mold Maintenance
Nanoplas offers its Zap-Ox stain removal for optimized injection mold maintenance.
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Digital Dry Ice Cleaning Technology Enables Mold Component Surface Preparation
Cold Jet highlights its PCS ULTRA, a digital dry ice cleaning technology to prepare substrates prior to coating.
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Spotting Presses: From Mold Spotting to Series Production
Milutensil SRL offers a diverse range of spotting presses to meet the precision demands of the moldmaking industry.
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