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Leadtime Leader

Leadtime Leader Award Honors the Many Faces of Moldmaking

This Award is not only for big mold shops! Check out the criteria for entering our 2024 competition.

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Automation

What Does Automation Look Like in Moldmaking?

There are a variety of technologies and products that can help optimize and automate the manufacturing processes involved in moldmaking.

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Enter to Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card!

Moldmakers have curious minds and MMT content helps feed them. Here are 3 questions related to content in the September 2023 issue, answer them and prove us right! Correct answers will enter you into a monthly drawing for a $100 Amazon gift card.

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VIDEO: Qualifying Modified H-13 for 3D-Printed Tooling

Next Chapter Manufacturing and International Mold Steel discuss their partnership to qualify a modified H-13 for tooling applications.

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Case Study

Using CT Scanning to Qualify Molds Faster

Software and hardware advances reduce dimensional inspection with part-to-CAD by 70%.

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FAQ

MMT Chats: It’s Time to Play … The Moldmaker Card Game! Yes, a Game to Educate and Entertain

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges connects with Professor Steffen Ritter from Reutlingen University in Germany about the card game for moldmakers he developed to help promote and educate our next generation of moldmaking professionals in a fun way. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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Aluminum

How to Select the Right Tool Steel for Mold Cavities

With cavity steel or alloy selection, there are many variables that can dictate the best option for moldmaking.

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Profile

High-Technology, Diversified Mold Builder Has Its Eye on Improvement

Commitment, engineering expertise, flexibility, quality and customer service help Wisconsin moldmaker Triangle Tool LLC discover ways to grow and build molds faster.

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ICYMI

Up Close and Personal With Precision Molds and Molding

MoldMaking Technology's Christina Fuges and Tony Deligio with Plastics Technology were onsite together at the Dynamic Group in Ramsey, Minnesota, to see how its moldmaking and molding capabilities come together to grow the business as part of an AMBA Facility Tour.

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ICYMI

Moldmaking, the Relentless Pursuit of Innovation … Oh Yeah!

Innovation was at the root of the presentation lineup for the 2023 MoldMaking Conference, which included a heavy focus on automation, collaboration and communication, as well as mold design, talent development, reshoring and sustainability.   

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automotive

U.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.

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3D Printing

MMT Chats: Pushing Further 3D Printing Development for Tooling

Partnership yields improvements to how tooling components are made with a new level of precision, accuracy and surface finish right out of the printer. Hillary Thomas, Westminster Tool and Paul DiLaura, Mantle tackle these topics with MMT Editorial Director Christina Fuges. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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