Moldmaking Index Registers Second Straight Month of Modest Expansion
Strong expansion in production and quickening supplier deliveries hint at a rebound.
Michael Guckes
Chief Economist & Director of Analytics, Gardner Intelligence
Improve Overall Inspection with Automated Measurement
Automated shop floor inspection and measurement technologies are leading mold builders to smart manufacturing.
MMT Chat: Bottle Expertise Gives Way to Test Kit Work
MoldMaking Technology’s Christina Fuges chats with some of the M.C. Molds team—Vice President of Operations Dave Keesaer, Sales Manager Eric West and General Manager of Manufacturing Joe Palazzolo—about current business levels, employee safety and morale, and recent and upcoming COVID-19 tooling projects that capitalize on the shop’s extrusion blow mold specialty.
How to Design and Analyze the Right Clamping System
The use of innovative clamping systems to optimize the moldmaking production process requires consideration of five factors based on Industry 4.0 principles.
How to Design High-Efficiency Capabilities into an Injection Mold/Molding System
Mold builders can boost profits and part quality with expert analysis and optimization techniques.
3 Lessons Learned about On-Machine Inspection
A prototyping specialist shares its success with on-machine inspection that it believes can apply to many shops.
RFP Fringe Probe Increases Flexibility of 5-Axis System
Renishaw Inc. outlines the advantages of its RFP fringe probe, designed for use with the REVO five-axis measurement system on coordinate measuring machines.
Combining Customized Software with CMM Reduces Production Bottleneck
In order to reduce downtime on its EDM and CNC machines when setting up new jobs, moldmaker Kavia Tooling turned to a coordinate measuring machine from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence to create an offline zero transfer system ahead of the manufacturing process for parts and electrodes.
MMT Chat: Vials for the Vaccine/Antibody Testing
COVID has made work a little more challenging but it is also teaching teams “to do things a little bit differently” so they can turn jobs around a lot faster. MMT Editorial Director Christina Fuges chatted with one Illinois mold builder and molder who did not take on PPE, but instead, focused on tooling for vials used to collect DNA for vaccine/antibody development.
Moldflow Analysis Solves Part Design Concerns
CAE Services uses Moldflow to analyze, identify and solve part design or warpage related concerns before cutting steel.
Coordinate Metrology Society Launches 3DMU Learning Portal
The Coordinate Metrology Society announces their newest training asset, 3D Measurement U, an online video training resource for the organization, educators and metrology practitioners, in partnership with Quality Digest.
NVision, Inc. Accelerates PPE Production with 3D Laser Scanning
In one recent project, NVision Inc. provided engineering services to a Texas PPE manufacturer, helping accelerate the company’s production of a much-needed protective mask earmarked for medical personnel.
MGS Leverages Vertical Integration to Quickly Scale Critical Part Production
Offering deep competencies in complex tooling, molding, and equipment solutions, MGS is playing a critical role in supporting significant increases in demand for test kits and ventilators that are essential to reopening the U.S. economy.
Crafts Technology Releases Video, Webinar Details
As continued follow-up to the story of rush-producing tungsten carbide core pin tooling to be used in an injection mold to manufacture vials for coronavirus testing, Crafts Technology has now has released a video to visually depict the story.
2020 Sourcing & Technology Guide: Inspection/Measurement
MoldMaking Technology’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide is a comprehensive guide for researching today’s technology, equipment, products and services with 11 sections, including Inspection/Measurement.
Christina M. Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology
COVID-19 Gives Mold Component Supplier Its Most Consequential Order Ever
The pandemic has presented challenges to every link in the mold manufacturing supply chain and those companies in a position to help have put their teams and processes to the test, including mold component suppliers.
Rush-Produced Core Pin Tooling Proves Critical for COVID-19 Test Kit Production
I can't help but share another news release that came across my desk, as it again showcases the essential role of mold component suppliers in the development of tooling to make products and equipment to fight the coronavirus in record times.
Use Core-Shift Analysis to Avoid Expensive Defects and Failures
The right simulation tool will show what is happening inside a cavity to reveal the root cause of problems before they occur.
Coordinate Metrology Society Launches Certification Programs
The Coordinate Metrology Society, announced the launch of the industry’s first Level-One and Level-Two Certifications for traditional coordinate measuring machine professionals.
On-Machine Inspection Eliminates Machine Interruption
Jingdiao’s online measurement and intelligent modification technology measures parts on the machine, eliminating interruption of the continuous production process.
On-Machine In-Process Inspection Improves Machining Accuracy
High-speed machining with on-machine in-process inspection, machining management, and control technology reduces machining time and eliminates manual bench work.
Discover How to Use ISO Metrics to Measure Business Success
Using ISO metrics to set objectives that you can measure will help grow your business.
Tech Trends: Suitable Software
CAM software programs and updates from Autodesk, Inc., CAM-TOOL by CGS North America, Inc., and CGTech provide a range of features, including independent operation, reduced cycle times and easier machining programming, simulation and verification.
Cavity Pressure Sensor Ideal for Tightly Packed Ejector Pins
RJG releases a 250 lb 6 mm cavity pressure sensor ideal for high cavitation molds with small, tightly packed ejector pins so users can measure cavity pressure in order to improve quality and reduce costs.
CNC Coordinate Measuring Machine Operates Without Compressed Air
Mitutoyo America Corporation releases the MiSTAR 555 CNC shop floor coordinate measuring machine (CMM) to its CMM product line that operates without compressed air and on conventional 120V 20 AMP electrical service with movement speeds of 606mm/s and acceleration of 2,695mm/s² (3D).
CIMdata Publishes CGTech VERICUT eBook
CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm has released an eBook focused on CGTech’s numerical control (NC/CNC) simulation, verification and optimization solution suite, Vericut.
Software Update Gives Users Sharper View of the Machining Process
CGTech announces the latest release of VERICUT software, Version 9.0. Vericut CNC machine simulation, verification and optimization software simulates all types of CNC machining, additive and hybrid manufacturing processes.
Establishing a Cyber-Secure Moldmaking Operation
Mold builders must understand subnetwork setup, threat and risk analysis, and support structures to protect its data.