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SPE Mold Technologies Div. Announces NPE Awards Ceremony Details

The Mold Technologies Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers will announce the recipients of four awards at NPE on May 8 at the MoldMaking Technology Booth.

Standard Hot Runner Cable Range Extension

Hasco is now offering its H12251 cable in two different lengths and four different wiring standards.

Software Aids Localization of Injection Mold Inventory

NPE2024: Hasco introduces Mould Track for the precise tracking of injection mold inventory for improved production planning.

Relevant Technologies Serving the Moldmaking Industry

As spring rounds the corner, companies are ramping up their new product/service releases, or highlighting optimized versions, all to reduce lead times, enhance quality and precision and keep projects on track. To learn more, read on.

iWarriors West Coast Golf Event Raises $17,500 for Veterans

The 2024 iWarriors Annual West Coast Golf Outing, hosted by M.R. Mold & Engineering, raised $17,500 for wounded combat veterans despite inclement weather, featuring heartfelt testimonials and gratitude towards sponsors, highlighting the impact of the iWarriors initiative.

Integrated RFID Achieves Hot Half Hot Runner System Digitalization

Newly ordered hot halves from Hasco are now equipped with RFID-chipped Mould Tags to enable reliable and direction access to all injection mold unit information.

Intelligent Equipment Solutions Alleviate Moldmaking Pain Points

Whether it’s purchase quoting, mold cleaning and tracking or intuitive process control, the following new or improved technologies could potentially keep your shop on the cutting edge.

Environmentally Compatible Sprays for Injection Molds

Hasco introduces all-synthetic lubricant, anti-corrosion and multipurpose cleaning sprays, many of which satisfy NSF certification.

Guide Element Program is Expanded

Guide elements with a snug-fit feature are now available to Hasco customers in an effort to reduce damage to tool inserts and cores.

Time Is Ticking for Nominations for the SPE Mold Technologies Division Awards

The Mold Technologies Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers Inc. is pleased to announce the call for nominations for its four prestigious International Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions to the moldmaking industry. Deadline: February 15!

Digitized Localization Solution Precisely Pinpoints Injection Molds

The Hasco Mould Track Systems enables customers to quickly locate stored molds within a shop for more efficient production and process planning.

Products/Services for the Everyday Mold Builder

Happy New Year! MMT is bringing back its monthly technology/service roundups. Learn more about new and familiar companies, and the products available to the moldmaking industry.

MoldMaking Technology's Most-Viewed MMT Chats of 2023

MMT Chats—hosted by Christina Fuges—is a conversational video series uniting moldmaking professionalss to talk about manufacturing, tooling, and moldmaking methods. Take a look at our top five most-viewed MMT Chats based on Google Analytics.

High-Performance Cartridge Heaters Offered With Longer Connecting Cable

Electric cartridge heaters from Hasco are now provided with 1,000-mm cable lengths.

November Product Highlights

In this most recent roundup, MMT continues to present the breadth of new or proven technologies that target the moldmaking industry, from cutting tools to software to molding-related products, that have been shared this month.

Extended mold plate range increases customer flexibility

More than 2,000 drilled and undrilled plate variants from Hasco enable the development and production of injection molding, pressing and die-cast tools.

Find the Right Product Innovations for Your Mold Shop

Take a look at these latest product announcements targeting the moldmaking industry from hot runner nozzles and end mills to 3D printing innovations and mold cooling systems.

Manifold Blocks for Flexible Cooling Circuits

Hasco’s Z920/ manifold blocks create a centralized inflow/outflow location that enables the use of shorter hoses in mold heating/cooling systems.

Moldmaking-Related Technology Highlights

This month’s tech roundup highlights mold materials and other miscellaneous technologies for moldmaking needs.

3D-Printed Manifold Engineered to Eradicate Dead Spots Behind Valve Pins

Hasco Hot Runner introduces the Steamrunner Shadowfree hot runner system that aims to reduce material waste and elevate product quality in the injection molding process.

Hot Runner Nozzle is Enhanced With Interchangeable Needle Gate Chamber

Hasco Hot Runner introduces the replaceable needle valve prechamber Xgate to its Vario Shot nozzle series for precise needle guidance, resistance to aggressive plastics and as a tailored hot runner solution.

Stainless Steel Sealing Plugs Feature High Corrosion Resistance

Reliable injection mold cooling is achieved by Hasco Z9425/.../VA seal plugs, with temperature resistance up to 180°C and up to 10-bar internal pressure.

Drilled Thermal Insulating Sheets Well Suited to Prevent Uncontrolled Heat Dissipation

Particularly suited for use in highly stressed molding tools, Hasco’s pre-drilled thermal insulating sheets feature high dimensional stability, heat resistance.

Product Innovations Pushing the Mold

Another tech roundup is here to provide an overview of technologies and services on the market for moldmakers. Featured in this roundup are cutting tools, mold components and more.

Screw Plugs Advance Reliable Thread Sealing

New brass and stainless steel screw plugs from Hasco secure temperature control bore sealing in injection molds.

Mechanical Limit Switch Increases Process Reliability

Precise end position monitoring of movement sequences and other moving mold parts in injection molds and punching tools, in addition to mold damage prevention, can be achieved via Hasco’s new mechanical limit switches.

Single-Shot Nozzle Guarantees Efficient Injection Temperature Control

The Single Shot H6300 from Hasco offers an optimal price-to-performance ratio for small- and medium-sized injection molding applications.

Tech Roundup: Making Sure Your Moldmaking Needs Are Met

This month’s roundup features products, processes and services involved with additive manufacturing, maintenance and repair, mold components and more. To learn more about the products, read on.

Streamlined, Customer-Friendly Website Design Helps Modern Moldmakers

Hasco’s newly redesigned website enables users to navigate more than 100,000 products, as well as other innovations and services, easier, faster and 24/7.

Software Technology to Meet Moldmaking Challenges

Featured in this technology roundup are software solutions that can provide and improve design and manufacturing operations or data management practices during the manufacture of a mold.

Slide Unit Range Supports Damage-Free Demolding

Flexible demolding of complex injection-molded parts with a variety of mounting options are made possible with the Hasco Z18140 slide range.

Enlarged Ejector Range to Cover Moldmaking Applications

Hasco says the approximately 600 additional new versions gives its ejector portfolio maximum demolding flexibility.

To the Next Level: Hot Runners, Mold Components Solutions and Services

Moldmaking can be a complex business, but things can be simplified with the right hot runner and mold component technologies and services.

Multicoupling Range Extended

Hasco’s quick-connect system for multiple cooling circuits has added U.S., French and HT versions.

SPE Mold Technologies Division Presents Moldmaking Award Winners

At PTXPO, the 2023 Mold Designer of the Year, Mold Maker of the Year and Mold Repair Technician of the Year were awarded to Chuck Heitmeyer, Pat Roussey II and John Demakis Sr., respectively.

Technology Roundup: New/Improved Technologies You Don't Want to Miss

With all the technology joining the market, moldmaking is a versatile, ever-evolving industry. As such, this technology roundup has no specific theme — it features a variety of products for applications and solutions across the industry.

Patrick Roussey II Named 2023 Mold Maker of the Year

The SPE Mold Technologies Division awarded the Mayer Tool & Engineering moldmaker recipient for his lifelong commitment and contribution to the moldmaking and plastics industry.

Fundamentals of Designing the Optimal Cooling System

The right mold components can help improve mold cooling and thereby produce higher-quality parts.

2023 SPE MTD Mold Maker, Designer and Repair Technician of the Year Announced!

Mark your calendars for the official announcement of these awards at PTXPO on Wednesday, March 29th at 2:30 PM at the Mold Technologies Division Booth 1614.

New Component Options Made Available to Parametric Native CAD System

Around 100 new Hasco products are available for SolidWorks mold designers to use for the generation and configuration of molds.

Temperature Control Units Attain Precise, Easy Hot Runner Control

Developments and new innovations for highly productive, accurate and reliable hot runner temperature control units to be used in the injection molding process are presented by Hasco Hot Runner.

PTXPO 2023 Preview: Advancing the Mold With Featured Mold Component, Hot Runner Technology

There’s no doubt mold components and hot runners are important parts of the moldmaking industry. This preview gives mold buyers, mold builders and injection molders a look into PTXPO exhibitors displaying these technologies at the show.

Hot Runner Manifold Offers Increased Flexibility

Hasco’s additively manufactured Steamrunner hot runner manifold allows for increased flexibility with injection molding.

Ejector Portfolio Expansion Takes on Demolding Challenges

A number of ejector pins, sleeves and flat injectors, as well as an online ejector configurator have been added by Hasco for the functional demolding of molded parts.

Where Mold Manufacturing and Plastics Processing Connect

The Moldmaking Pavilion is one of seven pavilions returning to the show that houses exhibitors offering technology and service solutions for your specific moldmaking needs.

Hasco Calls the Moldmaking Community to Donate to ShelterBox Emergency Disaster Relief

Supported by Hasco for several years, ShelterBox provides life-living essentials for victims of natural catastrophes, including the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Make an invaluable contribution today.

More Than Moldmaking at PTXPO 2023

The Moldmaking Pavilion returns to the Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) March 28-30, 2023, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, but there’s more to discover than moldmaking.

MoldMaking Technology's Most-Viewed Content 2022: Products

MMT shares the five top-viewed technologies, equipment and services of 2022 in each Engineer, Build, Maintain and Manage tenet based on Google Analytics.

Most-Viewed Content of 2022

The most popular MoldMaking Technology content according to analytics reports over the past 12 months.

Advancing the Mold With New Technologies

This roundup is full of products and services that help answer concerns and meet needs for the industry. Featured in this roundup are hot runners, mold components, mold materials and more.

Technology Roundup: The K Show Experience

Catch a glimpse into technologies for plastics, rubber, injection molding, hot runners, sustainability and more being showcased at this year’s K 2022.

Support Pillar With Clearance Hold and Thread Maximizes Mold Design Freedom

Hasco’s newly design support pillars Z571/ enable flexible fixing variants in the mold and reduction in mold deflection, ensuring a more reliable, efficient injection molding process.

Ejector Pins With Ventilation Surfaces Improve Mold Performance

Hasco America’s newest ejector pins feature extra-long ventilation surfaces so that air can more easily escape cavities within the mold.

Flowmeter Enables Accurate Water Volume Measurement, Regulation

Hasco’s flowmeter, which can be installed anywhere in the direction of flow, aids moldmakers in rapid and easy flow rate readings on injection molds.

Hasco Emphasizes Sustainability Along the Entire Value Chain

The DIN EN ISO 9001-certified mold unit supplier notes environmental standards as its top priority, demonstrated by durable, high-quality products, and energy and packaging savings.

Moldmaking Specialist Delivers High-Quality Shut-off Couplings, Flow Analysis Support

Hasco works closely in cooperation with partners like Müller + Sohn Kunststofferzeugnisse, serving more than 100,000 moldmaking-related products.

From Injection Mold Venting to Runnerless Micro Molds: MMT's Top-Viewed June Content

The MoldMaking Technology team has compiled a list of the top-viewed June content based on analytics. This month, we covered an array of topics including injection mold venting, business strategies and runnerless micro molds. Take a look at what you might have missed!

VIDEO: How Molds Make Life Happen

Hasco America Inc.'s Engineering Manager, Brenda Clark, brings her lifelong expertise to our MoldMaking Technology audience by shedding light on new innovations, what skills are needed to be successful in the industry and how Molds Make Life Happen.

Metal Powder Advances Additive Manufacturing for Moldmaking

A high-grade metal powder developed by Hasco is offered in two grades and offers optimized particle size, roundness and homogeneity.

Controller Cart Transports Hot Runner Control Units Closer to the Mold

Avoiding the risk of collisions or damage, the Hasco Co-Cart safely positions external control units nearer the injection molding machine, with additional storage space for common spare parts.

Round Locating Unit for Flat, Precise Mold Centering

Hasco introduces the one-sided DLC-coated locating unit, with simplified installation and precise centering capabilities.

“Molds Make a Difference” at the Plastics Technology Expo

That was the sentiment of every person who came up to the MoldMaking Technology booth during last week’s Plastics Technology Expo to grab their giveaway “Molds Make” t-shirt after working the aisles seeking technology and process solutions and making new business connections.

Thermal Simulation Provides Additional Security for Hot Runners

Hasco Hot Runners will be offering a new simulation tool seeking to maintain a homogenous temperature distribution within hot runner manifolds for high-performance plastics and sensitive additives.

Arburg and Hasco Partnership Provides Turnkey Solutions

Since the beginning, Arburg has used Hasco as its supplier of standard mold components.

Learn About Industry Topics and Emerging Technologies at PTXPO

Aside from being a great opportunity to network with other industry professionals, PTXPO will have numerous educational sessions about hot topics and emerging technologies.

Hasco Hosts Successful Designer Days 2022 Event

Held at Inmold Plast’s location in Serbia at the beginning of February, the hybrid event brought together mold designers and a range of specialists to exchange information on trends and marketing developments.

CAD Database Amplifies Mold Design Potential

The Hasco NX library, now featuring the integration of approximately 100 additional components, can be used directly in combination with Siemens’ NX CAD system.

Metalworking Technologies Targeting Mold Builders

Inspection/measurement, cutting tools, design software, machining and automation equipment round out this technology roundup.

Clean-Break Multi-Coupling System Centralizes Cooling Line Connection

The system removes cooling circuit and hose mix-up with a single process step, prevents cooling fluid leakage and includes 21 new products.

Hose System Better Secures Injection Mold Heating, Cooling Circuits

Expansion of Hasco’s Push-Lok system offers flexible, twist-free, kink-resistant hoses for quick repairs, secure connections and max service life.

Standardized Color Table Simplifies CAD Design

Color table developed by Hasco and partners more easily defines and derives workpiece tolerances in 3D CAD design and simplifies process automation.

Software Update Improves Hot Runner Unit Ease of Operation

The Primezone H1281 now retains a “group and select function” for faster controller parametrization and adjustment of new process conditions, as well as extended external control.

Reliable Mold Damage Prevention Achieved Through Ejector Assembly Securing System

The magnetic system offered by Hasco is installed in the riser area of an injection mold to prevent unintentional movement during transport.

Hot Runner Nozzle Range with Optimized Cable Outlet

The connecting cables on the Hasco Vario Shot have been shifted to the outside of the hot half in the nozzle retainer plate, offering more simplified maintenance, dismantling and reassembly.

Amerimold 2021 Post-Show Flashback: Build

MMT looks back on the return of an in-person Amerimold in September after a year-long pandemic.

Mold Component Enables Fast Localization of Injection Molds

The Loc Check A5900, which has GSM tracking, is magnetic attachable to free surfaces of an injection mold and has a battery life up to 3,000 transmission cycles.

Flanged, Pneumatically Operated Needle Valve Unit Highlights Enclosed, Simple Mounting System

The H107940 drive units by Hasco can be mounted directly on a hot runner via a flange construction and is used primarily for fully wired and piped systems.

Mechanical Cycle Counters for High-Temperature Applications

Hasco reveals cycle counters A5730HT and A57300HT for process data monitoring up to 200°C and assembly flexibility.

Back Together Again at Amerimold 2021: Quality Conversations and Connections

The mold manufacturing community came together last week after a long two years apart, and it felt great! This slideshow is a very quick glimpse of everything from the show floor and technical presentations to the awards ceremony and networking party.

Fully Parametrized Native CAD Databases Reduce Design Time, Maximize Process Reliability

Native CAD databases from Hasco include installation spaces for an optimized design process and simplified implementation into CATIA, Siemens NX and SolidWorks CAD systems.

Advancing the Mold with Amerimold 2021 Education Sessions

With an expanded three day schedule, more free educational sessions are being offered than ever before, including a range of sessions from Amerimold exhibitors.

How to Machine and Seal Metric Cooling Line Threads

Understanding the machining of British standard pipe parallel (BSPP) and British standard pipe taper (BSPT) straight threads helps identify why a cooling plug may not be sealing correctly.

Hasco Gears Standard Engineering Tool Toward Mold Designers

The offline tool adds to Amerimold exhibitor Hasco’s online portal. It enables consistent access to more than 100,000 quality mold units, current product data and is available for all conventional CAD systems.

Up Close and Personal Education and Engagement at Amerimold 2021

The Amerimold show floor features exhibits and educational programming over three days focused on new and proven technologies, processes and strategies that are advancing mold manufacturing.

Amerimold 2021 Education Sessions Are Here!

Gain expert insight and advice from 24 unique sessions that touch on all things related to the design, manufacture, maintenance and management of molds.

Booming Mold Manufacturing, Plastics Purchases Pave Way For Successful Amerimold, Extrusion and Molding Shows

Illinois’ transition into Phase 5 of its ‘Restore Illinois’ plan, which lifts all restrictions on gathering size, and favorable market news promises an unforgettable in-person plastics conference Sept. 21-23.

Networking at Amerimold 2021: Receptions, Happy Hour and Leadtime Leader Awards

Networking and making lasting connections doesn’t just happen on the show floor. That’s why Amerimold is bringing exhibitors and attendees three informal events for drinks, food and additional networking opportunities.

Upcoming SPE Mold Technologies Division Discussion Confronts the Challenge of Supporting Next-Generation Moldmakers

Do you find it challenging to hire new designers, engineers or moldmakers for your company? Attend “The Skilled Workforce Challenge,” on April 8, 2021, at 8 a.m. EST for global perspectives and insights on the industry’s top challenge.

Thermal Protection Hose Enhance Occupational Safety

A braided textile glass fiber and a silicone foam coating meets injection mold temperature control requirements, improved mechanical properties and ease of use.

Wedge Lock Washers Reliably Secure Screw Connections

Hasco America zinc-coated wedge lock washers Z693 use tension instead of friction to avoid loosening bolts during intense vibrations or heavy loads.

Hot Runner Unit Presents High Precision Control

The Hasco Primezone H1281 hot runner control unit includes an ergonomic interface and comprehensive diagnostic functions.

Giving Mold Builders Additive Capabilities, Super Creativity

I saw my first 3D-printed hot runner manifold at K 2019 in Germany, but the system did not have a name yet. Fast forward to 2020 and it not only has a name, but it’s been successfully implemented in a number of applications across Europe. And today, it’s ready for the North American marketplace.

Stainless Steel Spiral Cores Issue Homogeneous Conformal Cooling

Hasco’s extended spiral core mold components in stainless steel guarantee efficient heat transfer and homogeneous core cooling for medical and cleanroom technologies.

Low-Leakage Temperature Control System Ensures Maximum Safety

The Hasco system showcases improved and robust quick-release couplings that guarantees safe and independent coupling with a maximum flow rate and a small, low-pressure drop.

How Latch Locks Speed Mold Build Time

Ten key features and functions of internal and side-mounting latch-lock devices that help moldmakers build molds faster and more safely.

Stainless Steel Cooling Range Guarantees Reliable, Leak-Proof Temperature Control

Hasco’s cooling range is a clean and reliable temperature control system for effectively cooling injection molds when using hot or cold water or heat-transfer oil.

Injection Mold Machined Plates Boost Flexibility

Hasco’s P1 plates, machined on all sides, come in about 2000 additional variants in dimensions, thicknesses and materials.

Single Shot Nozzle Focuses on Efficiency, Low Cost, Functionality

The extended nozzle range for hot runners provides a wide range of nozzle variants to allow a straightforward feed into a sub-runner or direct gating to the molded part.

Positive Locking Cylinder Permits Safe Locking

Hasco’s positive locking cylinder Z2302/... is suitable for use with core pulls and mold slides and enables service temperatures up to 180°C.

Hydraulic Clamping Cylinders Offer More Reliable Mold Connections

Hasco offers a broad range of double-clamping cylinders in different dimensions that are suitable for individual applications.

Round Latch Lock Units Enable Optimum Movement

HASCO has developed the round latch lock units Z1780/ and Z1782/ especially for applications when a second parting line or additional ejector plate is necessary.

Component Supplier Ramps Up Support during Crisis

Expediting all work and supplies for Coronavirus projects is key to this mold component supplier They have first priority. “Many of our customers are in the medical field and they need support from us.

HASCO India Receives Best Plastics & Polymers Brand 2020 Award

At the presentation of The Economic Times’ brand awards, Hasco India received the award for “Best Plastics & Polymers Brand 2020”.

Parametric Data Provides Faster Injection Mold Design

To be able to design molds in as effective and time-saving manner as possible, HASCO America Inc. and Radtke design office teamed up for the provision of native, parameterized data.

Linear Needle Guide Unit Ideal for Maximum Precision

The Hasco linear needle guide unit Z073/... is used when maximum precision is required in the flat guiding of plates in injection molding units and die-casting molds.

STEM Camp Girls Get an Early Education About Moldmaking

Junior-high-school age girls get an overview on moldmaking from women and men who are in it.

K Show Report: Next-Level Efficiency and Control

With a show as big as K 2019 with more than 3,000 exhibitors from 63 nations, you may think that identifying a theme among all the technology would be difficult, but after all is said and done, two words come to mind: efficiency and control.

Extensive CAD/CAM Functionality Helps Complete Medical Mold Build in 6 Weeks

The industry has been talking a lot about automotive lately, so I thought I’d switch things up a bit and share the success of a medical device mold project attributed mainly to the right CAD/CAM with built-in mold component supplier catalogs.

Ring Adapters Remove Need for Machining

Hasco’s locating ring adapters Z7500/... enable tool-free adaption with no need for machining.

Proximity Switches Offer Contact-Free Position Monitoring

Hasco’s proximity switches are suited for precise position monitoring during movement sequences and, at end points, make it possible to detect electrically conductive workpieces.

Couplings Suited for Rapid Coupling of Heating/Cooling Lines

Hasco adds multiple shut-off couplings and nipples to its range especially for high-temperature applications.

Tech Trends: K 2019 Sneak Peek, Part 4

Here’s just a quick sneak peek at some of products exhibitors like Husky, Frigel, Barnes Molding Solutions brands and Hasco will be displaying in their booths at K 2019.

Mold Components and Hot Runner Products Designed for Customer Specifications

At K 2019, Hasco will display mold base and hot runner technologies.

Noteworthy News: Building Blocks

Moldmaking companies are the building blocks to this community, so catch up on recent news releases to see which ones are building onto their businesses through expansions, additions and new openings!

Hasco Invests in the Future

Hasco invests in the future with future-oriented production processes and certified quality management so that customers benefit from a clear lead and competitive advantages.

Tech Trends: K 2019 Sneak Peek, Part 3

Not only will K 2019 be hosting discussions on hot industry topics, but it will be exhibiting products from exhibitors like HRSflow, CUMSA USA and Hasco.

Hasco Extends App with Innovative Calculator

Hasco extends its app with an innovative calculator that makes it possible to calculate the surface temperature of a thermal insulation sheet.

Can You Recommend Any Books on Mold Design and Manufacturing?

Mold industry pros rally to offer a list of resources in response to a fellow SPE member’s call for assistance.

Amerimold Action 2019

Amerimold celebrated 20 years in Rosemont, Illinois, and offered attendees a wide variety of products, programs and pomp.

Noteworthy News: Winning Streak

Everyone loves a success story, so take a moment to appreciate and applaud a few from the moldmaking community with the following news releases.

Tech Trends: Component Collection

This week’s highlighted mold component products can provide simple solutions for identification, prevent mold damage, offer time-saving advantages and monitor exact cavity pressure for your business’s production needs.

Tech Trends: Runner Round Up

Take a look at some highlighted hot runner products, which can help your business’s production needs through shortened design and production times, warpage reduction, easy installations, varying levels of user controls and greater application flexibility.

Live Show Floor Recap from Amerimold 2019

In the midst of exhibitors breaking down at the close of Amerimold 2019, the MoldMaking Technology editorial team set up shop at the MMT booth to do a live Manufacturing Alliance Podcast, sharing some immediate insight and feedback on this annual event.

2019 Technology Review: Mold Components

MoldMaking Technology’s 2019 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide offers some of the latest highlighted products and services from supplier companies from a variety of categories, including mold components.

2019 Technology Review: Hot Runners

MoldMaking Technology’s 2019 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide offers some of the latest highlighted products and services from supplier companies from a variety of categories, including hot runners.

2019 Technology Review: Mold Materials

MoldMaking Technology’s 2019 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide offers some of the latest highlighted products and services from supplier companies from a variety of categories, including mold materials.

Hot Runner System Comes Fully Equipped

Hasco’s Hot Half H4400/… system comes fully equipped with all the hot runner components and nozzles, as well as the clamping, bolster and nozzle retainer plates, plus the standard components and connectors, and is ready for immediate use.

Identification Stamps Offer Clear Identification of Molded Parts

Hasco introduces identification stamps, which offer simple solutions for clear and direct identification of plastic injection molded parts.

SPE Mold Technologies Division Honors Two Women in Moldmaking at Amerimold

Historic honors includes the first female moldmaker of the year and only the fourth woman mold designer of the year.

Two Women Capture SPE 2019 Moldmaker and Mold Designer of the Year Honors

SPE’s Mold Technologies Division to present the awards at Amerimold on June 13.

Hot Runner Controller Offers Intuitive Touch Interface

Hasco America, Inc. extends its hot runner product portfolio with a generation of control units in the H1280/… series.

Centering Sleeve Saves Space for Flexible Mold Design

HASCO offers the centering sleeve Z21/, which can be deployed flexibly to precisely align the plates on injection molds as they are joined together.

Locking Cylinder Suited for High-Temperature Applications

HASCO introduces the positive locking cylinder Z2302/ for high-temperature applications in compression and injection molding tools.

Hasco Sponsors the Excellence in Production Competition

Hasco sponsors the Excellence in Production competition because it fits the company’s aims to improve processes and results.

Hasco 2019 Designer Days Event

Hasco has been organizing Designer Days and Dinners worldwide for many years, thus engaging in a dialogue with designers.

Pre-Hardened Steel Designed for Machinability

Hasco’s 1.2714HH pre-hardened steel supplements its plate lineup and offers optimum wear resistance, stability and other properties for machining.

Webinar: Standard Components – Options that Simplify Mold Designs, Reduce Costs and Speed Mold Building

October 23 webinar will discuss new options and advantages of using standardized components.

Diamond Coating on Slideways Minimizes Wear

With so much happening in a busy show year between NPE2018, Amerimold 2018 and IMTS 2018, MoldMaking Technology is revisiting some of the technology that was on display. In case you missed it: Hasco stack mold components increase production output and efficiency while decreasing costs.

Scenes from Amerimold 2018 in Novi, Michigan

From technology demos and tech talks to awards and arcade games, Amerimold had much to offer industry this year.

2018 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide: Mold Materials

MoldMaking Technology’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide is an accurate, comprehensive, easy-to-read and easy-to-use use guide for researching today’s technology, equipment, products and services. The year’s latest moldmaking product developments within mold engineering/design, build and maintenance/repair are broken down into 10 sections, including mold materials.

2018 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide: Hot Runners

MoldMaking Technology’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide is an accurate, comprehensive, easy-to-read and easy-to-use use guide for researching today’s technology, equipment, products and services. The year’s latest moldmaking product developments within mold engineering/design, build and maintenance/repair are broken down into 10 sections, including hot runners.

2018 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide: Mold Components

MoldMaking Technology’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide is an accurate, comprehensive, easy-to-read and easy-to-use use guide for researching today’s technology, equipment, products and services. The year’s latest moldmaking product developments within mold engineering/design, build and maintenance/repair are broken down into 10 sections, including mold components.

Scenes from Amerimold 2018, Part 3—Leadtime Leader, Networking and Fun!

Each year, Amerimold 2018 provides an excellent forum for the moldmaking industry to connect—but not just on the show floor. Here are more scenes from the lighter side.

Round Latch Locking Unit Offers Precision and Reliability

Hasco’s round latch locking unit is compact and mounts on the inside to ensure precision and reliability.

Thinking Big and Easy

It’s what's between the platens that matters, says Hasco Engineering Manager Brenda Clark at NPE2018. “It’s all about the precise amount of space required to get the product produced in the minimum amount of mold base, yet with the best quality and substantial steel to improve part quality.”

Tradeshow Tuesday: On Display at Amerimold 2018, Part 2

Amerimold 2018 is only 43 days away! Plan ahead by checking out this week’s slideshow, which highlights some of what will be on display at the show.

Tradeshow Tuesday: On Display at Amerimold 2018

Cruise through this week’s slideshow for a peek at some of what will be on display at Amerimold 2018.

Successful Supplier Nights Help "Mold" Careers

The Chicago Chapter of the American Mold Builders Association (AMBA) recently hosted its fourth successful supplier night fundraiser that continues to provide much-needed support for promoting careers in moldmaking.

Standardization Solutions Drive Mold Component Innovations

Mold component suppliers continue to standardize products that speed mold building while also developing technology that addresses design, cooling, release and other challenges.

Tradeshow Tuesday: Coming Up at NPE2018

Cruise through this week’s slideshow to see more of what’s coming up at NPE2018.

Hot-Runner System Has Screw-In Nozzle for Leak Protection

Hasco’s H4016/ hot-runner system has a screw-in nozzle that ensures leak-free operation.

Hot Runner Technologies Aim to Simplify Moldmakers’ Approaches

Hot runner suppliers are developing solutions that remove complexities from the way that moldmakers and molders design, control and maintain their processes.

Cylindrical Head Surface on Ejector Pin Enables Secure Mold Mounting Position

Hasco Z410 ejector pins enable precise centering of individually contoured ejector or core pins.

2017: Gone but Not Forgotten

I wish to thank everyone I’ve worked with to write features that have appeared each month in MMT. Plus, a look at a series of features about one of my favorite topics: Workforce development.

Collaborative Hot Runner Design to Improve Mold Performance

Improving injection mold performance requires understanding hot runner needs and options.

Flat Ejectors Have Tight Dimensional Tolerances for Flash-Free Production

Flat ejectors Z4656 and Z4655 from Hasco have either two or four corner radii over the full length of the ejector blade.

Technology Tuesday: Products Featured at Fakuma 2017

More than 1700 exhibitors will showcase products at the 25th anniversary of Fakuma, an international trade show for industrial plastics processing. This slideshow highlights some of the products that will be on display.

Supplier-Based Training Programs Fuel Mold Industry Needs

Moldmaking industry supplier companies establish workforce development programs to increase the flow of new talent for themselves and for the industry.

SLIDESHOW: Technology Tuesday, From 3D Printing to Mold Cleaning

MMT offers technical content in a variety of formats, including webinars. Here is a quick overview of some archived webinars that cover mold engineering, building and maintenance.

Amerimold 2017: Plastics Exhibitors Promoted Products, Too

Amerimold had it all this year—or should I say it had MORE than ever before. While metalworking tools, materials and systems reigned supreme, the plastics side of the equation was also well represented.

Amerimold 2017: Multitudes of Metalworking Materials and Machines

Amerimold proved once again that it is THE event for moldmaking.

Technology Tuesday: Hot Runners and Mold Components

This week’s Tech Tuesday blog brings readers a review of several products announced during the last few weeks, namely hot runner and mold componentry.

Planting the "Seed"

Last week I shared my observations during a facility tour of mold component supplier Hasco at the K show. One highlight was its Learning Center SEED apprenticeship program, so I wanted to dig a little deeper with the instructor and three apprentices to share how the program works.

SLIDEHOW: Process Automation and Planning Strategies

I sometimes forget that many technology suppliers to the moldmaking industry are also manufacturers that use many of the same products and equipment that you do, while facing similar challenges. For example, last month during the K Show in Germany I had the opportunity to visit Hasco’s corporate headquarters in Ludenscheid.

SLIDESHOW: Technology Showcase, After K

By all accounts K 2016 was a success. According to show management, attendees were delighted with the wealth of new technical developments presented by raw materials producers, machinery manufacturers and producers of semi-finished and technical parts. Here are some technology highlights.

Technology Showcase: Mold Components and Surface Treatment

Today’s Technology Showcase features products you may have missed in recent issues.

Designing Molds, Building Futures

Wes Cobb, president of Technical Design Associates Inc. in Brevard, North Carolina, is the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Mold Technologies Division’s 2016 Mold Designer of the Year.

Technology Showcase, Hot Runners and Mold Components

Take a look at this week's slideshow to see products that make building and/or maintaining molds more efficient and cost-effective.

Sold on Amerimold – Exhibitors Share their Perspectives

Amerimold exhibitors had a lot of very positive experiences this year, including making sales right from the show floor. We touched base with many of them and created this slide show to share some highlights with you!

SPE Mold Technologies Division Seeks Nominees

Hundreds of attendees from all over the world, including members of the Mold Technologies Division, attended ANTEC in Indianapolis to share knowledge and research, to network, and to learn.

Seeing the Industry with a New Perspective

Last week I attended Plastec West in Anaheim, California (what a nice break from frigid temps in Chicago!). It was my first trade show as senior editor of MoldMaking Technology versus attending as a public relations manager for plastics industry suppliers, and I enjoyed seeing everything with a new perspective.

Setting a Standard in Hot Runner Design

Keeping hot runner system costs down is key to efficient injection mold design.

Take a Break and Listen In

MMT has covered how the right mold components can help improve mold cooling and produce higher-quality parts, but this week we had two experts speak about the fundamentals of mold cooling and components for optimized system design. The recorded webinar is now available.

VIDEO: Quick-Change for the Entire Mold Assembly

As opposed to just core and cavity plates, this quick-change system is designed to streamline changeovers of entire molds, including different-size tooling.

What's "Cool" at amerimold?

Well, the new CoolCross Z99/ for one, which opens up a range of completely new possibilities for the designer when it comes to designing cooling systems for injection molds. This technology is on display on the show floor in a special setup with plexiglass and water to show the CoolCross live.

Reaching the Next Level of Efficient Machining

Clamping devices can help to achieve fast and efficient mold plate and cavity/core insert changes during machining.

Think Metric, Part 3

Insight from several technology suppliers—in design software, mold components, programming, machines, cutting tools and measurement equipment who have been following the metric trend—may help to make the transition a smooth one.

From the Field: The Right CAD/CAM Makes New Mold Manufacture Easier and the Entire Process More Efficient

Fine, tiny detailing demanded by model railway enthusiasts requires moldmaking tolerances in manufacturing scale models that are often tighter than those in the automotive industry. With the right CAD/CAM system creating the mold around the designed product takes approximately 30% less time than it did with the CAD/CAM system PECO used before switching to VISI.

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