Automotive
Shared Engineering Expertise Overcomes Design and Delivery Challenges
Collaboration on part and mold design between a molder and mold builder were vital to overcoming design and production challenges for a unique automotive project.
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How to Improve Mold Venting with Metal Additive Manufacturing
Patented 3D-printed mold insert design rapidly evacuates gases while preventing plastic flash-through, eliminates costly maintenance and need for press-side temperature-control units.
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Correlation-Free Measuring Cell Enables Real-Time Process Monitoring
Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions introduces its Zeiss AICell trace, a dual, 7-axis robotic system that can be utilized in near-line, at-line or in-line applications.
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How to Make an Informed Hot Runner Decision
A proper hot runner assessment requires evaluating and calculating key runner system variables.
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International Perspective: European Toolmakers Face a Rocky Road Ahead
For many tool-, die- and moldmakers within the automotive supply chain time is running out, says Volker Schäfer, chairman of VDMA’s (German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association) toolmaking division.
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Workflow and Quality Count
A recent visit to a hot runner systems and solutions provider proved the importance of workflow and quality to a production facility’s layout.
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Free Webinar Looks at Automotive Manufacturing in 2020
Gardner Intelligence columnist Michael Guckes explains what’s next for automakers, manufacturers in a free webinar on December 17th at 11am EST. Register Today!
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Readjusting to the New Normal of Automotive Tooling
“Control what you can control,” Laurie Harbour of Harbour Results says because on top of our current economic uncertainty, government volatility, tariffs and trade there also is a shift happening in the automotive industry that demands flexibility from today’s mold builders.
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Addressing Aluminum Tooling Objections
Mold builder shares the technical and financial advantages it experiences using aluminum tooling.
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Tooling, Tariffs and Reinventing One's Business for the "New Normal"
Mold industry professionals attending the Makino Technology Expo learned they must prepare for the “new normal” and build a better marketing and sales plan.
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