Mold Materials

Mold Materials

Laser Welding Versus Micro Welding

The latest battle in finely detailed restoration/repair of mold materials.

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Mold Materials

Soft Wired: Cutting High Taper Angles with Wire EDM

Examine the wire’s properties to determine the right one for achieving the best cut.

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Products and Services for Multiple Moldmaking Needs

New year, new technology roundup! Featured here is a collection of product offerings, from profile milling cutters to industry-specific CAD/CAM software to innovative hot work tool steels.

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EDM

Advantages and Disadvantages of Copper and Graphite Electrodes

Both copper and graphite provide approximately the same end result, so it is important for a shop to consider the advantages and disadvantages of each material in order to discover what would work best in their shop floor environment.

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Mold Materials

How to Use Diffusion Bonding to Optimize a Mold’s Thermal Performance

Joining dissimilar metals has tremendous potential for conformal cooling, but to successfully use diffusion bonding, a mold builder must understand the complexities of the interface and its effect on the chemical and thermo-mechanical properties of the bond.

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Mold Materials

MMT Chats: California Mold Builder Discusses the Difficulties with Silicone Molding and the Power of the Magic 8 Ball

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges sits down with M.R. Mold President and Owner, Rick Finnie, to discuss how he began his moldmaking career, M.R. Mold's LSR Education, and the struggles of working with silicone. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently. 

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How to Eliminate Streaks and Weld Problems with Laser Technology

Laser technology overcomes streaking and welding challenges for new mold textures and texture repair.

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Mold Materials

Advances in P20 Steel Potentially Eliminates Need for Stress Relieving After Rough Cutting

Omega Tool Corp. compares conventional, new P20 grades side by side in production fascia tools, finds no downside.

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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.

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Cutting Tools

Most-Viewed Content of 2022

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

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