Tool Steel
How to Achieve the Best Mold Finish
A look at factors that impact the polishability of tool steels and recommendations for obtaining a high-gloss finish.
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What Does the Ukraine War Have to Do with Plastics?
Europe is feeling the heat from the abrupt halt to steel exports from Russia and Ukraine. Will the ripples reach to our shores, and when?
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Desktop Metal Qualifies D2 Tool Steel for Additive Manufacturing
The company says its Production System binder jetting technology enables production of cold work tool and die parts with high hardness, wear resistance and compressive strength.
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Vertical Machining Center Designed for Moldmaking Alongside Metal 3D Printers Brings Virus Face Masks to Market Quickly
Speed and accuracy of a new vertical machining center are vital to a two-process approach for quickly producing much-needed face mask molds.
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Westminster Tool Run Rigorous DOE on New 3D-Printed Tool Steels
Hybrid 3D printing platform offers mold builders high-tolerance metal parts faster, at lower cost and with less secondary finishing.
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The Benefits of Alloying Tool Steel
Improve tooling efficiencies, extend mold life and reduce overall tooling costs with a focus on tool steel properties that solve wear, flaking and cracking issues.
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Swiss Steel Highlights Specialty Steel Material for High Corrosion Resistance
Amerimold 2021 exhibitor Swiss Steel offers Corroplast, a stainless steel mold base material for use in high-humidity environments and with corrosive resins.
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WEBINAR: Tool Steel Demands and Enhancements
Pressurized electro-slag refining and powder metal production techniques remove impurities when producing highly alloyed stainless steel grades specifically for moldmaking. Listen to this free webinar to learn about current trends in the plastics industry, next-generation stainless tool steels, production techniques and additively manufactured parts and components.
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MMT Chats: 30 Under 30 Honoree, Mold Designer Says Key to Growth Is Harvesting Knowledge
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges invites Mold Designer Sasha Stojanovic of the Industrial Molds Division of Pyramid Molding Group as a guest on this MMT Chat. He shares his magnum opus and take on mentoring, as well as explains the challenge of machinability and why education must change. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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MMT Chats: 30 Under 30 Honoree, Project Engineer & Lean Six Sigma Rep Shares Passion
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges brings on EDRO Specialty Steels Project Engineer Katherine Pistorius as a guest for this MMT Chats video interview to talk about her love of cutting waste, process management, and efficiency, which lead her to Lean Six Sigma. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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