Mold Maintenance

Mold Documentation Tracking System Updated

MoldTrax’s MTWEB now allows visibility in multiple locations and five languages.

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Dry Ice Blaster Upgraded

Cold Jet has updated it dry-ice cleaning system, the i3 MicroClean, with the i3 MicroClean 2 promising more power and efficiency.

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Mold Maintenance

Ultrasonic System Purpose Built to Clean Injection Molds

Emerson says its ultrasonic systems can reduce mold cleaning time over manual scrubbing from hours to minutes.

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Mold Maintenance

Controller-Guided Procedure for Faster Hot-Runner Color Changes

Husky partnered with Chem-Trend to speed hot-runner color changes, pairing a new guided procedure within the Altanium Mold Controller with Chem-Trend’s Ultra Purge brand of purging compound.

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Mold Maintenance

Heard of Design for Manufacture…How About Design for Maintenance?

Contract manufacturer Canon Virginia (yes, that Canon) used a webinar to introduce what it calls DFM2— Design for Manufacture and Design for Maintenance.

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Mold Maintenance

DMS North America Acquires Component Guys

The acquisition, effective March 1, reunites former and present DMS team members.

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Components Help Route Cooling Lines

Diverting rods and O-rings provide designers with more options to route cooling lines within their tools.

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Redesigned Roller Lock Available in Three Advanced Materials

DME new LT-Series LifeTime Side Locks come in D2, DC53, or 440C stainless steel, depending on the tool’s requirements.

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Mold Maintenance

Leaf-Spring Roll Stopper Holds Slides in Place

Meusburger’s leaf-spring roll-stopper slide retainers come in two different variations with three different thicknesses of leaf spring.

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Mold Maintenance

Non-Magnetic Quick Mold Change

PFA says its new Hydra-Jaws quick mold change (QMC) system targets molds made from non-magnetic materials such as aluminum or ones with insulator plates and rough or uneven surfaces.

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Plastics Size Reduction