Molds & Tooling

Molds & Tooling

Expanded Blade Ejector Line

Progressive Components has expanded its blade ejector line, which includes optional “Mold-Ready” features that reduce the need for in-house machining.

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Molds & Tooling

U-Frame and Companion Insert System Expanded

PCS Company is introducing new sizes for its Flexible Insert Tooling System (F.I.T.S.) offering in support of prototyping, sampling and short production tooling.

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Molds & Tooling

The Connector Conundrum: 3D Printed Mold Tooling’s Role in Innovation

ReelView Fishing faced an electronics obstacle in the development of its new technology for underwater video. Additive manufacturing for moldmaking allowed for the speed necessary to iterate to a solution. How inventors and invention will benefit from new ways of obtaining production-ready tooling.

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Mold Maintenance

Design Your Tools for Moldability ... and Maintenance

In the initial design phase, when considering the structure and elements of the tool, are you designing them to be maintenance friendly? Canon Virginia has used this approach and preventive maintenance to make tool replacement a thing of the past. You can, too. Here’s how.

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Molds & Tooling

Ejector Delay Unit for Two-Stage Demolding

Hasco’s Z1725/… ejector delay unit enables two-stage ejector demolding so sprue and part are cleanly separated through a coordinated ejector movement.

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Get Better at Using Foam for Your Molded Parts

Machine performance and process speeds are critical when using foam to reduce part weight while retaining part integrity.

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Molds & Tooling

Slide Retainer Features Positive Locking Connection

Hasco’s Z1899/… compact slide retainer applies a ball catch for reliable locking.

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M-2 Ejector Pins Line Introduced

Progressive Components says the new M-2 Ejector Pins are especially suited for high wear resistance with abrasive materials and high-heat applications. 

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Molds & Tooling

Scaling New Heights With Vertical Integration

Eden Manufacturing was founded on a vision of vertical integration, adding advanced injection molding capabilities to a base of precision moldmaking and more recently bringing Swiss-type machining capabilities in-house.

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Hot Show for Cold Jet

Dry ice blasting technology supplier Cold Jet has sold two of its show display machines at NPE2024. 

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Process Cooling