Tooling
Hot Runner Controller Adds Upgraded Display
Spark Industries has replaced the display on its Pulse line of hot runner controller with a high-resolution 10.1-in. LCD display, with retrofits available for existing controllers.
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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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Patent-Pending Lifter Released
Progressive Components says the new C-Series UniLifter features a cylindrical design that adjusts for misaligned ejector plates, easing wear on mold components.
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VEM Group Opens Plant in Bulgaria
The California headquartered injection molder and moldmaker moved into a new facility in Plovdiv in January 2021.
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What You Need to Know About Blade Ejectors: Part 2
Follow these guidelines to prevent premature wear, flash and galling.
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Going for the Green vs. Getting in the Hole
Too often when designing a tool or establishing a process, molders go for the hole in one when they only need to aim for the green.
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Dual-Zone Hot Sprue Bushing
Melt Design’s Equatemp line of hot sprue bushings now has a dual-zone model.
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Virtual Mold Qualifications Become Reality
You might be able to add mold qualifications to the list of things forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s how NyproMold responded.
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Upgraded Simulation Package Adds Nozzle Zone & Conformal Cooling ‘Wizards’
Wizards assist conformal-cooling layout and simulation of melt compression in the nozzle in Moldex3D 2021.
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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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