Tooling
TOOLING: Designing Molds for Easy Maintenance in the Press, Part 1
Attention to design of cooling, ejection, and slides can save downtime and maintenance headaches.
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TOOLING: Dealing with Lifters--Part 2
This installment delves into more detail on some variables of design and fitting/timing of the lifters, which can cause issues or failures during molding.
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Servo Valve-Gate Helps Auto Parts Weigh Less & Look Great
More uniform and lower pressure makes a thinner, better part.
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Shiny New Hot-Runner Plant Is High Tech Showplace
HRSflow employs automation, sophisticated software tools in its first North American production plant.
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HRSflow Opens Ultra-Modern Hot-Runner Plant in Michigan
Italian hot-runner firm establishes first North American production, focused on automotive.
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TOOLING: Having Trouble with Lifters?
Lifters can cause tool maintenance, repair, and processing issues if not designed properly. Here we begin a series on how to avoid all this.
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New PLA Molder Anticipates Swift Growth
SelfEco developed two diverse PLA product lines in less than a year.
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Mold Maintenance Hand Skills: It’s All about Connectivity
It takes a blend of brawn and brains for any tradesman or repair technician to become a craftsman or journeyman. And these skills can be learned.
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A Very Small World: Micromolding at Makuta
Makuta Technics sweats the tiny details so it can run ‘lights out’ most of the day.
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