Tooling
Mold Designers Put the Web to Work
The internet is redefining the tool-design process. Some mold designers are finding that using the Web to manage a tool project can shorten lead times, cut costs, and make sure vital data get to all participants in a project.
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Nickel Shells Bring Shorter Lead Times And Faster Cycles to Blow Molding
Two Canadian tool builders have formed an alliance to introduce the first blow molds made by nickel-vapor deposition (NVD). The partners are the Nickel Tooling Technology div. of Weber Manufacturing Ltd. in Midland, Ont., and Ryka Blow Molds Ltd. of Mississauga, Ont.
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Cast Prototypes of Reinforced Nylon 6 Match Injection Molded Quality
A newly developed reactive casting process makes glass-reinforced nylon 6 prototypes and production parts quickly and easily from low-cost molds.
Read MoreFrom NPE 2000: What's Hot in Hot Runners
Closer cavity spacing, in-press serviceability, improved valve gates, smarter controls, quick-ship standard manifolds, and Internet e-commerce were leading themes in hot runners at the big show in Chicago.Hot-runner components were one of the largest categories of injection molding products exhibited at the triennial NPE show in June.
Read MoreNPE Newsfinder: Control and Monitoring
Visitors to NPE can get a taste of how the Internet will serve as a gateway connecting processors to their process or linking customers to their orders.
Read MoreNPE 2000 News Wrap-Up: CAD & CAE
NPE 2000 offered a brand-new option for processors and mold designers: the ability to “rent” flow analysis on a pay-per-use basis over the Internet.
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The New Dimension in Mold Simulation
Keep an eye on the increasing prominence of so-called 鈥3D鈥 mold analysis. Two vendors of simulation software from Europe and Asia think it鈥檚 the best solution for a big proportion of injection molded parts. Established U.S. suppliers aren鈥檛 so sure. In any case, the capabilities of both 3D and standard 2.5D simulation are expanding rapidly.
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What to Do When the Mold Just Won't Fill Right
What should have been a routine injection molding job was plagued with problems right from the start.
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Injection Molding Troubleshooter: Get the Most from Flow Simulation
Flow-simulation software is one of the most powerful tools ever developed for improving injection molded part quality.
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