Tooling for Plastics Production

Tooling for plastics production includes molds, mold components, ejector pins, mold bases, nozzles, mold cores, mold cavities, conformal cooling.

Advanced Valve Gate Solution for Multicavity Line Saves Time, Optimizes Performance
Injection Molding

Advanced Valve Gate Solution for Multicavity Line Saves Time, Optimizes Performance

Oerlikon HRSflow highlights an advancement for its Multiflow HRS multicavity line, the EYEgate HRS, a valve gate hot runner system solution.  

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AIM Institute Continues to Grow Plastics Education and Training on 10th Anniversary

The AIM institute was created in response to the rising need for skilled injection molding professionals, providing individuals with a fundamental understanding of plastic rheology and plastic flow through a mold.

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Optimizing Pack & Hold Times for Hot-Runner & Valve-Gated Molds

Using scientific procedures will help you put an end to all that time-consuming trial and error. Part 1 of 2.

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Tooling Know-How

What You Need to Know About Leader Pins and Bushings

There’s a lot more to these humble but essential mold components than you might suspect. Following the author’s tips could save much time, money and frustration.

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Tooling

Three Key Decisions for an Optimal Ejection System

When determining the best ejection option for a tool, molders must consider the ejector’s surface area, location and style.

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Tooling

Best of Fattori, Tooling Know How

In this collection of articles Jim Fattori offers his insights on a variety of molding-related topics that are bound to make your days on the production floor go a little bit better.

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How To Design Three-Plate Molds – Part 4

There are many things to consider, and paying attention to the details can help avoid machine downtime and higher maintenance costs — and keep the customer happy.

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Mold Maintenance

Expanded Air Poppet Valve Series Supports Molded Part Ejection

CUMSA expands Air Poppet Valve series with a smaller size dimension and a first-time size offering in inches.

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Mold Simulation

Software Suite Creates Integrated Workflows for Optimizing Moldmaking

Eastec 2025: The HxGN Mould and Die Suite includes VISI, WORNC, NCSIMUL and datanomix tools to provide an integrated workflow from design/engineering to manufacturing and automation.

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Tooling

Cooling System Saves Energy Directly In The Mold

Hasco’s Cooling Tornado offers simplified installation and quick retrofits, and also enables customized shortening, further supporting uncomplicated installation on existing systems.

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PTXPO

Moldmakers Honored at PTXPO 2025

Several awards were presented for individual expertise as well as individual contributions to the industry and community.

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Molds & Tooling

Slides Speed Mold Design, Simplify Mold Building

Progressive Components expands its slide action offering with the addition of the Versa-Slide product line, which makes mold maintenance more consistent and predictable.

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AIM Institute Continues to Grow Plastics Education and Training on 10th Anniversary

The AIM institute was created in response to the rising need for skilled injection molding professionals, providing individuals with a fundamental understanding of plastic rheology and plastic flow through a mold.

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Plastics Size Reduction

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Optimizing Pack & Hold Times for Hot-Runner & Valve-Gated Molds

Using scientific procedures will help you put an end to all that time-consuming trial and error. Part 1 of 2.

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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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Tooling

What You Need to Know About Leader Pins and Bushings

There’s a lot more to these humble but essential mold components than you might suspect. Following the author’s tips could save much time, money and frustration.

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Three Key Decisions for an Optimal Ejection System

When determining the best ejection option for a tool, molders must consider the ejector’s surface area, location and style.

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Molds & Tooling

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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Process Cooling