Optimize mold cooling system
The plastics industry has been incorrectly sizing waterlines for years. This is most prevalent in mold designs that use bubblers to deliver the cooling medium. […]
Mold materials should meet the requirements of mold manufacturing
With increasingly complex mold designs comes the need for mold materials that enable moldmakers to machine cores and cavities more efficiently, keep production costs down and meet short delivery times. […]
How To Solve Sprue Sticking To The Mold
The condensed material of sprue sticks to the sprue of molds, which poses difficulty for ejection. […]
How to make it easier for mold manufacturers to use the hot runner system
Historically, hot runner systems can be complicated to understand, design and use. They are also among the most expensive components in moldmaking. For both of these reasons and more, some mold makers invited several suppliers of hot runner systems and components to participate in a special roundtable discussion. […]
Process monitoring technology can help moldmakers
Every shop deals with two universal truths: People are part of the process and make mistakes, and sooner or later, all mechanical devices will either wear out or break. The consequences of both truths can range from merely expensive to catastrophic. […]
What Is Dark Spots Or Black Lines Of Plastic Parts ? And How To Solve
Color is normal on the surface of products, though black spots or lines occasionally occur. The dark spots or black lines are fundamentally caused by the thermal degradation of material or carbonization of impurities due to various factors. The raw material is mixed with impurities (such as impurities falling off when the operator is unripping [...]
What Is Aberration Of Plastic Parts? And How To Solve
Aberration refers to the discrepancy of color on the products wherein the tint is uneven. The causes whereof comprise: […]
Analyze Mold Company Spending Trends
Each year Industry Intelligence sends a Capital Spending Survey to metalworking shops asking about their intended spending on equipment for the coming year. […]
Analyze Growth Trends In Mold Making
Mold making Index results between January and October of 2017 broke records with an average index reading of 55.8. By comparison, the last time the index experienced a comparable period of prolonged expansion was in 2014, when the average index reading from January to October was a respectable 53.8. When interpreting Industry Intelligence data, a [...]
How To Solve The Poor Glossiness Issue In injection Molding
1 Use plastics with sound glossiness (such as ABS and PP etc), appropriately add additives which can improve the glossiness of products, and reduce the content of volatiles in raw materials (such as lubricating agent); […]