Introduction to Seven Daily Habits for mold repair
Following is a list of seven daily habits to include—the most mentioned, or in some cases, the most vehemently defended. Here they are in order of frequency: […]
How to run equipment purchase?
However, a major obstacle facing businesses during this current, recessionary climate is the difficulty—and sometimes downright inability—to secure the funding required for the purchase of capital equipment. […]
How to detect water flow?
The 32-cavity mold landed on our bench and looked like any other mold than had been run hard and put away wet. It was covered in grime and resin dust and after a 90-mile truck ride, was still dripping water out of every fitting. The only information we had was a verbal comment that “It [...]
How to develop your mold business
Moldmakers were the first wave of manufacturers affected by the outsourcing trend that pushed manufacturing into China. But now we’re seeing that business is coming back . Culture and geography have helped provide a temporary stay for domestic moldmakers. […]
Do market analyses for manufacturers in 2010
We are at the start of a New Year and we are at the start of a new period of economic recovery. […]
Introduction to Shrink Fit Advantages
There are 10 inherent benefits that a good shrink fit chuck can offer a mold shop:1. Unsurpassed accuracyA properly produced shrink fit chuck should be able to guarantee 0.00012″ (3 microns) maximum run-out at three times the cutting tool diameter. This accuracy is very repeatable from operator to operator. […]
Introduction to The Toolholder Solution
When looking for toolholder solutions for any type of machining, it is always good to first focus on three main features that a toolholder must bring you: […]
Balancing Is Simple and Quick
Even knowing what we now know, there are still reservations on the subject of balancing. With the correct balancing machine and practice-oriented software, balancing is quick and easy to do. The operator puts the holder in the machine and selects the suitable requirements in the menu. From then on the machine tells him what to [...]
Balanced Toolholder Assemblies increase productivity
These vibrations are not only harmful to the spindle and the cutting tool, they impair process reliability and are transferred to the machining results. They create chatter marks that have to be removed by additional fine machining or handwork. […]
Balanced Toolholder Assemblies are very important
There is an overriding misconception in the manufacturing universe that only manufacturers who perform high-speed cutting benefit from balancing their tools before putting them to work. The fact is anyone who cuts anything on a machine tool stands to benefit from the improved productivity and process reliability, and increased tool and spindle life that result [...]