Mold life is key to a company’s bottom line and profitability. With the design and building stages complete, it is time to set the mold in the press and develop a process. Here are key press settings and essential preventative maintenance steps to improve mold life. […]
each one is an opportunity to make more money and grow the business. Certainly, nobody on the production floor has any issues with prospects and customers sending inquiries for projects. More work means more pay for more years. […]
As tooling complexity increases, it is necessary to explore ways to simplify your mold-building process, and that is where additive manufacturing can help. […]
Mold manufacturers must deliver high-quality molds to customers faster than their competitors and then help them design products right the first time. […]
When there are many miles between you and your mold builder, consider the following five approaches to ensure the mold is built on time, on budget and at the quality the project deserves. […]
“Can I die sink EDM two different workpiece materials at the same time?” is a frequently asked EDM question, especially in mold manufacturing where tool steels and copper alloys are often involved. […]
A new nozzle design developed by an certain mold builder abandons the usual round opening for a wide slit to allow for up to 25% faster cycle times, lower shear and injection pressure. […]
An injection-molded part is only as good as the mold that produces it. If a mold prematurely fails during production, it’s not only bad news for the molder who loses valuable production time — and possibly even a customer — but especially for the moldmaker, who promises his customers a long service life, fast injection [...]
Automotive bumpers are safety devices that absorb and mitigate external impact forces before and after Auto is protected. In the 1980s and 1990s, Automotive bumpers basically used metallic materials as raw materials. […]
Proper design of the hot runner plates is critical to molding success. The hot runner plates must perform the function of a rigid and stable support while being exposed to high mechanical loadings from both the hot runner components and the molding machine. […]