Introduction to Non-Contact Laser Toolsetting
Laser toolsetters provide a fast, auto-mated means to verify tool dimensions, especially critical in checking for wear during the long machining runs in moldmaking. […]
How to Select Modern CAD/CAM/CAE Software
There are numerous software solu-tions available for real-time, CAD-based measuring metrology. Each one has strengths and shortfalls that distinguish them from the others. Key aspects to consider when looking for the best solution are: […]
How to maintain a CMM
CMM is constructed very differently than a machine tool, so maintenance requirements are also very different. Below, are some maintenance tips to help you obtain maximum life and performance from your CMM: […]
How to do a good making
Today’s standard machine tools can deliver accuracy and repeatability approaching levels formerly available only on CMMs. This enables the machine tool itself to be used for probing checks of workpieces during critical stages of the machining process. […]
How to Clean Nozzles
The degree at which a nozzle needs to be cleaned is dependent upon the clearance around the nozzle body and the cavity insert along with the sealing/stacking surfaces of the components. […]
How to Clean a set of hot runner system
Now we discuss the pros and cons of sending a flashed manifold out for repair versus performing this task in-house. This article will begin to deal with the disassembly, troubleshooting, cleaning and reassembling of a typical, and flashed 16-cavity valve gate manifold. […]
How to Check a hot runner system
If there is even the slightest suspicion that a manifold has flashed, the processor should put a few pellets of a red resin or contrasting colorant into the melt stream (in the nozzle tip), then shoot the mold two to four times before it’s pulled to aid in locating the source of the leak. While [...]
How to do a proper inspection in mold
Most shops use gage balls during the inspection process, but First-rate Mold Solution Co., Ltd felt the results weren’t always repeatable. According to Steven, the balls are usually a jig ground hole in a workpiece with a reference point customer-specific to each item. We needed a process that guaranteed repeatable results. […]
How to do a good Mold Tryout
1. Flow RateFirst, flow rate must be established. How is this usually done? Is it even studied at all? The answer is “It isn’t studied.” The sad fact is that it is so easy to do. The injection molding machine itself is the most available and easiest rheometer there is to use. […]
Modern CAD/CAM/CAE software help mold buiders
Mold builders and their customers have long applied themselves to the digital technology afforded by CAD and CAM. These technologies have been employed in design as well as manufacturing and include CNC machining, routing, EDM and other processes. But those aspects of the enterprise are not the only ones that are open to great benefits [...]