When dealing specifically with closure and consumer applications, part and production quality—along with color change performance—are major considerations. Maintaining optimum melt homogeneity is key to achieving this. […]
The manifold is an important component in delivering a consistent and homogeneous melt to the cavity. Today’s industry standard includes naturally balanced melt channels (both with and without level changes), […]
Hot runner temperature control and proper hot runner system management can easily get lost in the day-to-day flurry of tool changes, process setup, equipment issues and myriad other urgent matters. Compounding this challenge is the need to onboard and train new employees on why things are done a certain way and not just how. Here [...]
New part challenges directly translate into new tooling challenges. While many hot runner system suppliers have responded with new designs, […]
The starting point in any improvement is a clear understanding of the business goals. In the analysis process, a set of goals was discovered that has been close to universal across the companies interviewed: increase productivity, […]
In talking with tool shop executives, it became apparent that many do not take the time to analyze their business processes. […]
In the hard milling process there are a number of concerns. For example, a build-up of heat during the cutting process can cause premature tool wear, trapped/welded chips, […]
The secret of hard milling has been around for awhile. The problem is that people often don’t want to accept the requirements because of the necessary investment.You can’t take any shortcuts and expect to get results. […]
Digital prototyping gives designers and engineers the ability to virtually explore a complete product before it is built—so they can design, visualize and simulate products from the conceptual design phase through the manufacturing process. […]
Obviously a completely integrated package from one developer means that the part, the tool, the drawings and the machining are all linked, all of the time, so changes and improvements are handled with ease. […]