Introduction to Heat Shrinking Technology
toolholding system to note is heat shrinking technology. This technology is based on heating up and cooling down a toolholder through induction technology. […]
Introduction to Hydraulic Toolholders
Special toolholding solutions are applied for particular customer solutions. There is one toolholder that can be applied for most of the applications—a hydraulic toolholder. A hydraulic toolholder uses a different way of clamping the cutting tool compared to systems of conventional toolholders. Introduction of force is done via a screw (with a screw, a piston [...]
Introduction to Basic Types of Tool Concepts
For the machining of dies and molds, a very wide selection of cutting tools is necessary. As an example of a complicated shape requiring a large variety of cutting tools, you might observe the lower part of a mounted mold for injection molding of an electronics panel part,The mold requires facing of large and small [...]
Three dimensional-based mold design solutions
Three dimensional-based mold design solutions are being used for the development of injection molds, allowing mold tooling companies to shorten their development times and automate mold manufacturing. […]
Introduction to Principles of Heat Treatment
If we consider the primary metal of steel, which is iron, there are a number of features that we can observe immediately about the metal: […]
Introduction to External Heating (Coil Heater)
Coil heaters have been introduced to the hot runner system – greatly increasing the cycle speed and the quality of the product produced. Due to an even heat around the nozzle body, the material is not subject to excessive temperature changes, […]
Introduction to Nozzle Heaters
The torpedo system is one of the first hot runner heated nozzles introduced to the moldmaking industry. The concept is simple – a cartridge heater is inserted into a gun-drilled hole running through the center of several flow channels. […]
Introduction to Tubular Heating Elements
Tubular heating elements are inserted into a milled slot into the manifold. This allows for a more accurate location of heat at the areas that require the most (i.e., nozzle exits). […]
Introduction to Manifold Heater, Cartridge Heater
Cartridge heaters are utilized around the flow channel to ensure uniform temperature. It is important to keep the distance between the heaters and the manifold equal or greater than 1x the diameter of the heating. […]
Introduction to Graphite
Graphite is the material of choice for the majority of EDM electrodes produced today in the United States. Selecting the best grade of graphite for a particular application can be difficult if the differences between graphite grades are not understood. […]