Tooling

Molds & Tooling

Flat Centering Unit Enables High-Precision Centering of Inserts

Meusburger designed its E 1307 centering installs with minimum space, providing inserts with maximum space utilization within the insert.

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Automation

Mold & Robotics Group Acquires Dollins Tool

The maker multi-cavity packaging injection molds joins recent Mold & Robotics Group acquisitions: Müller and CBW Automation.

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Linked-Valve Reimagines Stock Manifold Block Customization

Patent-pending system from Plastixs allow a single lever to simultaneously operate mold cooling supply and return lines. 

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plant tour

GW Plastics Bets on Metal 3D Printing

Conformal cooling is goal of big investment at U.S. mold facility.

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Tooling: Hot Sprues—Mold a Disk or Not?

Having a hot sprue shut off against the parting line versus intentionally molding a thin disk has been the subject of controversy for many years.

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NPE

Tooling: Metal 3D Printer and High-Speed Milling in One Machine

Laser sinter metal powder and perform CNC machining of tooling components in the same machine.

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Molds & Tooling

Tooling: Quick Changes for Mold Inserts

Haidlmair changes mold inserts in a few minutes with an air hose and simple tools.

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Multicomponent

TOOLING: New Developments in Tooling For In-Mold Assembly

Multiple rotating plates index in and out of the mold to produce parts with up to six materials.

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Molds & Tooling

Injection-Blow Tooling System Reduces Labor, Improves Quality

Liberty IBM System is said to overcome long-standing limitations of injection-blow tooling.

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Preview New Molding Simulation Release at Plastec West This Week

Molding simulation supplier Moldex3D previews the latest iteration of its software this week in Anaheim ahead of its full release in March.

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Blending & Dosing