Tooling

INCOE Expands Footprint in Mexico

Acquires new facility to set up INCOE Mexico.

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Tooling: Tunnel Gates for Processors, Part 2

What you need to know to overcome problems out on the production floor.

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Mold Simulation

Mold Simulation Now Optimizes Processing

Sigmasoft mold simulation now finds the optimum process conditions to suit the mold.

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Husky Will Get a New Owner

Platinum Equity of NYC acquires builder of injection molding machines and molds.

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Determining Vent Depths in Injection Molding

Experiments reveal the relationship between vent depths and part thickness, allowing molders and moldmakers to more precisely determine vent dimensions.

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Molds & Tooling

Tooling: New Standard Mold Components

Stack-mold actuators and mold monitors stood out from the crowd of new mold components at Fakuma 2017 from Hasco, Meusburger, Haidlmair, and Progressive Components.

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Molds & Tooling

Injection Molding: News in Sensors, Quality Monitoring, And Quick Mold Change

Priamus debuts simple on-machine quality monitor plus new styles of cavity sensors and a quick connect for cavity sensors in quick mold changes.

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How Sprue Pullers Help Prevent Molding Issues: Part 2

A vital secondary function of sprue pullers is to act as a cold well to trap solidified material left in the machine-nozzle tip.

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best practices

Injection Molding: New Mold Trial—Will It Run 24/7?

Use this nine-step process to make sure you’ll be making good parts after a successful trial. But even then, be prepared for some hiccups.

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Hot Runners

News in Hot Runners & Tooling At Fakuma 2017 Show

Highlights included some unusual solutions to common problems, slim nozzles for close spacing, and controls with lots of zones, as well as a handful of new cost- and space-saving standard mold components

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Process Cooling
Blending & Dosing