Tooling
Mill-and-mail moldmaking no more
鈥淭he days of just putting a mold on the shipping dock and hoping the customer comes and pats you on the back are long over.鈥
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Could your RFQ process be jeopardized by a retirement?
The moldmaking industry has lately lamented its talent depletion by demographic shift, as aging toolmakers step away from their benches for the last time, primarily focusing on the shopfloor and steel-cutting implications, but what about the front office and quoting?
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SOFTWARE: More accurate quotes, faster
Cost-estimating software is taking mold quoting from back-of-the-envelope guesswork to computer-generated model.
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DME Moves Closer to Molders & Moldmakers in Mexico
DME sets up permanent office to support Mexico's fast-growing plastics industry.
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Industry Expands Again
January was the third month in a row and the fifth time in six months that index was higher than it was one year ago.
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News in Molding Simulation at K 2013 Show
At October's K 2013, suppliers of injection molding simulation software displayed solutions addressing a number of hot topics, as well as technology to speed up handling of larger models and multiple iterations.
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Leverage Your Cooling Power
You can predict the amount of heat you'll need to remove from parts before ejection with reasonable accuracy if you know polymer thermal properties and certain other rules of thumb.
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News in Hot Runners & Tooling at K 2013
Molds that break speed records for specific applications; hot runners for medical, packaging, and automotive parts; temperature and valve-gate controllers; and standardized mold components constitute a large grab-bag of news in the tooling category for injection molding at the Dusseldorf show.
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Don’t Overlook Gate Location
Molders take heed: Gate location is the root cause of many molding difficulties. You’ll be doing yourself a big favor by spending some time and thought in determining the best gate location. Here’s what to look for.
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Mold Simulation: Get Best Results With Good Materials Data
Want the best results from your flow analysis software? Of course you do. But you stand a better chance for success if you pay particular attention to the material data used by the software.
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