Tooling

Haidlmair Adds Capacity for Extra-Large Molds

Austrian moldmaker expands at home and in the U.S.

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Mold Maintenance

Pay Attention to Heat Transfer

Money will be lost if cooling is not done right.

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Measuring the Magic Of Turbulent-Flow Mold Cooling

For decades molding experts have talked about the importance of achieving turbulent flow in mold-cooling circuits. But what is it about turbulence that makes it so important? What can be measured and demonstrated to have some tangible value to molders? Several months ago, the author鈥檚 firm began looking for answers.

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Hot Runners

Milacron Buys Mold-Masters; Nypro Has a New Owner, Too

Two of the industry’s biggest names changed hands last month as mergers and acquisitions continue to grab headlines in plastics.

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Liquid CO2 Spot Cooling Gets Into Tight Spots in Molds

Cooling of long, thin cores, fillets, slides, ejectors, or other hard-to-reach spots in injection molds can present difficult challenges.

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Mold Maintenance

More Effective Mold Maintenance: It’s All About the Data

When tooling issues are shutting down presses daily and you can’t muster the mold maintenance and operating records to figure out why, then like the song says, “Who ya gonna call?” The answer to that question proved crucial to Cosmetic Specialties International (CSI), LLC in Oxnard, Calif.

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best practices

Maintenance Training? Show Me the Money

Training works best if a goals are set and a plan is established to meet them.

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Take a Look at Vision Mold Protection

In today’s ultra-competitive manufacturing environment, a surprisingly often overlooked process improvement is mold protection.

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Mold Maintenance

The Cost of Doing Nothing

Most people usually associate costs with doing something.

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