Tooling

Mold Simulation

DME Teams Up with P.E.T.S.

DME Co., Madison Heights, Mich., has formed a strategic alliance with Plastic Engineering & Technical Services, Inc. (P.E.T.S.), Auburn Hills, Mich.

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You Think You Know Your Molds? Try These 10 Questions to Find Out for Sure

A mold repair technician’s job has always been to make molds run—anyhow, any way.

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Why Aluminum Tooling Makes Sense for High-Volume Automotive Parts

There’s increasing interest in the benefits of aluminum tooling for higher volume injection molded applications, especially in automotive.

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Tooling Know-How: Five Tips on Profile Die Design

A poorly designed profile die—one that does not permit the part to be extruded with the same dimensions from run to run—coupled with a lack of understanding of the extrusion process, is a recipe for scrap generation.

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Mold Design Software Gets an Upgrade

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Next month, Missler Software in France will release its newest mold-design and machining software, TopSolid Mold 2010.

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Tooling Know-How: Troubleshooting Defects--Part II: Hot-Runner Long Gate Vestiges

Last month, we discussed the general issues of an organized and disciplined process of troubleshooting and correcting mold defects.

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Troubleshooting Defects: Part I

Like the three other aspects of a typical mold clean/repair job (disassembly, cleaning, and assembly) there is usually more than one way to skin the cat of troubleshooting and correcting defects.

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Hot Runners

Hot Runners for Large & Small Parts Debut at NPE 2009

Although we previewed a number of new developments in hot-runners at NPE 2009 in our May and June issues, the big show in Chicago served up still more new offerings for PET preforms, medical parts, caps and closures, and more.

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Molds & Tooling

3D Systems Launches Rapid Parts Service

3D Systems Corp., Rock Hill, S.C., a supplier of 3D printing, rapid prototyping, and rapid manufacturing equipment and materials, has acquired Acu-Cast Technologies, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., a provider of prototyping services.

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Incoe & Beaumont to Represent Each Other

Incoe Corp., Troy, Mich., and Beaumont Technologies, Inc. (BTI), Erie, Pa., have agreed to allow each to sell the other鈥檚 products.

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Plastics Size Reduction