Moldmaking Hits the Northeast

Courtesy of Precision Punch.

Looking for local opportunities to see what's new in products and technologies for mold building and molding? Then mark your calendar for two events hitting the Northeast this fall, and MoldMaking Technology will be there to catch up on what's happening.

Hawk Mold and Die Supply Inc. has supplied mold and die components from plastics processing supplies and abrasives to mold components and tool steel since 1987, emphasizing “Made in the USA” parts whenever possible. For 25 years Hawk has been the largest PCS stocking distributor in the U.S, and now Hawk presents two opportunities in the Northeast to see its vast mold and molding technology offerings. Its annual Product and Technology Showcases are taking place this year from 1pm-7pm on Tuesday, September 29th in Pennsylvania at the Holiday Inn (1750 Sumneytown Pike, Kulpsville, PA 19443) and Thursday, October 1st in Massachusetts at the Leominster Lodge of Elks (134 North Main St., Leominster, MA 01453).

Showcases feature representatives from each of the company's vendors covering all aspects of mold building and processing. Experts will be on hand to discuss the latest innovations in technology, many of which were unveiled during this year’s NPE show in Orlando, Florida. Following is the list of suppliers who will have representatives on hand to present their latest product offerings:

PCS Company: Mold bases, hot runners, controllers, mold components
Precision Punch: Custom punches, mold components, pins, perforators
Electrodes Mid-Atlantic: EDM supplies
Boride Engineered Abrasives: Polishing supplies
Nexthermal: Cartridge, coil, tubular heaters
Trivolt: Band heaters, mica heaters, cartridge heaters, coil heaters
Slide: Rust preventatives, releases, cleaners, purging compounds
American Screw and Barrel: Screws, barrels, tips, end caps, tie bars
Eastern Industries: Feeler gages and shim stock
ICS Laser: Mold texturing and engraving services ( electrodes, etc.)
Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool: Hard milling cutters
Nanoplas: mold coatings, greases, rust preventatives, cleaner/degreasers/releases
Polymer Cleaning Technology: Hot runner parts, cleaning, repair
RedeVault: Mold data storage, real time cycle count
Ultra Tooling Inc.: Graphite milling cutters

Courtesy of PCS Company.

And I'll be there on September 29th representing MoldMaking Technology magazine. I hope to see you there and catch up on what's happening in your shops.

Past Attendee Promotes Value of Local Event

"We always make sure we send several of our people to the Hawk Mold and Die Product Showcase. Our vice president of tooling and design, tool designers, tool room supervisor and myself have attended over the years. We think it is important to our business to understand the breadth of product offerings (many new) that Hawk provides, and being a long-time and trusted supplier to the Rodon Group, we believe it is key to our success to make sure we support such a strategic partner. Glenn, Collin and their team do a terrific job of servicing us and are close enough that we can run over and pick up parts same day, if necessary. The fact that they stock a wide array of products and can have almost anything in their product line shipped very quickly is very important to our success. Not to mention very competitive pricing. We look forward to attending again in September and seeing all of the new products Hawk will be carrying."

Lowell Allen, Senior Vice President, The Rodon Group

Hawk is also including some technical presentations throughout the day, including:

2pm-2:30pm and 5pm-5:30pm: PCS hot runner specialist Paul Hauser will give a presentation of the company’s new thermal gate hot runner system and discuss the latest in hot sprue technology and hot sprue bushings for high temp resins.
3pm-3:30pm and 6pm-6:30pm: Jeff Lewis of Slide Products will give a presentation on purging with a focus on hot runner systems.

And I can't forget to mention the special offers. Hawk will have door prizes and a 5-percent discount on your next order (one discount per company), and if you pre-register and attend, you will be included in a special drawing for a 40” flat screen TV!

Register today by clicking here and include number of attendees. For more information, call 800-488-7757 or email sales@hawkmold.com.