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Leadtime Leader

Leadtime Leader Q&A Maximum Mold Group

MoldMaking Technology invited the owner of our 2018 Leadtime Leader winning shop to share his thoughts on his die-cast die work.

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New Tax Rules for Employee Parking Expenses

The qualified transportation fringe with the greatest impact on mold builders is qualified parking provided to their employees at no cost.

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Managing Manufacturing Cyberattacks

Improving your shop’s preparedness to deal with cyberattacks includes awareness and tools to stop them before they start.

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FAQ

How to Improve Melt Distribution with Diffusion-Bonded Manifolds

Diffusion bonding for manifold manufacturing offers design freedom for optimizing hot runner melt distribution, reducing color change-over time, cavity-to-cavity weight variation, peak injection pressures, melt degradation, and resin flow stress.

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Putting 3D Printing to Work

Micro Mold and Plastikos together have invested more than $400,000 in technologies and processes related to 3D printing and reverse engineering over the last three years.

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Experience, Knowledge Base, and Creativity Give Tri-Par An Edge in Molds for High-Flow Material Parts

Expertise in building molds for parts made from highly-engineered materials and automation for molding gives Tri-Par Die and Mold Corp. key mechanisms for growth.

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Packaging

Packaging Growth Indicates Strong 2019

As the plastics industry adjusts to 2018’s higher new orders volumes, capital expenditures in the industry have increased significantly.

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Basics

Maintaining Mold Components

Toolroom technicians must include frame plates, frame components, and cavity tooling when developing a mold maintenance plan.

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Basics

Surface Treatments Protect Mold Finishes, Reduce Downtime and Part Failure

Surface treatment vendors are expanding their services to include more treatment options, advanced technologies and convenience.

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Leadership

Integrating the Power of AM into Injection Molding

The unique capabilities of metal 3D printing technology can complement moldmaking if the investment is justified.

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Education

PODCAST: Interview with Wepco Plastics

This shop considers the whole employee when training, and today that includes financial management at home to being a smart consumer. Learn what else makes this shop tick.

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