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How to Set Accurate Manifold Preventive-Maintenance Frequencies, Part 3
The only thing that can mess up a solid PM plan for a manifold is a poorly designed system, and there are a variety of manifold designs and complexity levels. Many design features are the root cause of postponing a manifold PM until it breaks down.
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Webinar: Standard Components – Options that Simplify Mold Designs, Reduce Costs and Speed Mold Building
October 23 webinar will discuss new options and advantages of using standardized components.
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3D Printing Aids Both Short- and Long-Term Production Needs
Protolabs helped Specdrums nail down the design of Sepcdrums’s musical education tool with rapid injection molding.
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Tax Reform Limits and Eliminates Popular Deductions
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 made several changes to the manner in which mold shop determine taxable income.
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Leadtime League: What Makes Commercial Tool & Die a Winner
Thinking about entering the 2019 Leadtime Leader Awards competition? Read about Commercial Tool & Die Inc. (large shop winner from 2008 and 2009) for inspiration. Commercial Tool specializes in the design, manufacturing, repair and maintenance of plastic injection molds. It managed to stay successful through industry ups and downs by stepping up the quality of its molds.
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Realizing Complicated Runner Designs Using Generation Mesh
High-speed, high-quality mesh technology automatically generates the high-resolution hexa-based mesh in which the mesh model perfectly matches the original runner design with high accuracy.
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Collaboration a Key Aid to Shops Solving Common Problems
Work with peers in your own backyard to solve common manufacturing challenges.
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Moldmaking Index Sees Small Turnaround
Supplier deliveries, production and employment marginally boosted the Moldmaking Index, at 55.4 for July 2018.
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Advancing Anode Assembly Fabrication
A look at the science of conforming anode assembly for chrome plating.
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Five-Axis Technology Grows Increasingly Capable Yet Easier to Operate
Several technologies are converging to take five-axis machining to the next level. Here are a few ways that mold builders can take advantage of it.
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Strategic Shifts Enable Growth for Fairway Injection Molds
Since its 2017 acquisition by Westfall Technik Inc., Fairway Injection Molds has been making many strategic changes to its infrastructure in preparation for growth.
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Collaboration, Flexibility, Speed and More at IMTS 2018
Attendees walked the miles of aisles to find that IMTS 2018 delivered it all and so much more.
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