MMT Blog
Throwback Thursday: The Role of a Mold Designer
This article was published almost 15 years, but its message still resonates today. The difference is how technology has changed since 2002.
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3D Printing Safety Concerns
The latest edition of our AM Magazine puts safety front and center with a story on how the UL Additive Manufacturing Competency Center takes a safety-first approach in additive manufacturing training, tackling often-overlooked safety concerns. Also includes a peek at my recent visit.
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Technology Showcase: Case Studies
Here’s a Technology Showcase review of past case studies that you may have seen, but that may also be worth another look.
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What’s Your ‘Secret Ingredient?’
Given all the mold manufacturing companies I’ve visited or learned about, one detail continues to ring true with all of them: That “secret ingredient” to building a top-quality mold.
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Advanced Thermal Control
Integrating heating and cooling into the mold helps improve injection-molding control and flexibility.
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The Danger Zone
Spindle crashes can have costly consequences. Collision protection systems can help minimize the damage.
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ICYMI, International Perspective: From Craftsmanship to Production
To be successful, a shop must be better, faster, more efficient and more flexible than the competition, and this requires automation across all of its operations.
Read MoreCircle Segment Tools and Toolpaths in Action
To take advantage of circle segment cutting tools, the programmer/machinist must generate sophisticated programs that continuously present the tool at a precise angle that is dependent on the slope of surface to be finished and the shape of the tool at any given point in the program.
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A Strategy for Better Mold Finishes
Combining advanced tool geometry and complementary CAM tool paths can reduce finish cycle times and improve surface quality.
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Line Width vs. Depth Ratio in Laser Engraving
A laser does not produce 90-degree sidewalls. It requires a certain amount of draft in order to produce the required pattern.
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Powerful Production
Automated cells with RFID technology facilitate a “productionized” approach that helps this shop make molds more accurately and efficiently.
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Injection Mold Inc.
This shop specializes in rapid prototype molds and “quick-delivery” production molds.
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