MMT Blog
The Bottom Line: New Lease Standards Impact Mold Builders
From equipment to warehousing to manufacturing space, leases often present an economically viable opportunity to maintain or expand operations through the use of additional resources that may not be possible through direct financing or purchasing.
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Appliances and Packaging
Appliance production should grow faster mid-2017, and strong food/beverage spending should increase packaging demand.
Read MoreThe Impact of Hardness
The specific alloy selected for manufacture of a mold will have the largest impact on that mold’s performance, serviceability and life.
Read MoreUnder the Scope: Communication and Workflow
Closing the communication gap ensures that everyone involved is on the same page, allowing for an efficient and timely repair process.
Read MoreChallenges of Multi-Cavity Co-Injection Molding
Simulation shows that, to be effective, these types of molds must be designed with consideration for how the materials will be distributed throughout them.
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Collaboration with Education: It All Comes Full Circle
There's a growing interest among instructors who work in the Illinois education system to bring back "shop-type" classes and give students a taste of what modern, advanced manufacturing careers offer for enterprising youth.
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WEBINAR: How to PM Hydraulic Cylinders
MMT has covered how to simplify your mold designs with self-locking cylinders that enable movement of sliding cores without the need for heel blocks or additional cylinders, and on November 3rd we will present a free webinar on how to maintain those hydraulic cylinders.
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TBT: Integrating Electrode Production
Many companies have an amazing setup in their shops and the machines are running day and night. But one thing still stands out for even the most advanced shops: how slow the EDM process can be.
Read MoreThe MoldMaking Funny Pages
Does anyone remember Izzy A. Moldmaker? MMT's short-lived 1998 comic strip that was supposed to bring out the industry's sense of humor. Well, it fell short on our end. But I just got wind of a new attempt at a comic series that may have a better angle.
Read MoreSLIDESHOW: Technology Showcase, Mold Maintenance and Repair
This year marks the third edition of our Mold Maintenance and Repair supplement, so I've now named October Mold Maintenance and Repair month. Before the month gets away from us, I want to make sure you were able to read about some of the products and equipment specific to that segment of the moldmaking process.
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Makers Wanted – A Community Campaign for Manufacturing
I recently attended what I believe to be a rather unique event that was held in the gymnasium of a high school and focused exclusively on manufacturing, careers in manufacturing and one community’s campaign to keep it strong and local.
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Finding Value in Industry Resources
Not very long ago, as I was working on a feature article about South Coast Molds, a company that builds investment casting molds for alloy parts, for our August issue, I posed a couple of questions to second-generation owner Paul Novak: Why are you more active with the American Mold Building Association (AMBA), and why do you read MMT?
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