MMT Blog
Expanding Aluminum’s Potential
Hard-coating provides a number of benefits that make aluminum tooling an attractive alternative to steel.
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Designing a Better Heat Exchanger - Part 1
In a three-part sub-series, we review considerations for mold water cooling systems.
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The Designer's Edge: More on Part Sticking
Randy reviews how surface finish can impact part sticking with certain materials and offers some mechanical solutions to assist with part removal.
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Learn to Build a Better Mold at Amerimold 2015
If you are interested in sharing your challenges to better mold building operations and learning about some technology solutions that will yield higher quality molds and end use parts, then you need to check out the Build block of sessions at Amerimold 2015.
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VIDEO: Mesmerizing Metal Cutting
There’s nothing quite like quality footage of tools in the cut. This one’s particularly interesting.
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Mold Project Teaches Criticality of Design Phase Collab
Prestige Mold, Eastman Chemical Company, Mold-Masters (owned by Milacron LLC) and Pres-Tek Plastics joined forces on a project to solve customer challenges with producing small medical device parts made of Tritan™ copolyester with a multi-cavity hot runner mold. I spoke with Eastman's market development manager for medical devices to learn more about the Eastman-Prestige collaboration.
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Reflections on a Record-Setting Event
NPE organizers report that the event was larger and attracted more exhibitors and attendees than ever before. Here are some takeaways from what we saw at the show.
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Cardinal Mfg: Filling the Skills Gap One Student at a Time
The folks over at Cardinal Manufacturing, the student-run program at Eleva Strum High School, are featured in an upcoming episode of "Titan American Built" on Maverick TV (MAVTV). Check out a clip here.
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Engineer Your Way to a Better Mold
Amerimold Expo 2015 is the place to be if you're looking to learn about technologies and best practices that mold buyers and mold builders use to make critical decisions that improve processes, solve problems and meet quoted leadtimes. Check out our Engineer block of technical conference sessions.
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High-Feed Tool, Deeper Cut?
Thick inserts make a high-feed tool this shop’s top choice for heavy roughing operations as well.
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Listen and Learn
Back in the fall I told you about Northwoods Manufacturing, a student-run manufacturing business running out of Hurley High School in Hurley, Wisconsin. Well, things have advanced quite a bit and next month it is holding its second annual open house, and is participating in MMT's 2015 Educational Webinar Series.
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Laying the Foundation for a Modern Process
Changing thinking is perhaps the most difficult aspect of making the much-touted transition “from mold making to mold manufacturing.” However, it’s important not to lose sight of the technology required to make that happen.
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