MMT Blog
Amerimold 2015 Has a Record Number of Mold Manufacturers
Amerimold 2015 has announced that a record number of mold builders will exhibit at this year’s event taking place June 17-18, 2015, at the Donald E. Stephens Center in Rosemont, Illinois. This annual two-day show provides a platform for mold manufacturing businesses to see the latest developments in product and process technology.
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Engineering the Micro
Here’s a look at just a few notable design features of the Kern Micro, the machine tool builder’s latest offering and the subject of many of the demonstrations at its recent open house in Germany.
Read MoreThe Designer's Edge: Venting
Randy shares a real-world perspective on venting and exposes the true value of tool standards.
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WEBINAR:The Evolution of Pre-Hardened Mold Steels
Mold material selection has been a hot topic this year. MMT has hosted webinars, published articles and even secured speakers for the upcoming Amerimold Expo on the subject. For a look at global advances in pre-hardened mold steels tune into a webinar on Tuesday, June 9 at 2:00PM EST.
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Real-World Experience Guides Machine Development
For this German machine tool builder, operating a robust contract manufacturing business helps inform the development of both new technology and solutions to customers’ individual production issues.
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MMT's May Digital Edition Is Now Available
This month we look at how simulation of both the induction heating and injection molding processes can optimize cycle time and final part results; how normal vectors are not always the best choice for milling complex mold surfaces; how hard-coating provides benefits that make aluminum tooling an attractive alternative to steel, how tool center point management streamlines five-axis programming and setup, and much more.
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Apprenticeship Program Gains Steam in Second Year
Mold manufacturer Superior Tooling is more optimistic than ever that the North Carolina Triangle Apprenticeship Program (NCTAP) will start bearing fruit.
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Additive Manufacturing May Digital Edition Is Ready
This month's edition of MoldMaking Technology's Additive Manufacturing Supplement takes a look at hybrid manufacturing and one company's lessons learned with 3D plastics printing.
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Slideshow: Amerimold 2015 Preview
The annual Amerimold trade show and conference draws more than 2,500 owners, executives and engineers involved in plastic injection mold manufacturing. This year's show will be held June 17-18, at the Donald E.
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Striking Gold with New Cutting Tools
Here are a few examples of overall design trends spotted at a recent unveiling of new Ingersoll cutters, as well as brief descriptions of products designed specifically for mold manufacturing applications.
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Give Us Your Top 10
Reasons to be a moldmaker, that is! It's that time of year again, when we spotlight the lighter side of moldmaking with our annual t-shirt tradition created by you.
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Suppliers as Partners
Technology isn’t always enough. For this mold shop, a CAD/CAM developer’s process input has been nearly as important as the software itself.
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