MMT Blog
Tackling Wear with Vacuum Heat Treating
This heat-treatment process provides critical temperature and wear-resistance properties to certain mold steels.
Read MoreTool Up with Rapid Heat/Cool Technology
A rapid heating and cooling technique using pressurized water solves sink, weld line and discoloration problems.
Read MoreIn the Trenches: Think Like a Toolmaker
Fundamental knowledge and understanding is necessary in mold repair.
Read MoreOptimizing Common Roughing Technology
Keeping on top of the ever-advancing range of cutting technologies, edge geometry designs, materials and coatings is essential for achieving higher productivity, faster metal removal rates and more cost-effective machining processes.
Read MoreTruly Smart EDM
Think ease of use, ergonomics and expertise when empowering your operators with the right EDM.
Read MoreUser-Friendly EDM Control Technology
Wire EDM machines have taken ease-of-use to a new level, by being equipped with the next evolution of advanced machine control.
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Partnering up to Push the Limits of Technology and Innovation
Franchino Mold & Engineering specializes in ultra large molds enabling customers to produce products that challenge the limits of injection molding and keep them ahead of the competition. This made them perfect for a project for a 420,000-pound mold to make a 15-foot long, 245 pound polypropylene tank half.
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Banking on Five-Axis Capability
Thanks to features that facilitate lights-out operation and an unusual, trunnion-type configuration, this shop expects its first five-axis machining center to keep it competitive for years to come.
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Hot Energy Savings
Although energy is a word thrown around a lot these days, taking charge of energy management is serious business when it comes to your molds. It can help you reduce your molds energy requirements and increase savings. Moldmakers need to consider the overall package of each mold program to uncover when its possible to optimize your savings.
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Facing Reality
MMT columnist Ryan Pohl has discussed everything from finding potentially good employees to practical training methods to educational philosophies, which all lead to the question: Have you started yet?
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Made in the U.S.A.
This OEM recently achieved the growth necessary to revamp its captive moldmaking and molding operation—and to bring nearly $1 million worth of tooling back from overseas.
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