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Cooling Technology for Cycle Efficiency

A 3D simulation study helps quantify the effects of mold cooling design choices on cycle cooling time, which moldmakers can then use to make smarter design cost versus part production cost decisions at the earliest possible tool design stage.

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Automation

Simple Considerations for Automated Mold Machining

A streamlined approach to your mold manufacturing process is accomplished most effectively through machine automation.

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Using Simulation to Locate and Size Gates

Considerations and trade-offs when determining proper gate locations with simulation, which helps all stakeholders make a sound decision based on the priorities of the project.

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The Benefits of Modular CAD/CAM

Modular CAD/CAM software allows different software functionalities to be available independently of one another.

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Help Your Customers Reduce the Cost of Making Plastic Parts

How to take advantage of the properties of DLC coatings to design better molds and improve cycle times.

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CAD/CAM’s Role in Customer Collaboration

Seven skills—enhanced by the right CAD/CAM solution—that will help you win more business.

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What Moldmakers Should Know about Cylindrical Grinding

Reducing costs, producing superior surface finishes and providing high flexibility are just a few of the advantages achieved with cylindrical grinding in mold manufacturing.

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Overall Business Remains Unchanged

Total Mold Business Index for November 2012: 45.8

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Molder’s Increased Tooling Capabilities Accelerate Time-to-Market

Spectrum Plastics Group—headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, but with additional facilities in Colorado, Connecticut and New York—provides custom manufacturing solutions for its customers in the medical, aerospace, defense and precision industrial industries. An alliance with an unnamed tool and design manufacturing company in the Twin Cities area is the next step for the company to meet its customers’ needs for high quality, quick-turn tooling.

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Healthcare Reform in 2013 and Beyond

The recent ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) by the U.S. Supreme Court has given employers much to consider for the future of their sponsored healthcare plans.

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Rapid Mold Solutions, Inc.: Three-Pronged Approach to Prototype/Production Mold Manufacture

According to Rapid Mold Solutions President Damian Kuzmin, the company’s business plan was a simple one at the onset. “We wanted to service the prototyping needs of the Big 3 and the Tier 1s that supplied their specialty component needs,” he states, “we learned how to design, build, and produce parts at the price point and timing necessary to earn a lot of business quickly”. The difficult part, as it turned out, was determining what to name the new venture. ‘Radiator Mold Shop’ just wasn’t conducive to future expansion into new markets, so from the acronym RMS, Rapid Mold Solutions was born.”

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MMT's 2012 Top 10

As 2012 comes to a close I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the Top 10 articles most searched for on the MoldMaking Technology website for the past year. Here they are ...

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