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MMT Chats: Looking to Reinvent the SPE Mold Technologies Division

SPE Mold Technologies Division Chair breaks down all of the society’s current initiatives. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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Hot Runners

To the Next Level: Hot Runners, Mold Components Solutions and Services

Moldmaking can be a complex business, but things can be simplified with the right hot runner and mold component technologies and services.

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Basics

Maintaining a Wire EDM Machine

To achieve the ultimate capability and level of productivity from your wire EDM on a consistent, repeatable and reliable basis, regular maintenance is a required task.

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Ecomonics

Moldmaking GBI Returns to Contraction After One-Month Respite

After a challenging move into the 50s in March, the April GBI returned to a mostly consistent state of contraction, the result of recent market dynamics.

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Sustainability

VIDEO: Hot Runners and Sustainability

Oerlikon HRSflow North America Sales Director Robert Harvey breaks down hot runner technology that addresses sustainability opportunities and challenges.

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What is the Moldmaking Community Excited About?

As we continue to celebrate MoldMaking Technology’s 25th anniversary with a look back over the past quarter century, I asked readers during our recent Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) “What excites you about the future of moldmaking?”

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MMT Chats: SPE MTD 2023 Mold Repair Person of the Year

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges sits down with the newly named SPE Mold Technologies Division 2023 Mold Repair Person of the Year to learn about his passion for mold repair. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.    

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Five Axis

Stability, High Speed, Flexibility of Five-Axis Portal Milling Machine Reduces Rework for Mold Builder

The thermo-symmetrical construction of a five-axis portal milling machine with a center-guided Z-axis enables higher accuracy, reducing rework. Also, the symmetrical design and the guide arrangement increase stability and save weight, making the machine more dynamic, productive and energy-efficient.

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Machining

Machining Center Spindles: What You Need to Know

Why and how to research spindle technology before purchasing a machining center.

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Basics

Tolerancing in Mold Design, Part 1: Understanding the Issues of Conventional Bilateral Tolerancing

Mold designers must understand the location, orientation and form limitations of conventional tolerancing before changing to another dimensioning system.

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ICYMI

VIDEO: Maintaining a Customer-Centric Culture

Progressive Components President Glenn Starkey talks about the importance of the customer and culture when developing technology solutions for the moldmaking industry.

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Case Study

Large Hybrid Steel Insert Solves Deformation, Dimensionality, Cycle Time Problems

DMLS printers using metal additive powders selected by Linear AMS to produce high-quality, accurate, consistent 3D-printed mold components with certification and traceability.

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