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FAQ

How to Hire the Right Mold Polisher

When it comes to mold polishing, every step is crucial.

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Public Relations: An Effective and Economical Promotion Tool

Having weathered a particularly challenging business climate for a decade, mold manufacturers that have survived have learned new ways to be more competitive and win new business.

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Creative Moldmaking

A few months ago, I suggested that MoldMaking Technology sponsor an art exhibit comprised of molds and tooling.

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Tool Steel

Cutting to the Core of Medical Molds

Hard milling intricate steel geometry for critical medical devices cuts to the core of suppler relationships.

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JMMS: A Family’s Legacy

Over the past 23 years, JM Mold South (Easley, SC) has reinvented itself a number of times—beginning with a focus on consumer molds, a diversification into automotive molds, and a name change to JMMS as the torch passes from one generation to the next.

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Sales

Price vs. Cost: Why It’s Important to You and to Your Customers

Your marketing message is more important than ever—clues to what that is can be found in price and cost, and in your customers’ behaviors.

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3D Printing

Rapid Prototyping’s Role in Customized Manufacturing

A look at the future potential of additive manufacturing technologies you’ve come to know, as they enter the world of customizable products.

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Basics

How to Systematically Diagnose Mold Issues and Part Quality Variations

Apply fundamental plastic flow principles to troubleshoot your mold’s problems.

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It Pays to Take a Close Look at Your Hot Runner Warranty

As innovative companies push hot runner technology forward, a solid warranty can provide the insurance you need to switch to a better hot runner supplier.

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Baffle Blades in Plastic Injection Molds

Turbulent-flow plastic baffles eliminate blow-by, significantly improving cooling and cycle times.

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Future Expectations Jump

Total Mold Business Index for January 2010: 40.2

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Aluminum

Five Reasons to Consider Aluminum Tooling

Today many original equipment manufacturers are under tight restraints, such as cost, new product development and time-to-market, giving mold builders an enormous opportunity to develop the necessary technology to support today’s plastics industry.

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