MMT Blog
Lowering Tooling Cost by Using Low-Friction Coatings
There are many components to the mold manufacturing process, but from a cost benefit approach to productivity, tooling technology is going to yield the biggest return, and coating technology is key.
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Aligning Efforts in the Automotive Industry
Forming a strategic alliance allows this group of moldmakers to pool their resources and offer OEMs complete support—all the while realizing tax savings.
Read MoreA Shop View on Industry Change
What one shop general manager has learned throughout the past 30 years.
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A Supplier View on a Decade Of Moldmaking Progress
There has been a tremendous amount of change in the U.S. moldmaking industry over the past 10 years, and mold shops that adopt new machine tools, services and technology will enhance their capabilities for long-term success.
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Coatings Enhance Tool Life and Performance
Surface coatings have evolved over the past decade—offering improved operation uptime, greater consistency and higher part quality
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Making Sense out of Machine Tool Specifications
Are you doing an accurate comparison when you’re evaluating machine tools?
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Intelligent Machining Software to Increase Surface Finish and Productivity in Mold Mfg
Progress in the realm of software offers moldmakers the opportunity to maximize the potential of their machining processes when it comes to maintaining extremely high surface finishes.
Read MoreCAD/CAM’s Come a Long Way
The past decade has seen the CAD/CAM industry explode when it comes to its efficiency, sophistication and speed.
Read MoreFive Key Factors Affecting a Shop’s Ability to Innovate
What does it really mean to be an innova-tive company and how does a shop know if it is innovative? The factors that must be in place to support innovation are not a mystery. Companies that rely on ‘innovative thought’ to advance their product devel-opment, sales and customer service processes must be sure that they close any gaps in their capacity to encourage and support this breakthrough thinking.
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Gas Permeable Mold Steel
The use of venting material in appropriate areas can eliminate gas buildup, reduce injection pressure, lower cycle times, gloss levels and substantially reduce scrap and reject rates.
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Compensating for Thermal Expansion to Maintain Part Accuracy
Moldmakers, who must consistently produce very accurate and precise molds, need to learn how to overcome and work with thermal expansion.
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