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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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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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3D Printing

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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ICYMI

MMT Chats: SPE MTD 2023 Mold Designer of the Year

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

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Hot Runners

MMT's Most-Viewed March Content: Digitalization in Tooling, The Leadtime Leader Awards & More

March was a big month for MoldMaking Technology. Not only did we celebrate our 25th Anniversary, PTXPO, and announced the return of the Leadtime Leader award, we also continued to cover some of your favorite topics. Take a look at what you might have missed in March. 

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VIDEO: Insights and Best Practices for Mold Care

Slide Products President Michael Muth shares the products and practices he believes have helped the moldmaking industry the most when it comes to caring for molds.

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Education

Cross Training, In-House Capabilities and Collaborative Design Move Helm Tool Forward

Cross-training, bringing it all in-house, molding and collaborative design are essential to Helm Tool's success.

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Editorial Advisory Board 2023-2026: Meet New Board Member Nicholas Vitelli, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

The 2023-2026 version of MoldMaking Technology's EAB features a new crew of industry professionals. Meet Nicholas Vitelli.

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Tips

CNC or 3D Printing: 5 Factors to Consider

Accuracy, time, cost, nimbleness and application considerations help to determine if a shop should use CNC machining or 3D printing.

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Mold Components

VIDEO: Taking a People Before Product Approach to Growing a Business

Angela Elsey, President of PCS Company, shares her journey into moldmaking, perspective on the industry and plans for the business.  

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Tips

5 Sinker EDM Advancements

Speed, machine design, software, artificial intelligence and automation help maximize sinker EDM productivity.

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MMT Chats: 50 Years of Growth and Community at the AMBA

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director sits down with AMBA Executive Director Kym Conis and Board Member Tom Barr of T K Molds to talk about the association’s 50-year anniversary and the next 50 years. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.  

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