MMT Blog
Advantages and Disadvantages of Copper and Graphite Electrodes
Both copper and graphite provide approximately the same end result, so it is important for a shop to consider the advantages and disadvantages of each material in order to discover what would work best in their shop floor environment.
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Three Considerations for Mold Steel Selection
Although a big challenge is selecting the right steel for the right job, steel selection has never been better in regards to quality, price and delivery speed. Here is a simple checklist when selecting your next mold steel.
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IMTS+ Creators Lounge: Sharing the Stories of Moldmaking
Founder/CEO of Industrial Strength Marketing James Soto welcomed MoldMaking Technology editorial director Christina Fuges into the IMTS+ Creators Lounge to talk about sharing the stories of manufacturing using social media and digital tools.
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Next-Generation Thinkers Redefine Moldmaking Quality and Service
Canada-based NextGen Mold Technologies is a new mold shop using excitement and empowerment to encourage better ideas every day.
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Leading Mold Manufacturers Share Best Practices for Improving Efficiency
Precise Tooling Solutions, X-Cell Tool and Mold, M&M Tool and Mold, Ameritech Die & Mold, and Cavalier Tool & Manufacturing, sit down for a fast-paced Q&A focused on strategies for improving efficiencies across their operations.
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MMT Chats: 5 in 5 with Zero Tolerance
This special MMT Chat Series delivers five best practices in five minutes on ways to improve efficiencies. My guest today is Steve Michon, President of Zero Tolerance in Clinton Township, MI.This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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Predictive Manufacturing Moves Mold Builder into Advanced Medical Component Manufacturing
From a hot rod hobby, medical molds and shop performance to technology extremes, key relationships and a growth strategy, it’s obvious details matter at Eden Tool.
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What Electric Vehicles Mean to Mold Builders
Harbour Results CEO Laurie Harbour on why EVs make the situation at mold and tool shops more challenging.
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What's New with MoldMaking Technology in 2023?
Although MMT remains focused on its engineer, build, maintain and manage tagline, we are adding some new elements to freshen up the content, engage the reader and point out essential educational articles.
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From Machining Centers to Cutting Tools: Here are the Top Ten Case Studies from 2022
MMT publishes monthly case studies that present a shop’s problem, solution and results in thorough detail. Take a look at the top ten most popular case studies published in 2022 based on Google Analytics.
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How to Use Diffusion Bonding to Optimize a Mold’s Thermal Performance
Joining dissimilar metals has tremendous potential for conformal cooling, but to successfully use diffusion bonding, a mold builder must understand the complexities of the interface and its effect on the chemical and thermo-mechanical properties of the bond.
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VIDEO: Explaining MoldMaking Versus Mold Manufacturing
To understand how training has been impacted we first need to understand the differences between a few key concepts. What is moldmaking vs. mold manufacturing? Who is a mold designer vs. a mold engineer?
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