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Advanced Moldmaking Hits Vegas
ANTEC®, the annual plastics technical conference produced by the Society of Plastics Engineers, is heading to Vegas to connect classroom theory with real-world solutions, and this includes programming specific to mold manufacturing.
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Why Die and Moldmakers Should Join National Associations
The ISTMA (International Special Tooling & Machining Association) World Conference recently took place in Cape Town, South Africa. This event brings together business owners and senior management from around the globe who work within the special tooling and machining industry. During the General Assembly Dave Tilstone, NTMA’s representative at ISTMA, was elected President for the next three years. Read his comments here.
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Are You Aware of Conflict Mineral Compliance?
This has recently come up with a few readers, and now The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) offers some information you need to know if you make molds for publicly traded companies because you may be asked to help them with required documentation.
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Transitioning from Standard Moldmaking to a Mold Mfg Process
The three drivers, according to Rexam Mold Manufacturing, to making the move from traditional moldmaking to mold manufacturing are speed, consistency and cost. This and other automation and robotics applications and solutions will be featured and discussed during an upcoming TMA Supplier Network event. This video gives a sneak peek.
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Are You a 10?
Or at least a 1 through 9 according to our infamous “Top 10 Reasons to Be a Moldmaker” t-shirt? It is that time of year again—when we show the lighter side of mold manufacturing through our often humorous and sometimes controversial “Top 10 Reasons to Be a Moldmaker” t-shirt campaign.
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MoldMaking Technology's April Digital Ed Is Now Available!
MoldMaking Technology's April issue features technical articles and case studies on balanced toolholder assemblies, inspection software, hot runner design, mold design review and much more. View your digital edition today.
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Attract New Customers with Full Product Development Solutions
One mold builder dramatically increased its ability to move fast and help customers get product to market in the shortest amount of time by applying its mold leadtime reduction principles to its product development processes.
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Attention to Details
According to Beaumont Technologies--developer of melt-rotation technologies-- it’s oftentimes the little decisions we make that eat away at the profitability of a company, and many times we don’t give them a second thought. Read their take on how your choice of runner shape can shape your profits.
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Five Piece Collapsing Cores
Mold technology that enables the molding of creative packaging solutions, including 360 degrees of internal threads or undercuts and containers or closures with smaller neck diameters than the core or body. This allows the injection molding of part designs that would traditionally have been molded via injection-blow or extrusion-blow methods for wide mouth jars.
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Just When You Think We've Lost the Next Generation
You learn about a high school student intrigued by manufacturing since middle school, excelling at his studies, being admitted early into an innovative new manufacturing program and now evangelizing about the trade. Colin Nyseth took it upon himself to reach out to Governor Scott Walker and invite him to visit his school to see the successful shop and business model that has kids getting excited about manufacturing.
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See 3D Printing in Action
During amerimold expo 2014 this June 11-12 in Novi, Michigan, exhibitor Linear Mold & Engineering will be offering a Destination Tour to see its 3D printing in action at its DMLS Division.
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The Marriage of Moldmaking and DMLS
Three factors influenced this molder's decision to use direct metal laser sintering: a decrease in waste, faster mold production and design flexibility.
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