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Automated Polishing: Commonly Asked Questions about Peening
Peening itself is not a new treatment, but that doesn’t mean it is fully understood. Peening is the process of working a metal's surface to improve its material properties, using mechanical means, such as hammering, blasting with shots (shot peening) or blasting of light beams (laser peening). Here are some commonly asked questions regarding the process.
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MoldMaking Technology Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary
MoldMaking Technology (MMT) is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2018. Founded in 1998, MMT remains committed to everything moldmaking, from design to first shot. This industry, which is utterly dependent on accurate, repeatable and efficient technologies throughout the design and build stages, was so worthy of a publication of its own. We are honored to celebrate this milestone with the industry and look forward to many more years to come.
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Throwback Thursday: Justifying Investment in Cleaning Innovations
For many shops, one of the most difficult aspects of implementing new mold cleaning technology is justifying the purchase, and this is still a challenge today. Here is a throwback article that covers the top six benefits of dry ice blasting for injection molds and the value of job tracking the overall impact of cleaning and maintenance.
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Continuing to Support Our Wounded Soldiers
The men and women of this moldmaking community never cease to amaze me with their care and generosity. Take for example, Tim and Kim Bartz launching iWarriors, which donates iPads to our wounded warriors. I encourage everyone to check out iWarriors and learn about what the program is up to today, and then consider giving what you can to those who give everything.
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Your New Year Digital Edition Is Available
The New Year kicks off with an industry outlook reporting long-term growth opportunities, a new conformal cooling technique rooted in a multilayer robotic deposition technology that is capable of manufacturing near-net shape objects, a roundtable discussion on software challenges, solutions and advancements, an automated polishing solution, and much more.
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2018: A Big Year
A positive projection in growth and spending from Gardner Intelligence is timed with NPE, Amerimold and IMTS, MMT’s 20th anniversary milestone and the 15th anniversary of MMT’s annual Leadtime Leader Awards competition.
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3D Robotic Deposition Advances Conformal Cooling
A new conformal cooling technique has emerged, rooted in a multilayer robotic deposition technology that is capable of manufacturing near-net shape objects.
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2018 Is a Big Year of Events and Opportunities for Moldmakers
A positive projection in growth and spending from Gardner Intelligence is timed with NPE, Amerimold and IMTS, MMT’s 20th anniversary milestone and the 15th anniversary of MMT’s annual Leadtime Leader Awards competition.
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Throwback Thursday: Showing Off Their Shirts
I have a fondness for WCTC because every year they request our Top 10 Reasons to Be a Moldmaker t-shirts and the students wear them! I recently received this photo, which prompted my throwback this week to others who have showed off our shirts.
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MMT December Digital Edition Is Available
This month’s issue discusses collaborative hot runner design, how to take the guesswork out of cutting tool selection, strategies for next-generation training, ROI on 2017 investments, the value of bringing processing and mold repair together, identifying value drivers for your shop, CT scanning and much more.
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Germany Honors its Top Mold Builders
MoldMaking Technology has its annual Leadtime Leader Award and through our European Correspondent Barbara Schulz, I learned that Germany has its MoldMaker of the Year Award. And, this year's winner is a company I met at EMO and a shop we featured earlier this year.
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
With current business levels and the positive projections for the coming year, moldmakers are going to be busy, if they aren’t already. To keep pace with those levels, outsourcing becomes a viable option to consider. I’ve recently been introduced to a free online platform that may help moldmakers find that right CNC production partner with more than 269,000 qualified participants in its online community.
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