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Be a Part of MMT
For nearly two decades, MoldMaking Technology has been the magazine that is by the industry and for the industry. You can be a bigger part of the MMT community by helping to educate the industry and promote your company or shop.
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How Do You Consume MMT Content?
I’m always curious how people read content today, considering the amount of content we develop and the many platforms we deliver it across every day. Recently, a young controller at a small mold shop emailed his thanks for our education/training series, which prompted me to ask how he reads MMT.
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Pre-Machining Best Practices for Industry 4.0
Emphasis on technology that streamlines processes and provides repeatable outputs in your machining operations is key to automation and data-driven intelligence. Here are some common pre- and in-process attributes to consider as they pertain to process efficiency and reliability.
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Partners in Educating the Next Generation of Builders
Our 2017 series on education/training and workforce development has opened the flood gates to efforts across North America focused on building our next generation of moldmakers. Here is a guest blog post on another industry supplier that has supported local mold builders by donating equipment to a Michigan high school manufacturing program.
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Throwback Thursday: CT Scanning Reports
Once a mold produces a part, computed tomography (CT scanning) can step in to help that mold meet customer approval through intense validation. Read how in this archived article.
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MMT's Special Hot Runner Technology Edition
This special supplement from MoldMaking Technology and Plastics Technology magazines provides insights into successfully selecting, integrating and maintaining hot runner systems, which demands proactive involvement from original equipment manufacturers, molders and mold builders.
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Processing and Tooling Come Together
Mold designers, tooling and process engineers, managers, supervisors, repair technicians and molders can come together to learn how to efficiently produce quality parts on time during this inaugural Mold Performance Technology conference.
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MoldMaking Minute
Mold manufacturing is an industry that has grown accustomed to sharing with each other--whether that is networking at a trade association event, presenting at an industry conference or telling their story on the pages of MoldMaking Technology. We want to take this one step further, but we need your help: participation in a simple, quick quarterly survey.
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Throwback Thursday: Criteria for Effective EDM
The work metal, EDM process priority, electrode material and machine are the four main considerations for effective EDM of non-standard alloys. These four areas play a critical role in making the overall EDM process profitable. Read this archived article for more.
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Continuing Collaboration
A moldmaker and molding machine manufacturer partnered up to present micro-molding technology at Amerimold and will continue this joint effort through to NPE.
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Throwback Thursday: Validating Design Guidelines
Let’s take a look back at how flow simulation software integrated with powerful 3-D CAD functionality can be effectively and efficiently applied to validate guidelines for runner sizing and cooling time.
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Learn Additive
The agenda for the Additive Manufacturing Conference next month includes presenters from Oak Ridge National Lab, John Deere, GE Additive, Concept Laser, Sodick and more on what you need to know about the processes, applications and materials to implement AM in your shop.
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