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Advancing Moldmaking and Plastics: Trends in 3D Printing, Automation and Sustainability

NPE 2024 showcased the latest trends and technologies in innovation, efficiency and sustainability for moldmakers and molders, featuring advancements in 3D printing, automation, design and virtual reality/augmented reality/artificial intelligence.

Aluminum Plate for High-Temperature Tooling Applications

NPE2024: Ellwood Specialty Metals exhibits its EllCast 2 aluminium plate. Its strength at high temperatures, combined with high thermal fatigue resistance and hardness, makes EllCast 2 ideal for critical applications.

Ellwood Specialty Steel Becomes Ellwood Specialty Metals

Integrated producer of tool steel adds Ellwood Aluminum cast house into the Ellwood family of companies to serve both metal needs.

PTXPO Preview 2023: Mold Material/Mold Base Needs

At PTXPO 2023, the Moldmaking Pavilion returns, housing exhibitors ready to meet attendees' mold material and mold base challenges head on.

How to Eliminate Streaks and Weld Problems with Laser Technology

Laser technology overcomes streaking and welding challenges for new mold textures and texture repair.

Amerimold 2021 Post-Show Flashback: Engineer

More moldmaker exhibitor highlights from Amerimold 2021, from a P20-modified mold steel grade and free-machining stainless steel mold base material, to an automated knowledge-based mold design solution.

Ellwood Specialty Steel Introduces Improved Lens/Texture-Quality Mold Steel

Amerimold 2021 exhibitor Ellwood Speciality Steel’s P20-modified, through-hardened mold steel boasts a consistent surface finish, and is fully qualified to GMQ 18157 mold steel specification.

2019 Technology Review: Mold Materials

MoldMaking Technology’s 2019 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide offers some of the latest highlighted products and services from supplier companies from a variety of categories, including mold materials.

Technical Specialist Helps Customers Choose Ideal Alloy

Technical representatives from Ellwood Specialty Steel are available to assist customers in choosing the most suitable aluminum or aluminum alloy for a given mold project.

2018 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide: Mold Materials

MoldMaking Technology’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide is an accurate, comprehensive, easy-to-read and easy-to-use use guide for researching today’s technology, equipment, products and services. The year’s latest moldmaking product developments within mold engineering/design, build and maintenance/repair are broken down into 10 sections, including mold materials.

Range of Aluminum Alloys on Display

Ellwood Specialty Steel has a range of aluminum alloys on display at Amerimold, including Alumold 500.

Performance and Price Drive Developments in Mold Materials

Mold material suppliers are working to develop new, improved mold-material grades that will deliver on customers’ need for machinability, toughness, thermal conductivity and price.

Statistics Uphold Mexico’s Importance in Plastics Industry

Did you know that Mexico is the world’s second largest importer of molds and tools?

SLIDESHOW: Technology Showcase, Amerimold Product Showcase

This is our industry’s show, and this week we bring you yet more previews of what you can expect to find as you walk the aisles of the biggest Amerimold Expo yet.

SLIDESHOW: Technology Showcase – Mold Materials

Tool steel, aluminum, copper and alloys are some of the materials used to manufacturing molds, and the choice of materials to use is critical to the overall performance of the mold.

Looking for a Tool Steel Heat Treatment Source?

How does agitating a quench liquid improve quenching speed? Why do tool steels require a high austenization temperature for hardending? How thick can a P20 mold steel be through hardened into the center? These and other questions were answered during last week's webinar on heat treatment basics.

Making the Right Mold Material Selection for Thermal Management of Molds and Inserts

The engineering of a mold greatly determines the performance of the plastic injection molding process, because it directly influences cycle time and process productivity. Here we review why productive thermal management of a mold is essential in determining the cost-effectiveness of the molding process.