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Innovative Technology for Your Mold Shop at IMTS 2024: Part 2

MoldMaking Technology showcases a variety of technology applications featured at IMTS 2024 this year. Find the best fit for your mold shop with software solutions to new machines and services featured in this comprehensive guide.

3D Printers, Laser Welders Target Mold Production, Repair

IMTS 2024: Trumpf introduces a larger version of the TruPrint 2000 3D printer, as well as automated arc welding, laser welding and 3D laser marking technologies, noted for their use in tool and die.

Mold Materials, 3D Printing Technologies for Next-Gen Moldmaking

As moldmaking advances, so too do the materials and processes involved in their efficient production, including these latest mold materials and 3D printing technologies.

Reliable, Efficient 3D Printer for High-Quality Tool Steel Components

The updated TruPrint 2000 underscores Trumpf’s focus on the tool and die industry, including a larger, square build plate and various features to ensure high quality and mass production.

Edge Milling Tool Provides Repeatable Accuracy

The updated Trumpf TruTool TKA 1500 tool is now available with a new cutting mount and guide fence for increased applications and safety.

Technology and Sourcing Guide 2023: Additive Manufacturing

3D printing, or additive manufacturing, simplifies the moldmaking process by making mold inserts, mold components, end-use parts and ancillary equipment. Access this exclusive, online-only content, including a suppliers list, AM products and more.

Optimized 3D Printer Targets Dental, Medical Applications

The new Trumpf TruPrint 1000 offers faster print speeds, higher quality parts and requires less floor space.

3D Printing Technologies for Moldmaking Applications

3D printing technologies, from conformal cooling to complex mold building, are making an impact on the moldmaking industry, one innovation at a time.

Products and Services for Multiple Moldmaking Needs

New year, new technology roundup! Featured here is a collection of product offerings, from profile milling cutters to industry-specific CAD/CAM software to innovative hot work tool steels.

Technologies, Services Moving Moldmakers Forward

Featured in this technology roundup are products, processes and services related to cutting tools, hot runners and more for the next-level mold builder.

Preheating Capabilities Facilitate High-Quality 3D-Printed Tool Steel for Tool and Die Industry

Trumpf displays its ability to 3D print standard tool steel H11/H13 reliably and efficiently for tool and moldmaking, and other industries.

LMD Processing Extends Time Needed Between Tool and Die Repairs

The Trumpf Inc. five-axis TruLaser Cell 3000 combines laser welding with laser metal deposition, extending the number of cycles between die repairs and bringing more control to the process.

Technology Roundup: Mold Maintenance, Repair and Surface Treatment Essentials

This roundup focuses on maintenance, repair and surface treatment for mold equipment. Utilizing these helpful products and services can help save time and money.

IMTS 2022 in a Flash

With this still being the month of IMTS, I thought I’d highlight some of the technology mold builders have expressed growing interest in and are actively investigating, and what was on the show floor.

Laser Workstation Facilitates Surface Enhancement of Tooling

Trumpf introduces the TruMark Station 7000. Available as a turnkey solution or integrated laser source, the workstation can be applied to a variety of materials and surface treatment processes.

Trumpf Names Director of the Trumpf Smart Factory

Kartik Vaidyanathan Iyer will be responsible for the Illinois-based Smart Factory’s operation and continuous development.

CNC Turning Machines Manufacturer Index Group Acquires One Click Metal GmbH

Index Group extends business with One Click Metal’s additive manufacturing solutions in 3D printing metal, which are used in mechanical engineering, tool manufacturing and automotive industries.

Arc Welding System Automates Weld Program Creation

Trumpf has release the TruArc Weld 1000. Equipped with a cobot, the system provides an automated alternative for parts users typically weld manually.

Trumpf Inc. Announces Two Personnel Changes

Eliana Fu has been welcomed as new industry manager under Trumpf’s laser division, and Brett Thompson takes on an expanded role as sales consultancy manager for TruLaser technology.

Building Confidence in AM for Tooling

New potential for tooling applications is reached with custom-designed materials for additive manufacturing.

Noteworthy News: Openings & Expansions

Business is booming for these recent moldmaking supplier companies as they add onto their businesses through building expansions, additions and new openings.

TRUMPF Inc. Opens Technology Center in California

TRUMPF Inc. announces the opening of its state-of-the art technology center located in Costa Mesa, California.

Noteworthy News: Perks & Promotions

Whether it be its employees or its customers, the businesses in some of MoldMaking Technology’s latest news releases show appreciation through their perks and promotions!

TRUMPF Inc. Names Smart Factory Director

Markus Zimmermann has been named director of the TRUMPF smart factory in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Noteworthy News: Winning Streak

Everyone loves a success story, so take a moment to appreciate and applaud a few from the moldmaking community with the following news releases.

Bringing Topology Optimization to Injection Molds

Topology optimization and an integrated software solution help a mold builder produce an injection mold with 50-percent less mass, permitting faster machine motion for 30-percent faster cycle time.

Additive Manufacturing Systems Enable Near-Contour Cooling

At Amerimold, TRUMPF Inc. will demonstrate how companies in the mold making industry can take advantage of 3D printing.

Highly-Automated Tool Shop Achieves Efficient, Precise Medical Device Manufacturing

When a basketball player needs a knee replacement, standard implants simply won’t do. With a total of 18 different additive manufacturing systems, the Aesculap division of medical company B. Braun is the place to go to have custom implants printed to size. However, the highly-automated tool and mold shop has much more to offer when it comes to producing injection molds, complex progressive dies as well as prototypes and fixtures for series production.

A European View on AM: Rethinking Injection Molds

Overseas business models and applications of metal additive manufacturing promise to improve or invent functionalities integrated into molds and tools.

Machining Center Combines 5 Axis Milling with Laser AM

With so much happening in a busy show year between NPE2018, Amerimold 2018 and IMTS 2018, MoldMaking Technology is revisiting some of the technology that was on display. In case you missed it: At IMTS 2018, Okuma America Corp.’s MU-8000V Laser EX multitasking machine combined five-axis machining with a Trumpf laser.

2018 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide: Additive Manufacturing

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 additive manufacturing.

Stand-Alone Additive Manufacturing Is a Thing of the Past

Additive manufacturing (AM) is no longer considered a stand-alone technology but is increasingly being integrated in existing manufacturing processes.

2017: Gone but Not Forgotten

I wish to thank everyone I’ve worked with to write features that have appeared each month in MMT. Plus, a look at a series of features about one of my favorite topics: Workforce development.

Supplier-Based Training Programs Fuel Mold Industry Needs

Moldmaking industry supplier companies establish workforce development programs to increase the flow of new talent for themselves and for the industry.

Technology Showcase: Mold Components and Surface Treatment

Today’s Technology Showcase features products you may have missed in recent issues.

Women Are "STEP'ping it up in Manufacturing

Okay, so being a woman covering the mold manufacturing industry, I just have to share this. You guessed it ... it's honoring women in manufacturing. Three women ... among 122 honorees representing all levels of manufacturing ... were chosen because they each made significant achievements in manufacturing.

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