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5 Ways to Improve Supply Chain Visibility and Efficiency
Mold builders play an important role in creating smart, connected and transparent supply chains.
It Starts With the Part: A Plastic Part Checklist Ensures Good Mold Design
All successful mold build projects start with examining the part to be molded to ensure it is moldable and will meet the customers' production objectives.
Read MoreMMT Chats: Solving Schedule and Capacity Challenges With ERP
For this MMT Chat, my guests hail from Omega Tool of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, who share their journey with using enterprise resource planning (ERP)—and their people—to solve their schedule and capacity load monitoring challenges.
Read MoreWhat is Scientific Maintenance? Part 2
Part two of this three-part series explains specific data that toolrooms must collect, analyze and use to truly advance to a scientific maintenance culture where you can measure real data and drive decisions.
Read MoreMMT Chats: 5 in 5 with Best Tool and Engineering
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges reveals 5 best practices for improving efficiencies within shops...in 5 minutes. Our guest is Joe Cherluck, President of Best Tool and Engineering in Clinton Township, Michigan.
Read MoreWhat Is Scientific Maintenance? Part 1
Part one of this three-part series explains how to create a scientific maintenance plan based on a toolroom’s current data collection and usage.
Read MoreMMT Chats: 5 in 5 with Roembke Mfg & Design
Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with Adam Shaal, Business Development Manager for Roembke Mfg & Design to reveal their five best practices for improving efficiencies in culture, technology, process, measuring success and staying competitive.
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How to Harness 3D Scanning for Mold Tool Repairs
3D scanning supports the repair of molds with no history, drawings or design files.
How to Analyze and Optimize Cutting Conditions to Reduce Cycle Time
Plastic injection mold design and manufacturing company puts NC program optimization software module to the test. The results were surprising.
Read MoreMMT Chats: Predictable Manufacturing and Incremental Gains Can Transform Moldmaking
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges catches up with the president of Eden Tool and Eden Manufacturing, Dave Tomic. We talk about predictable performance in moldmaking and the value of small incremental gains in an organization versus big change via disruptive technology. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
Read MoreHow to Select a Mold Temperature Controller
White paper shares how cooling channel analysis, which collects maximum pressure drop, total flow rate and heat dissipation, eases the performance evaluation of mold temperature controllers.
Read MoreCT Scanning Helps Micro Molder Reduce Cost of First Article Inspections
CT scanning services performed by 3D ProScan, a division of NyproMold Inc. provides MTD Micro Molding with accurate, high-resolution internal and external measurements performed about seven times faster and at significant cost savings.
Read MoreLessons in Quality Assurance for Micro Projects
Quality control, quality assurance and measurement technology are central considerations for micro mold building and molding.
Read MoreLeading Mold Manufacturers Share Best Practices for Improving Efficiency
Precise Tooling Solutions, X-Cell Tool and Mold, M&M Tool and Mold, Ameritech Die & Mold, and Cavalier Tool & Manufacturing, sit down for a fast-paced Q&A focused on strategies for improving efficiencies across their operations.
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Using CT Scanning to Qualify Molds Faster
Software and hardware advances reduce dimensional inspection with part-to-CAD by 70%.
Christina Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology
How to Manage Wall Thickness Changes in Your Mold Design
To ensure even filling and cooling, consider wall section transitions, corners and fillets, ribs and bosses, lip and rim designs and CAE flow simulation software.
Read MorePredictive Manufacturing Moves Mold Builder into Advanced Medical Component Manufacturing
From a hot rod hobby, medical molds and shop performance to technology extremes, key relationships and a growth strategy, it’s obvious details matter at Eden Tool.
Read MoreSurface Finish: Understanding Mold Surface Lingo
The correlation between the units of measure used to define mold surfaces is a commonly raised question. This article will lay these units of measure side by side in a conversion format so that companies can confidently understand with what they are dealing.
Read MoreSoftware Package for Portal Roughness Gages Streamlines Surface Data Interfacing
Digital Metrology Solutions offers mold builders a fast, affordable way to better understanding of surface data with the TraceBoss software package.
Read MoreReimagining Moldmaking with Technology
A look at some of the technology mold builders have expressed a growing interest in and are now actively investigating, including advancements in mold design, 3D printing, automation, machining, inspection and repair.
Read MoreQuickly Troubleshoot New Molding Defect with Moldfilling Software
SyBridge Technologies analyst compares original, new Moldflow process simulation results, solves molding defect without tool needing to be taken out of production.
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Dual-Mode Metrology Scanner for Accurate Mold Measuring
The highly ergonomic and compact FreeScan Combo from Shining 3D adopts metrology-grade accuracy, fine scanning and high precision for inspection and reverse engineering.
Evaluating Metal Powders for Conformally Cooled Mold Inserts
Mechanical properties and design software techniques reveal the benefits of a modified high thermal conductivity metal powder for 3D printing in moldmaking.
Read MoreSmart Machine Monitoring Guides Management Decisions
The Freeman Company invested in FactoryWiz Machine Monitoring technology to enhance its processes.
Read MorePortable Laser Tracker Offers High-Speed Measurement
The Leica Absolute Tracker offers high-speed dynamic measurement and is said to be a complete solution for six degrees of freedom (6DoF) probing, scanning and automated inspection as well as reflector measurement.
Read MoreWohlers Associates Publishes 2022 Annual Report
Wohlers Report 2022 provides new content and analysis on additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing. Research for Wohlers Report 2022 shows AM industry growth of 19.5% in 2021.
Read MoreIntuitive, Easy-to-Use Inspection Software for Portable Probing and Scanning Simplifies Mold Measurement
Enhanced inspection software and hardware with portable measurement, analysis and reporting improves productivity.
Read MoreAMBA Reports Mold Manufacturers Endure Challenges, Aim to Grow
The AMBA’s 2022 “Business Forecast Report” showcases data on sales trends, profit levels, capital expenditures, shop and design employment levels and challenges faced in the industry.
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