Analysis
Ballscrew Inspection Considerations
Ballscrews must be inspected for diameter, pitch, lead angle and potential drunkenness to avoid wear and to achieve the necessary tolerances and surface finishes in mold work.
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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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Technology Tuesday: Preparing for NPE with Plastics Review
This slideshow has you covered in plastics review with discussion on common plastics problems like sticking and warping. It includes pieces on software analysis for plastic parts, and it even includes a piece on making the most out of used plastic.
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Inspection Technology Improves Manufacturer’s Design to Validation Services
Aerospace/defense/medical manufacturer acquires tool builder to complete design to part validation services. The manufacturer also provides inspection lab technology, including computerized tomography (CT) scanning, to refine the mold builder’s processes.
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Inspection System Has Vertical or Horizontal Angle for Versatility
The HVR100-FLIP from L.S. Starrett Company has a large field-of-vision and a high-resolution digital camera for the inspection of a range of parts.
Read MoreCloud Enables Users to Store and Manage Data on Thousands of Tools
TDM Cloud Line from TDM Systems enables users to test alternative tools during the design process so they can choose the best tool for each project.
Read MoreApprentice Training: Metallurgy
Metallurgy for mold materials for tool and die apprentices should cover mining, furnaces, properties, testing, alloying, processing, classification and heat treatment.
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Horizontal Injection Molding Machine Has Plunger for Consistent Measurement of Melt Stream
Plustech, Inc., the North American Branch of Sodick, Inc.’s IMM Division, now offers a line of two-shot machines that are additions to the already existing GL Series, horizontal injection molding machine line.
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Throwback Thursday: Worldwide Review and Analysis of Additive Fabrication
I wonder if Terry Wohlers knew just how accurate he was when he examined what was, in 2007, called “additive fabrication” and provided a pointed prediction of the future of the additive industry?
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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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