Basics
Apprentice Training Series: Manual Machining
Manual, in-depth machine training instills critical skills in innovation and problem solving.
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SLIDESHOW: Technology Tuesday, What Every Moldmaker Should Know about Injection Molding
Let’s examine what every moldmaker should know about the injection molding process by breaking down the path a plastic pellet takes as it is transformed from a pellet to a part. This includes raw materials, the fundamentals of viscosity curves, Melt Flow Index, Melt Flow Rate, shear and more.
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Advanced Mold Welding: Sharing Decades’ Worth of Lessons Learned
Our new contributor considers welding a vital part of moldmaking and plans to share his experiences.
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Skills Center: Apprentice Training - Print Reading
By offering a good print-reading class with the following components as part of your apprenticeship program, you can help apprentices develop skills for visually communicating an idea or problem.
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Data-Driven Quality Control
Enhanced metrology technologies can help streamline mold scanning and inspection.
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Rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, rapid manufacturing—so why not rapid workforce training, but with a real purpose?
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Caring for Hydraulic Cylinders
Preventive maintenance on these important components will help keep a mold running.
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Out-Takes: Apprentice Backstories
There’s always more of a story to tell when we’re composing features about the places and people of moldmaking. Here are a few that correspond with one of our January feature articles.
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A Practical Field Guide for ISO Best Practices
By focusing on existing people, processes and culture, ISO can help mold builders achieve dramatic improvements in sales, productivity, quality, service and profitability. Here is a practical field guide to ISO 9001.
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Understanding Self-Lubricating Components
Recognizing that they are essentially conventional components with lubricant added in the form of graphite will help the molder realize their significant benefits.
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