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2021 Sourcing & Technology Guide: Hot Runners
Hot runners deliver the material into the mold to make the part. These systems consist of hot halves, nozzles, gates and temperature controllers—all of which must be monitored, maintained and cleaned to guarantee a quality end product.
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Troubleshooting "Actual" Hot Runner Controller Temperature
The root cause of a recent part defect was suggested to be the delivery of a melt that was too hot. The true root cause, however, was something else entirely.
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Online Hot Runner Configuration Tool Adds New Functions
Nozzle range, resin selection, shot weights, gate types and more are expanded on this online hot runner configuration portal from Meusburger.
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Haimer USA Presents Power Clamp Nano NG i4.0 to Amerimold 2021 Attendees
The industry 4.0 shrink fit machine, specifically designed for shrink fit collets and small toolholders up to size HSK-A63, uses a horizontal shrinking process and ensures easy handling.
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Expanded Boring Tools Offering Includes Digital Readout for Micro-Precision Adjustment
Allied now offers Wohlhaupter digital tools that have an external 3ETECH digital display for micro-precision adjustment.
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Drilling System Achieves High-Penetration Rates for General Purpose Holemaking
Allied Machine & Engineering’s T-A Pro drilling system combines material-specific insert geometries, a redesigned drill body and a proprietary coolant-through system.
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Yudo Features Diffusion-Bonded Process for Hot Runner Manifolds
Yudo Inc. will be showcasing its diffusion-bonding process, which facilitates more design freedom for melt flow distribution, at Amerimold 2021.
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Mantle TrueShape Additive Process Delivers Precision Metal Parts
The TrueShape additive process, which will be showcased at Amerimold 2021, combines rough part creation and precision finishing for highly accurate, metal 3D-printed parts.
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High-Performance Alloys for Plastic Injection and Blow Molding
Materion Performance Alloys introduces its tailorable MoldMax alloys which impart strength and wear resistance similar to tool steels, but with ten times more thermal conductivity.
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Vented Ejector Pins Targets More Efficient Gas Removal for Molds
Next Chapter Manufacturing presents its 3D-printed NXC vented ejector pins which offers an integrated porous core to enable gas to pass through the face of the pin and vent out the side, avoiding gas traps.
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