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Mold Components 27 Aug 2020

Mold Inserts Ensure Versatile Traceability Solutions

DME is providing customers with mold inserts for date, part and resin identification.

Conformal Cooling 27 Aug 2020

Daters and Center Inserts Provide Continuous Quality and Reliability

CUMSA USA continues to provide continuous reliability and quality with its stainless steel original daters and center insert components.

Mold Components 25 Aug 2020

Ejector Sleeves Extend to Greaseless Applications and Larger Size Range

From black nitride (BN) ejector sleeves, to 300 new sizes in its H-13 ejector sleeve range, Progressive Components has expanded its ejector sleeve offerings for customers.

Machining 24 Aug 2020

Single-Brand EDM Arsenal Helps Moldmaker Speed Services for Diverse Clientele

Microtech Precision sticks with Mitsubishi EDM (and milling) technology to optimize machining capabilities for molds, dies and more.

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Hot Runners 21 Aug 2020

What Is the Difference Between Knit and Meld Lines and Why Does It Matter?

Three terms that often get mixed up in the plastic injection molding industry are weld, meld, and knit lines. Meld and knit lines are actually both different types of weld lines. Here is a look at the differences between them, the causes of meld and knit line imperfections, and their impact on part durability.

Maintenance & Repair 20 Aug 2020

Dynamic Mold Venting Valve Resolves Poor Cavity Venting

The DMS dynamic SGD mold venting valve allows air and resin gases to dissipate via a venting channel, ensuring the production of quality parts.

Machining 15 Dec 2021

CNC Monitoring Software Improves Machine Performance and Utilization

RCO Engineering using a monitoring system to monitor setups, idle time, programming, and quality checks, reducing CNC machine downtime.

Additive Manufacturing 19 Aug 2020

Print the Whole Injection Mold in HSS to Increase Tool Life

A German mold builder offers a solution for printing high-speed steels with high carbon content to produce highly dense and wear-resistant molds via selective laser melting.

Basics 17 Aug 2020

Combining Customized Software with CMM Reduces Production Bottleneck

In order to reduce downtime on its EDM and CNC machines when setting up new jobs, moldmaker Kavia Tooling turned to a coordinate measuring machine from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence to create an offline zero transfer system ahead of the manufacturing process for parts and electrodes.