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The Designer's Edge: Cleaning and Maintaining the Mold in the Press
Randy discusses cleaning and maintaining the mold in the press to reduce downtime.
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The Next Industrial Revolution is Here
Many people think that Industrial Revolutions are firmly in the past, that there’s nothing that significant on the horizon for manufacturing like there was at the turn of the last century. But they would be wrong.
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Designer's Edge: Hydraulics for Slides, Ejection or Cores
Randy discusses tips and tricks for avoiding mold downtime when it comes to hydraulics for slides, ejection or cores and hot runner plugs or connections.
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Improving Sequential Molding
For large injection-molded parts, a servo-driven valve gate system can improve surface finish and part performance.
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Using Data to Improve Mold Performance
An easy way to get a snapshot of how a mold is operating is to run regular mold scans via a hot runner temperature controller.
Read MoreProving the Advantages of a Servo-Driven Valve Gate System
One innovation for improving sequential injection molding centers around the use of servomotor technology.New servo-driven valve gate systems incorporate a toggle-type mechanism that operates the valve pin position at 90 degrees from the servomotor stroke.
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Legacy Precision Molds Aims for Ingenuity in Every Job
This Michigan moldmaker strives to deliver quality molds through ingenuity, "nimbleness" and a dose of home-grown integrity.
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Balancing Act
Consider elements of the entire tooling assembly, including the tool, holder and holder components, to optimize productivity.
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Looking for Ways to Reduce Energy Costs?
Then consider areas in the machining processes that unnecessarily consume energy. For example, machining center idling, unnecessary pump rotation and continuous running of peripheral equipment. Managing these areas can save a shop a lot of money. This is the subject of a white paper I came across recently that reveals how shops can achieve significant energy savings using the right CNC control to reduce power consumption during machine operating and waiting times.
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TMA Celebrates Distinguished Members at 90th Annual Meeting
A little over a week ago, I attended the Technology and Manufacturing Association’s Annual Meeting during which awards are bestowed on distinguished members for their work on behalf of the TMA and the manufacturing industry as a whole.
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