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How to Design Hot Runner Plates
Moldmakers are often required to design and make hot runner plates for molds. Being aware of these best practices can make the process easier.
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Electrical Discharge Generator Breaks New Ground
A brand new EDM generator achieves a cutting speed of 400 mm}/min, or 37 square inch/hour, for the first time in the world, and achieves the feat of marrying the integrity of the surfaces machined with a high cutting speed.
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Producing Production Level Tooling in Prototype Timing
A new rapid solidification process machine will be able to produce finished cavities at a rate that will change the tooling industry dramatically.
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Benefiting From Hot Runner Design and Reliability
Selecting a hot runner system designed with the moldmaker and end user in mind has helped a moldmaking shop remain competitive.
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Offline Programming for Competitive Solutions
New EDM technology can improve cycle time reduction and enhance cost savings.
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Rapid Prototyping: Is It a Commodity?
When considering a rapid prototyping bureau, it may be more cost-effective in the long run not to look at RP as just another commodity.
Read MoreRCT Rapidly Prototypes Product Containers - In Days, Not Weeks.
A prototype shop manager at a global cleaning, sanitation and service company thought outside the box when he rotationally molded a liquid soap dispenser in record time for testing on a production line halfway around the globe.
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Five-Axis Machining Software Offers Speed and Flexibility
Improvements in five-axis machining software are lowering the barrier for adoption by moldmakers.
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Inland Technologies Bucks Trend
A unique mold shop ensures quality, on-time delivery using technology as its key tool.
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Keys to Controlling Electrode Wear
By understanding exactly the causes behind electrode wear, moldmakers can learn how to reduce or even prevent wear - increasing the life of the electrodes.
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