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High-Feed Performance for Mold and Die Machining Operations
The Ingersoll NanoFeed indexable insert’s applicability for detailed, high-feed rest roughing operations offers mold builders optimized milling performance for miniature components and smaller part features.
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Technology and Sourcing Guide 2023: Mold Components
Mold components make the mold work and the mechanisms used to deliver a quality end product. Key components include mold bases, pins, ejectors, lifters, bushings, guides and alignment devices.
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5 Big Themes in Additive Manufacturing at Formnext Forum: Austin
As manufacturing advances with additive, the advance increasingly emphasizes these five themes.
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Diamond-Coated End Mills for Machining Electrodes
Adding on to Crystallume’s Standard Premium and Lightning coatings is Stealth, the company’s thinnest diamond coating for highly detailed moldmaking work.
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Technology and Sourcing Guide 2023: 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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Hydro Chuck Toolholder Promises Precision When Heavy Milling
Precision cutting tool solutions manufacturer NT Tool presents Hydro Chuck Omega, designed to eliminate the common issues of chatter, deflection and pullout.
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Small-Diameter End Mills Ideal for Mold and Die Industry
The carbide Inchmax series by U.S. Union Tool, with between 0.010 to 0.125-inch diameter ranges, is capable of milling a variety of materials.
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Universal Presetting, Measuring Machine Aids Cutting Tool Assembly
Zoller’s »redomatic 600« machine and software programs drive productivity in mold building through maximized accuracy and efficiency in five-axis CNC machining operations.
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Technology and Sourcing Guide 2023: Mold Materials
Proper selection of the appropriate mold material is critical to manufacturing a high-quality mold. Tool steel, aluminum, copper and alloys are some of the materials used.
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Mobile Data Logger for Toolmaking and Production
D-System is a data logger from Hotset America that records the energy balance of water circuits in a mold.
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