Mold Components

Staying One Step Ahead of Customer Needs

The key to optimal customer support for any mold manufacturer is doing more—from upfront design engineering during the initial stages of product development to emergency mold repair services. And this is exactly the business model Kansas City-area blow moldmaker Creative Blow Mold Tooling offers.

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Hot Runners

For Better Mold Venting, Start with the Metal

Selecting the right material for specific mold components can help prevent a number of costly issues.

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Angles Stop Negative Areas from Undercutting the Injection Process

The new vertical lifter design provides a range of advantages during mold construction: space savings, easier machining and simplicity of assembly.

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Cutting Tools

Think Metric, Part 3

Insight from several technology suppliers—in design software, mold components, programming, machines, cutting tools and measurement equipment who have been following the metric trend—may help to make the transition a smooth one.

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Analysis

Testing Engineered Options for Mold Alignment

Performance data on alignment components helps select the best treatment, improve the design and chart more precise application recommendations.

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Case Study

Speed to Market— Collapsing Cores Compress Design and Machining Time

What F&M Tool received back from Roehr Tool was much more than the mold manufacturer expected. “Roehr’s engineers designed the complete DT Core assembly and provided conceptual drawings of the mold base from the parting line back.”

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Case Study

Think Metric: It’s All in the Numbers, Part 2

Feedback from the field on making the metric conversion in your shop after realizing it just makes sense.

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Basics

Think Metric

One man builds an argument for designing and building in metric. Part 1

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A Collaboration to Put “Collapse” on the Rise

“The idea behind Demo Day was let’s not just talk about the benefits of c-core technology, let’s build a mold so people can see up close the true capabilities of the DT Core as it molds a typical cap.”

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