Mold Components
A New Approach to Designing Lifter Cores: Dual-Rod Design
Benefits of using a secondary guide rod on lifter core assemblies.
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Identifying Common Causes of Failure in Ejector Sleeves
Criteria that can be used in making ejector sleeves, which will minimize or eliminate failures as well as improve the performance and function of ejector sleeves and minimize maintenance.
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Slide Action Technology—Higher Cavitations in Smaller Machines
A new stack mold design—Compact Slide Action Mold Technology (CSAM™)—has been developed to maximize productivity without the need to invest in larger molding machines.
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Standardized Mold Base Reduces Mold Build Time, Costs
A patented standard mold base—the Lightning Base—uses one common base with interchangeable inserts for various parts.
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Cost and Control Benefits of Permanent Product Traceability
Measuring the value of the right date code insert through your requirements, and its reliability and readability.
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Defining the Standard Mold Base
When buying a standard mold base there should be expectations regarding quality, price and delivery.
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How to Choose the Correct Ejector Pin?
The importance of working temperature during the ejector pin selection process.
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Reducing or Maintaining Cycle Times with Mold Coating
No matter the size of a tool, taking into consideration your GPM within your tooling’s cooling systems and using electroless nickel coating is an effective way to improve or maintain desired cycle times.
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High Cavitation Molds Promote Economies of Scale
Toolmakers are developing increasingly complex molds for high production of thinwall parts.
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Don’t Build the “Same Old Same Mold”
Steps for evaluating the latest mold innovations in order to move along the evolution process.
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