Mold Components

Adding Value to Your Mold

Moldmaking shops must evaluate the need for a pressure transducer in an injection mold to assist them in gaining valuable information as the mold is developed.

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Minnesota Mold & Engineering Group: Strength In Numbers

Four companies unite-serving as a one-stop powerhouse for art to part and anything in-between.

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Standardized Mold Building Makes Shortened Leadtimes Possible and Profitable

The next level of standardization has allowed moldmakers to rethink their processes and deliver the same high-quality molds, while continuing to succeed and grow.

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Quick Math for Cylinder Calculations

Simple cylinder calculations provide good first look comparisons for proper sizing when moldmakers are considering the most suitable side-action option early in the mold design.

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The Value of a Well Engineered Mold Base

High-quality mold bases can help moldmakers maximize output and uptime.

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Unscrewing Components: One Good Turn Deserves Another

Choosing unscrewing components for your molds shortens leadtimes, reduces component costs and decreases cycle times.

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How to Work Better, Faster and Cheaper

While moldmakers may have difficulty competing with foreign markets on cheap labor, they can compete by finding new ways to build molds faster and cheaper with high-quality results.

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Mold Side-Actions: Applications Rule the Action

With a firm understanding of the effects of injection on the core, slide and associated components, this second of two articles will discuss emerging modular technologies which provide alternatives to the limited solutions previously available.

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Mold Side-Actions: How, Why and When They Work

Understanding the effects of injection on the core, slide and associated components is critical to selecting the best side-action methods for a given application. This first of two articles will discuss the basic physics underlying all side-actions.

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Mold Base Advancements Set a New Standard

Further standardization and more options allow moldmakers to concentrate on fine detail.

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