Consumer
Social Networking, Industry Participation Keys to Moldmaker’s Success
Industrial Mold & Machine (IMM; Twinsburg, OH) considers itself fairly diverse. A majority of the company’s work is smaller molds (under 400 tons) in industries like appliance, computer/business equipment, electronics, lawn and garden, marine, medical/optical/dental, telecommunications and toys.
Read MoreThe Rodon Group Upgrades Cooling Towers: Improvements Reflect Continued Investment in U.S. Manufacturing
The Rodon Group, a custom plastic injection molder, recently upgraded their manufacturing facility with three new cooling towers as part of a continued commitment to U.S. manufacturing and environmental sustainability.
Read MoreHow to Return Manufacturing Jobs to the U.S.: Experts Give Details at Boothroyd Dewhurst DFMA Forum
The good news is that increasingly savvy manufacturers are able to root out troublesome costs and problems from their products earlier and earlier in a lifecycle that starts even before a computer model is created—and ends with finished automobiles, appliances and other goods.
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Objet’s 3D Printed Folding Stool as Tough as ABS-Grade Engineering Plastics
Full-size folding stool made of new Objet ABS-like Digital Material is printed in a single print job on the Objet Connex multi-material 3-D printer.
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Consumer Products:Demands for Thinner Walls/Lightweight Designs Challenging Moldmakers
Recently MoldMaking Technology magazine reached out to its Editorial Advisory Board to examine current trends in the consumer products market and how moldmakers are addressing the challenges.
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3-D Design and Flow Simulation Cooks up Better Design and Manufacturing
Case Study / Software, Consumer.
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2011 Leadtime Leader Awards: Large Shop Honorable Mention
MSI Mold Builders: Redefining Mold Manufacturing with Incremental Approval Approach.
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3D Printing Provides New Options for Prototyping, Moldmaking
Case Study / Additive Manufacturing.
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Seamless Process Creates the Impossible Cooling Channel
A multiple-machine moldmaking process—combining DMLS, high-speed five-axis machining and EDM— produces conformal-cooled molds in a seamless automatic process.
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Savings from the Front Lines: Using Hot Sprue Speeds Cycle Times, Yields Cost Savings
This quarterly series features actual examples of the front-line mold building company presenting new approaches to improve the customer’s profitability.
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