Design & Mfg. Software
Using Simulation to Locate and Size Gates
Considerations and trade-offs when determining proper gate locations with simulation, which helps all stakeholders make a sound decision based on the priorities of the project.
Read MoreCAD/CAM’s Role in Customer Collaboration
Seven skills—enhanced by the right CAD/CAM solution—that will help you win more business.
Read MoreFrom the Field: Mold Filling Simulation Verifies and Solves Warp in a Plastic Ice Tote
When Beaumont Technologies was solicited by Erie- based injection molder GeorgeKo Industries to use CAE mold flow simulation to prove its hypothesized solution to a warpage issue, Beaumont eagerly took on the challenge.
Read MoreHow to Move Closer to Unattended, 24/7, Lights Out Machining
A look at why there is more to lights out machining than running unattended.
Read MoreTraining for More Efficient Cold Runner System Design
“The training I received from Beaumont taught me how to evaluate different runner design options for a given mold.”
Read MoreUnique Mold Challenge Showcases Moldmaker as Customer Consultant
Ultimately, the Roembke Mfg. mold was a single-drop cold deck with a standard LSR valve gate design featuring side injection versus back injection for the plastic.
Read MoreCAD/CAM for Increased Productivity, Reduced Lead Times
2013 releases PowerSHAPE CAD/ PowerMILL CAM.
Read MoreMoldmaking Gets Wyrd—and Amazing—with All-Digital Sculpting
By early 2012, when the price of white metal had increased 80 percent over the past two years— eating into revenues and margins—Wyrd was forced to rethink its approach. Ghost Studio, a Longmont CO-based product design firm, and Geomagic, maker of 3D software solutions from scan to design to manufacturing, soon presented Wyrd with a smarter way.
Read MorePowerful CAM Brings the “Outdoors” Up to Speed
When Lifetime was looking for a sophisticated CAM product to support large files for its bigger tables and recently added kayaks, the company looked no further than PowerMILL from Delcam (Salt Lake City, UT).
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