Design & Mfg. Software
Printing Vacuum Forming Tooling with FDM
Combining the advantages of 3-D CAD and FDM technology, vacuum forming can be completed quickly, efficiently and cost effectively
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Optimizing Plastic Injection Mold Materials with FEA
Tooling cost reduction can be achieved with up-front engineering via company collaboration and simulation technologies based on finite element analysis.
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Software Suppliers Seek Common Platforms for Mold Development
The goal is efficient data transfer that significantly reduces mold build cycles and increases margins.
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The Evolution of Process Training for Mold Builders
Process training coupled with cavity pressure data provides mold builders with value and information that can be passed onto customers.
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DSSP: The Catalyst for a New Revolution
One CAD short- coming—a frequent disconnect between the final manufactured product and the idealized CAD model—is being addressed with digital shape sampling and processing.
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Complex Molds Mean Business for High-Tech Toolmakers
Focus on cavitation and advanced product design gives progressive mold shops a jump on competitors.
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CAM for Hard Milling
A brief overview of some of the CAM requirements, challenges and strategies for successful hard milling.
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Validation of Design Guidelines
Flow simulation software integrated with powerful 3-D CAD functionality can be effectively and efficiently applied to validate guidelines for cooling time and runner sizing.
Read MoreMoldmaker Uses a Solution-Based Approach To Mold Flow Analysis
MoldFlow consulting firm assists mold shop as it approached a complex molding program for its customer, Cessna Aircraft Company.
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Multi-Cavity Mold Issues Solved with Melt Rotation Process
Toolroom supervisor shares his experience with a rheological control solution to some obvious and some not-so-obvious challenges with product and color variations in a multi-cavity mold.
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