Design & Mfg. Software
The Key to Up-Front Mold Design
By involving the tool designer, builder and molder early in product development, you can reduce turnaround time by weeks or even months, shave weeks off the mold construction cycle and reduce costs by eliminating potential product design troubles.
Read MoreMore Thoughts on Moldmaking in Mexico
One Mexican moldmaker believes that there is a good opportunity for American moldmakers in Mexico.
Read MoreAdvancing Mold Performance Using Hot Runner Technology
A quality hot runner system is one of the more important enhancements you can incorporate into a mold to improve molded part quality, reduce production times and remain price competitive.
Read MoreNew Software Makes Faster, Better, Cheaper a Reality
With a new CAM package a moldmaker/molder can now receive a job in digital format and actually cut metal before it even outputs drawings.
Read MoreRigorous Mold Tryout: Do Your Homework
If moldmakers strive to understand how an end user will use the mold, they will help their customers become more profitable and more confident in the shop’s abilities leading to a strong partnership.
Read MoreHot Stuff!
Advances in valve gating technologies and improved efficiencies heat up the hot runner market in 2005.
Read MoreMoldmaking in 3-D
Laser scanning helps moldmakers to improve reverse engineering and inspection tasks for their molds.
Read MoreEliminate Multiple Toolpaths With Interleaving Technique
Intelligently applying the right style of toolpath in the right place in a single pass is achieved with an interleaving technique.
Read MoreMaking the Technology Jump to Stay Competitive
Demands for faster, more complex mold tooling are met with a 3-D CAD and mold design system.
Read MoreIntuitive Software Yields Production-Quality Aluminum Moldmaking
This rapid prototyping shop uses its expertise with versatile and customizable CAD/CAM/CNC software to overcome the development challenges of a unique new product.
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