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2017 Leadtime Leader Awards Winner: Graphic Tool Corp.
Leadership changes set this mold manufacturer on a path of renewed purpose, fueled by data-driven, lean methodologies and deliberate, quality-controlled production.
Watch2017 Leadtime Leader Awards Honorable Mention: Concours Mold Inc.
This Canadian mold manufacturer identifies teamwork and quality as critical to its ability to drive continued success.
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Monitor Your Machines
If you manage or work on a shop floor, then you have likely heard about machine monitoring.
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Stepping Up to the Challenge
This roughing strategy helps maximize metal removal rates and reduce roughing cycle times.
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Practical Considerations for Conformal Cooling Designs
If you are looking for a comprehensive analysis of cooling design rules for additive manufacturing, check out this webinar.
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Get More Coolant Flow Through Smaller Bubblers
This method for calculating the size of nonround water passages is designed to increase coolant flow, and reduce pressure loss and cycle time.
Read MoreCircle Segment Tools and Toolpaths in Action
To take advantage of circle segment cutting tools, the programmer/machinist must generate sophisticated programs that continuously present the tool at a precise angle that is dependent on the slope of surface to be finished and the shape of the tool at any given point in the program.
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A Strategy for Better Mold Finishes
Combining advanced tool geometry and complementary CAM tool paths can reduce finish cycle times and improve surface quality.
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Powerful Production
Automated cells with RFID technology facilitate a “productionized” approach that helps this shop make molds more accurately and efficiently.
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Real-Time and Supply Chain Visibility
With data continuing to be top of mind for today's mold manufacturers, I wanted to share this take on data management.
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