Maintenance & Repair
Throwback Thursday: Shaving with Occam’s Razor, Part 1
You may not be familiar with Occam's Razor, but you "shave" with it every time you're challenged by a mold issue.
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Maintenance Matters: Cultivating Craftsmanship
Toolroom managers need to help repair technicians become skilled mold troubleshooters and craftsmen rather than tooling replacers and cleaners.
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Throwback Thursday: Codes of Conduct
Culture is a topic that comes up a lot in conversations among mold builders, so I felt this throwback to an article on the communication/teamwork chasm was worth a second look.
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Amerimold 2017: Plastics Exhibitors Promoted Products, Too
Amerimold had it all this year—or should I say it had MORE than ever before. While metalworking tools, materials and systems reigned supreme, the plastics side of the equation was also well represented.
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Learning About Machines and Systems Up Close
Amerimold 2017 had many new and different activities for attendees this year, including demos and presentations about machines and systems to help moldmakers optimize their processes and get higher-quality results.
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Maintenance Matters: Got Flash? Shim it!
In some cases, shimming is the most cost-effective, short-term method for adding a bit of steel right where its needed to get through a critical production run.
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Advanced Mold Welding: Sharing Decades’ Worth of Lessons Learned
Our new contributor considers welding a vital part of moldmaking and plans to share his experiences.
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Test Rig Ensures Mold Cooling Channels Work at Peak Efficiency
It’s no secret among moldmakers that optimized mold cooling is essential for achieving faster cycle times and flawless, injection-molded parts.
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Classifying Mold Maintenance Complexity
Molds, and the products they produce, present a variety of challenges for repair technicians, which makes classifying each mold with a degree of difficulty (DOD) essential for efficient and proficient mold repair.
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Metrics for Assessing Maintenance Skills
Since the job description, qualifications, direction and goals may not be so clear, assessing a repair technician’s value can be confusing. Objective, tangible metrics are a must.
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