Maintenance & Repair
Working Your Way through the Welding Options
There are plenty of choices in welding technologies for mold repair. Here, a toolroom supervisor and his team share some at-the-bench knowledge of them to help you decide which one’s right for you.
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In the Trenches: Thinking Outside the Box
If we train as many as we can as often as we can, we may have the privilege of nurturing someone with the right nature and see a toolmaker emerge.
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In the Trenches: Shaving with Occam’s Razor, Part 2
Last month we left off in the toolroom asking ourselves “What is different” and the processors had tried every conceivable “tweak” to process out the sink. Now what?
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In the Trenches: Shaving with Occam’s Razor
“How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?” Occam’s Razor
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In the Trenches: Taking Mold Repair to the Next Level
Improving mold repair efforts— whether you’re on the bench or managing—is not only a worthy goal, but also holds its own reward.
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In the Trenches: Out of the Mouths of Babes
When it comes to mold repair, how do you know when you’re just fighting fires, performing controlled firefighting or completing true corrective action?
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In the Trenches: Mold Repair is a Challenge Worth Choosing
We developed this series to not only provide some camaraderie and encouragement—so you know that you are not alone in the trenches—but also to share some personal struggles, lessons learn and tricks of the trade. And, if in the course of this series we receive feedback, you will have done the same for me.
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Help Your Customers Reduce the Cost of Making Plastic Parts
How to take advantage of the properties of DLC coatings to design better molds and improve cycle times.
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How to Ensure Quick, Correct Mold Maintenance
Regular cleaning and proper maintenance are key to sustaining the life of a mold.
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