Maintenance & Repair
To Rail or Not to Rail
One of the most interesting parts of performing a maintenance capability assessment (MCA) in mold plants around the globe is observing the different styles practiced when repair technicians work on molds. When talking to repair techs about why they like a particular method or tool it is easy to see why they would think there is only one way to do things. It’s simply how they were taught by the older, tenured repair technicians.
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Elite Mold & Engineering: Team Elite
Being both a moldmaker and a molder allows Elite Mold to be a one-stop team for its customers and the MoldMaking Technology 2009 Leadtime Leader Honorable Mention Award: Small Shop.
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Detecting Water Flow Restrictions
A look at how taking the time and data to analyze a mold problem will help you repair it right—and permanently—the first time.
Read MoreSeven Habits of Highly Effective Mold Maintenance Supervisors
A review of what mold repair technicians believe a mold maintenance supervisor should bring to the table.
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Greater Accuracy and Productivity Via Surface Finishing and Cleaning
Choosing the optimum type of flexible hone or brush can be highly effective in improving the accuracy of mold assembly or enhancing injection molding productivity.
Read MoreSeven Habits of Highly Effective Repair Technicians
Effective, efficient mold repair is a unique skill when complemented with knowing what it takes to keep molds running optimally and reliably.
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Beyond the Classroom: Mold Maintenance Products That Work
Leaving injection mold maintenance to chance is a costly oversight. Using standardized methods of improvement, as explained here, can yield real change to company practices as well as significant returns on a company’s tooling investment.
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How to Decrease Your Internal Mold Maintenance Costs, Part 2
A look at the ultrasonic cleaning process in detail, discussing cleaning detergents, process layout and return on investment.
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How to Decrease Your Internal Mold Maintenance Costs, Part 1
With an ultrasonic cleaning system, a mold shop can realize savings in cost, time and labor, as long as they are educated on the technology, the cleaning solutions and what works best for their particular situation/environment.
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Building a Better Mold
A look at mold performance and maintenance issues through a few simple reports in the right sequence will allow you to drill down into what the issues are really costing you.
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