Mold Materials
From Craft to Science
For this shop, efforts to adapt to technology that reduces the need for human labor have driven a fundamental and ongoing shift to a more standardized manufacturing process.
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Going to Extremes with EDM Drilling
Expertise in drilling start holes helps this wire EDM shop give 110 percent on every job without breaking the bank.
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Improve and Simplify Wire EDM
A CAD/CAM system with dedicated wire EDM functionality should allow the user to select a specific machine from within the system and apply the conditions to the machining operations.
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Let’s Be Clear About Aluminum
Within the injection molding industry, a negative perception of aluminum for anything but prototype plastic parts persists, despite aluminum tooling being able to produce and run almost any resin that steel can, as well as produce millions of shots with unfilled resin with uniform results.
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Wire EDM Goes 3D CAM for Moldmaking Operations
New features, technologies and software make wire EDM well-suited for tackling solid models, and improving taper angles and surface finish.
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Think Metric, Part 3
Insight from several technology suppliers—in design software, mold components, programming, machines, cutting tools and measurement equipment who have been following the metric trend—may help to make the transition a smooth one.
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Integrating Electrode Production
How CAD/CAM can help make the design, machining and inspection of electrodes completely integrated.
WatchNew EDM Pushes Performance and Precision
“This machine has changed wire EDM in a way that the machines I’ve operated have not been able to do, because it cuts substantially faster than its predecessors, yet it consumes about 40 percent less wire.”
Read MoreRaising the Bar on Better
A look at one project to move away from traditionally customized moldmaking toward a level of complete automation that raises the bar on accuracy, repeatability and control.
Read MoreTraditional Labor Values Meet Linear Technology
What GW gained was high reliability, improved speed/throughput without sacrificing accuracy or quality and a high level of satisfaction from the operators, on all the machines.
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