Mold Materials
Operator Training - Is Formal Training Really That Important?
Often, with a new machine acquisition, there are questions about the validity or necessity for formal, off-site, classroom operator training.
Read MoreThe Need for Speed
The trend for higher speeds in machining technology has moldmakers scrambling for the cash to purchase this equipment and the subsequent training to bring them "up to speed".
Read MoreThree Steps to a Diamond Finish
Ultrasonic profilers can be a great time saver. One veteran polisher recounts his step-by-step procedures and thoughts as he tackles one of the tool and die industry's toughest problems - intricate rib work combined with an impossibly short delivery time
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To Mill or to EDM - That Is The Question
Moldmakers are under constant pressure to cut costs and production time. Determining whether high-speed milling or EDM'ing - or perhaps a combination of both - is the best option may be what makes or breaks a job.
Read MoreThe EDM Forecast: Sunny Skies
Despite the growing popularity of alternative technologies, new trends in EDM automation and product efficiencies guarantee its continued use well into the new millennium.
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Linear Motor Technology for CNC Die Sinker EDMs - From the Operator's Perspective
Linear motor EDM technology provides great advantages for today's EDM operators. It not only makes the lives of EDM operators productive and efficient, it also opens up new worlds of possibility for product planning.
Read MoreThe Basics of High-Speed EDM Hole Drilling
This article discusses how EDM hold drilling - designed for fast, accurate small- and deep-hole drilling applications - has become a whole new method of manufacturing molds and parts.
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Advances in Wire EDM Filtration
This article looks at the improvements in EDM filtration that are slowly starting to appear and how they are offering a viable solution for real-world production machining.
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High-Performance Graphite Electrode Machining
Today, it is popular to talk of eliminating electrodes for hard die milling.
Read MoreEDM: Laser Engraving of EDM Electrodes
The Mound Laser and Photonics Center - MLPC (Miamisburg, OH) recently developed a technique for using an Nd: YAG laser marking system to engrave EDM electrodes.
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