Surface Treatment
Take the Guesswork Out of Mold Finishing with Micropolishing
A look at the value to the mold build process of a microscopic mold finishing process that uses ultrasonic polishing.
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How to Prevent Seizing and/or Galling of Wear Plates, Slides And Core Pins
Using PVD/PACVD surface treatments can produce a desired tribological behavior without a costly change to design or material.
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Mold Builders Carve Lean Niche
Commodity-oriented consumer manufacturing left North America, but mold industry survivors are finding strong growth in technical market sectors.
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Controlled Metal Build Up Process for Generation, Modification and Repair of Molds and Dies
The controlled metal build up (CMB) process—a technology developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT (Aachen, Germany).
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Choosing and Using the Right Mold Cleaners
Knowing the requirements of offline and online cleaners yields cleaner molds.
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How Surface Treatments Keep Molds Operating Longer
Important tips and information about mold coatings to help you achieve the level of production that you and your customers desire.
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Extreme Tool and Engineering: Building Relationships, Fostering Growth
This moldmaker proves that dedication to its customers combined with a will to thrive in a global marketplace is the right formula to win the MoldMaking Technology 2006 Leadtime Leader Award: Large Shop.
Read MoreMold Building Without Rule Breaking
Push the mold in the beginning of the build process to discover any weaknesses before it gets to the molder.
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Part Three of a Three-Part Series Laser Beam Hardening: A Flexible Tool for Wear Protection
The development of a new laser beam scanning system for the heat treatment of tool steels and various metals.
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Eliminate Multiple Toolpaths With Interleaving Technique
Intelligently applying the right style of toolpath in the right place in a single pass is achieved with an interleaving technique.
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