Videos
Analyze This: Cutting Tool Performance
Examining a cutting tool’s performance values, not just its cost, reveals the true efficiency of machining processes.
Read MoreA Hi-Tech Molding Machine in Action
Check out this video taken during the official opening of Hi-Tech Mold and Engineering's new Technology Center. It shows a fully automated Engel duo 3500-ton "smart" molding machine demoing (dry) a Hi-Tech mold for an interior automotive part.
Read MoreLaser Engraving Boosts Welder’s Capabilities
The addition of laser engraving services has boosted this Ohio welding company’s business by about 10 percent.
Read MoreFive-Axis Solution to High Mold Surface Finish Accuracy
A five-axis vertical CNC jig boring-milling machine that offers the exceptionally high accuracy needed for moldmaking.
Read MoreFive-Axis Machining Eliminates LSR Flash
Sometimes taking a different view of a problem can bring about a successful solution.
Read MoreVenting in Action
A dynamic (versus static) mold-venting valve helps resolve the most common effects of poor cavity venting.
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A Different Approach to Mold Venting
Alternative venting valves can help overcome standard mold venting limitations and improve mold performance.
Read MoreMilling in Slow Motion
Rough milling operations can take hours on large components and typically remove more than half the raw material by volume. Selecting the proper machining method for the component and machine tool creates a successful and stable system. The use of plunge roughing, commonly referred to as plunge milling, has grown recently as cutting tools that can handle the tough requirements of this machining method have become more readily available.
Read MoreTake the Plunge: Drill vs. Mill
Strategic operation planning and cutting tool system optimization can make plunge roughing a productive, stable choice for high-volume material removal.
Read MoreReshaping Moldmaking
Metal-printed components like conformal cooling inserts can improve existing production processes.
Read MoreOur 2016 LLA Winners are ...
Krieger Craftsmen of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and MSI Mold Builders of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Read More2016 Leadtime Leader Awards Winner: Krieger Craftsmen
This mold manufacturer was rebuilt with an emphasis on core values and a “productionized” moldmaking strategy designed to reduce lead times.
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