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2013 Leadtime Leader Awards: Honorable Mention Micro Mold Company, Inc.: Partnering to Push the Limits
This mold manufacturer wins the 2013 Leadtime Leader Honorable Mention title because it exceeds expectations with a team mentality—stemming from its youthful leadership working closely with skilled tradesmen—that sees customers, its sister molding company and industry associations as true partners.
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2013 Leadtime Leader Award Winners
Through this year’s Awards—presented by MMT and Progressive Components—we honor two outstanding mold manufacturers who demonstrate excellence in overall innovation, efficiency, quality and commitment.
WatchMachining Techniques: Are You Finished Yet?
Have you ever heard that question? People who work in the mold and die industry have probably heard it more frequently than they would like to; however, great strides in cutting tool and machining techniques in the last couple of decades are enabling more “Yes” answers.
Read MorePutting a Whole New Face on Mold Manufacturing
This year's 2013 Leadtime Leader Honorable Mention mold manufacturer exceeds expectations with a team mentality--stemming from its youthful leadership working closely with skilled tradesmen--that sees customers, its sister molding company and industry associations as true partners.
Read More2013 Leadtime Leader Awards: Winner Tech Mold Inc.
A three-division approach, technology innovation and a grow-your-own skilled workforce allows this mold manufacturer to balance the entire moldmaking process — ensuring continued success and landing it this year’s 2013 Leadtime Leader Award Winner title.
Read MoreFinishing and Roughing Strategies
This tool finish mills at high speeds in a wide range of work materials.
Read MoreSuccessful, Profitable Mold Design
What to consider when searching for an all-in-one mold design solution.
Read MoreCore and Cavity Splitting
Automated core & cavity construction from a solid CAD model, including shut off building using a combination of surface and solid modelling techniques.
Read MoreA Final Line Of Defense to Making A Quality Program And Product
“We use and rely on VERICUT to verify quality, datum shifts, and cutter path manipulation.”
Read MoreConquering the Quoting Challenge
Adding the right multi-CAD viewer to your quoting process helps improve customer communication, secure new business, and save time and money.
Read MoreHow to Get the Most out of Your Cooling Design
Getting the most out of a cooling design involves figuring out how to get around obstacles such as melt delivery systems (hot runners, cold runners, gates), part ejection, and mold action (slides, lifters).
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Roll-in Technique
When using the roll-in technique, thin chips will exit the cutter from the very start of the machining process, regardless of milling cutter center line position. This eliminates the tool pressure fluctuation, and loading and unloading of the machine spindle bearings.
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