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Essential Cutting Strategies for Mold Machining

Without the right application techniques, even the best tools can fall short of their potential. Here’s a look at a few key cutting strategies—thick chip, roll-in technique, radial ramping, helical interpolation, cutter positioning, conventional vs. climb milling and constant cutter engagement.

CNC Machining Software Verifies Cutter Path Manipulation, Quality

VERICUT from CGTech features a  unique algorithm that provides fast, accurate results that does not degrade with increased cuts, so it can process programs with millions of cuts and virtually any type of material removal technique.

Software Advances Push Limits of Speed and Quality

Software for moldmaking continues to evolve as sophisticated features and capabilities are introduced, enabling mold manufacturers to produce the highest quality work in the most compressed leadtimes to date.

Tips for Successful Hard Milling of Complex Molds

And when mold and die applications demand hard milling of materials up to 66 HRC, using the right end mills, cutting parameters and machining methods is critical for success.

CAD/CAM Advancements Increase Machine Productivity

CAD/CAM Increases Machining Productivity

On-Machine Verification Inspection Software

CNC Software Delivers 50-Percent Leadtime Reduction for Complex Molds

Industrial Molds considers Delcam’s PowerMILL CNC programming software to be critical to achieving its 8-week average leadtimes.

Simple Considerations for Automated Mold Machining

A streamlined approach to your mold manufacturing process is accomplished most effectively through machine automation.

What Moldmakers Should Know about Cylindrical Grinding

Reducing costs, producing superior surface finishes and providing high flexibility are just a few of the advantages achieved with cylindrical grinding in mold manufacturing.

Automated Work Cell for Unattended Hard Milling of Precision Mold Applications

MGS Manufacturing Group showcases its automation provided by Makino.

Co-Injection in Action

Historically, co-injection workcells have been highly specialized dedicated systems with high capital cost to start with. Now there are new solutions coming on the market, which will allow molders and moldmakers to create co-injection systems at a radically different cost because they are now able to use their installed workcell base and standard molds for the solution.