Die/Mold

Die/Mold

Porous Steel Improves Mold Venting

Entrapment of gases during plastic injection is a problem that continues to challenge the design capabilities of moldmakers. The increasing complexity of tooling demanded by today's manufacturers dictates that many areas inside molds are quite difficult to vent adequately.

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Pushbutton Die Making

High speed milling let this automotive forging company reverse a decades-old practice and bring die making back in house.

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Tooling Triad

To build exceptionally effective extrusion dies, this shop brings together strengths in three key areas: CNC machining, EDMing and tool room operations.

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High Speed Machining Cuts Moldmaking Cycle Time

The moldmaking department of a manufacturing company demands the same skill and attention to detail as an independent moldmaker does. However, the manufacturing company puts more emphasis on throughput and versatility from moldmaking machines to ensure that molds are ready in time to keep the injection molding machines running and turning out quality products.

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Prescription For Success

For an Ontario mold shop, higher cutting speeds meet the challenge of producing optical-quality surfaces.

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CNC Technology For Mold Applications

Accessible control features play an expanding role in mold machining.

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Expanding The Toolmaker's Role

Skilled employees from this shop's mold machining area apply their expertise to running production batch machining jobs better.

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EDM

Sparking Better Designs

By automating repetitive splitting and electrode-design work, an Ohio mold and die shop spurs creativity and expands EDM applications.

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CAD/CAM

Five-Axis Mold Making Software Keeps Tires Rolling

Unless it goes flat, a tire is something most of us take for granted. In fact, the process of making a tire is very specialized and is becoming more sophisticated all the time.

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What The Control Can Do

Mold and die makers know better than other sorts of shops that a machine tool's performance is determined by the electronics as much as by the iron.

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