Tooling
Hot Runners: How to Maintain Heaters, Thermocouples, and Controls
I conclude this three-part examination of real-world problems and solutions involving hot runners by focusing on heaters, thermocouples, and controls. Part 3 of 3.
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Mold Maintenance, Tooling Know How
The ability of technicians in an injection molding shop to fix, modify or upgrade a mold has a huge impact on that company’s bottom line. With this collection of content, we’ve bundled some of the very best advice on repairing and maintaining injection molding machines.
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AIM Institute Adds Mold Maintenance Training Courses
The American Injection Molding (AIM) Institute, part of the Beaumont Family of Companies, will now offer mold maintenance training courses, following the acquisition of that business from Moldtrax.
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Fakuma 2023: Oerlikon HRSflow Showcases Sustainability-Focused Technologies
Packaging and automotive applications highlighted via stack mold, hot runner nozzle and valve-gate technologies.
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What Is the Molders’ and Moldmakers’ View?
Mixed in among thought leaders from leading suppliers to injection molders and mold makers at the 2023 Molding and MoldMaking conferences will be molders and toolmakers themselves.
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Plastek Group Expands EDM Capacity
The Erie, Penn. based molder and moldmaker has invested in Sodick wire and sinker EDMs, as well as an EDM drill from the supplier, to reduce lead times and increase throughputs.
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Leading Molding, Moldmaking Conferences Combine
After successfully introducing a combined conference for moldmakers and injection molders in 2022, Plastics Technology and MoldMaking Technology are once again joining forces for a tooling/molding two-for-one.
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High-Speed Steel Ejector Pins
PCS Company’s new M-2 ejector pins use steel with high carbon content for greater wear resistance.
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Hasco Reveals Fakuma 2023 Plans
Hasco will highlight new 3D-printed hot runner components, digital products, mold tracking, mold components and more at the show.
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Fakuma 2023: Configurable Control Units and Linear Actuators for Injection Molds
Servomold will introduce a new generation of control units for servo drives and a new series of actuators for the execution of linear movements in injection molds.
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