Tooling
A Walk Around Incoe’s New Hot-Runner Plant
A private tour—the grand opening of Incoe’s new headquarters plant.
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Tooling: Off-the-Shelf Conformal Cooling via Standardized Components
Ready-to-order conformally cooled cold-sprue and hot-drop bushings from Milacron’s DME business allow molders to reap the benefits of 3D printed cooling channels in key areas of the tool without the cost of one-off custom analysis, design and fabrication.
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Haidlmair Spins Off New Hot-Runner Company to Sell Novel FDU Nozzle
Unique nozzle design for faster cycles at lower temperatures and pressures is now available to all moldmakers.
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MGS Creates Healthcare Center of Excellence in Wisconsin
The supplier of tooling, molding and assembly equipment is investing $20 million in its Germantown site, adding a Class 8 cleanroom and 20 presses, while consolidating its Illinois molding operations.
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Rethinking Machine Nozzle Tips: Hybrid Design Boosts Flexibility, Efficiency
New cold-sprue and hot-runner nozzle tips promise utility across a wide range of materials, eliminating the need to swap out different tips for different jobs while also promising to solve scrap and process issues.
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Water Injection Beats Gas Assist in Lightweighting Car Door Panel
Renault’s conversion from metal-frame construction to plastics prototype switched from gas assist to water injection. Here’s why and how.
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How to Manage Pressure Loss in Injection Molding
Achieving a process window wide enough to ensure consistent part quality depends on achieving sufficient pressure at end of fill.
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Cleaning: Dry Ice Blaster Offers Variable Particle-Size Control
Dial in the precise particle size for different cleaning jobs—molds, screws, and parts.
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Runipsys North America Opens New Sales and Service Center in Ontario
The France-based hot runner manufacturer has partnered with a tool and die maker in Windsor to establish a new sales and service center.
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Tooling: Flexible, Non-Twisting, Kink-Resistant Hosing
EPDM hose with textile reinforcement can be used to run water or steam.
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