Tooling
Tricks of the Trade on RTOs and RSOs
The more you know about these runner diverters and shutoffs, the more you’ll use them. Here’s how to put them to work in your mold..
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2018’s Tooling Turndown: Temporary Hiccup or Longer Lasting Correction?
Leading industry consultant charts possible paths for the North American automotive tool and die industry going forward as the outlines of a realignment take shape.
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HRSflow Moves Into Larger Service Center in Mexico
Hot runner supplier stays in Querétaro but now has more than 10 times the space to operate in.
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Mold Release: Paintable, FDA-Compliant Powder
New Dry-21 paintable PTFE powder mold release is a low-residue, spray-on release with FDA compliance for incidental food contact.
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Additive Manufacturing Builds Opportunity in Mold Components
Could additive manufacturing help fill a portion of the skills gap at moldmakers and molders and give them more design flexibility?
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Why Ejector Pins Break and How to Prevent It: Part 4
In this installment the focus is on bearing length, clearances, keying, and machining.
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Conformal Cooling Helps Get Heat Out and Cycle Time Down
Conformally cooled sprue bushings help automotive molder reduce cycle times and injection pressures for a high-volume component.
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New Mini Mold Components
At Fakuma, Meusburger went “small” with its two newest standard mold components.
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Automated Mold-Insert Changing Via Robot for Short Runs
At Fakuma 2018 show in Germany, Engel Austria (U.S. office in York, Pa.) is presenting three premieres in one exhibit.
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