Tooling
Tool Mover Improves Safety with Secure Movement of Heavy Molds
RUD Chain Inc. says that its RUD Tool-Mover moves heavy and sensitive dies, molds and tools safely and securely and therefore limits costs that damaged tools incur and improves safety for the operator.
Read MoreFlat Centering Unit Enables High-Precision Centering of Inserts
Meusburger designed its E 1307 centering installs with minimum space, providing inserts with maximum space utilization within the insert.
Read MoreMold & Robotics Group Acquires Dollins Tool
The maker multi-cavity packaging injection molds joins recent Mold & Robotics Group acquisitions: Müller and CBW Automation.
Read MoreLinked-Valve Reimagines Stock Manifold Block Customization
Patent-pending system from Plastixs allow a single lever to simultaneously operate mold cooling supply and return lines.
Read MoreGW Plastics Bets on Metal 3D Printing
Conformal cooling is goal of big investment at U.S. mold facility.
Read MoreTooling: Hot Sprues—Mold a Disk or Not?
Having a hot sprue shut off against the parting line versus intentionally molding a thin disk has been the subject of controversy for many years.
Read MoreTooling: Metal 3D Printer and High-Speed Milling in One Machine
Laser sinter metal powder and perform CNC machining of tooling components in the same machine.
Read MoreTooling: Quick Changes for Mold Inserts
Haidlmair changes mold inserts in a few minutes with an air hose and simple tools.
Read MoreTOOLING: New Developments in Tooling For In-Mold Assembly
Multiple rotating plates index in and out of the mold to produce parts with up to six materials.
Read MoreInjection-Blow Tooling System Reduces Labor, Improves Quality
Liberty IBM System is said to overcome long-standing limitations of injection-blow tooling.
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