Tooling

Hot Runners

Milacron’s Industry 4.0 Initiative on Display at K 2016

Transforming the mold from a "dumb" component to an active element of the Smart Cell in the Smart Factory.

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Smart Tool, Electric Tool

The old gray mold ain’t what she used to be. Or won’t be for long, if recent trends hold up.

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monitoring

Barnes Group Acquires FOBOHA Molds Business

Moldmaker is now a sister company of mold-sensor and hot-runner suppliers.

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Milacron Launches “eSTORE”

Online ordering of spare parts, supplies, and whole machines and systems.

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Automotive

Milacron to Show Wide Range of New Technologies at K 2016 Milacron

New developments in injection and blow molding, extrusion, hot runners, and tooling will be featured.

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Molds & Tooling

Know Your Options in Valve-Gated Hot Runners

Valve-gated hot-runner systems have been used for almost 50 years as a way to efficiently mold large parts.

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TOOLING: Let’s Get Serious About Mold Cooling: Part 2

Some creative thinking with conventional technology, like small cooling lines and bubblers, can generate big improvements in cooling and cycle times.

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best practices

Avoid Scale Buildup: The Silent Enemy of Cooling Performance

Obstructions in cooling can wreak havoc on molding. Here, a well-known supplier to molders that also molds recounts its experience and offers tips on how you can keep things flowing.

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TOOLING: Let’s Get Serious About Mold Cooling

Cooling is crucial to the molding process yet frequently overlooked. Here are some insights to consider.

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The Five “Ms” of Molding—Part II: The Mold

A bad mold can cripple a process; learn what areas should be considered as a tool is evaluated and reviewed.

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