Tooling
Metallic-Pigmented TPO Debuts in Auto Exterior Trim
A molded-in-color, high-gloss, metallic-pigmented TPO wheel flare is making its commercial appearance next month with the launch of the 2008 F-250 Super Duty pick-up truck from the Ford Motor Co.
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Cleaning Molds: Part I
More labor hours are spent cleaning mold plates and tooling than any of the other repair stages (disassembly, troubleshooting, or assembly) combined.
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Evaluating Mold Repair Skills
A systematic approach to train mold repair skills is more effective.
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Melt-Oscillation Molding Enhances Part Properties
Research into a new melt-oscillation approach for injection molding has yielded a means of enhancing mechanical properties without use of fillers or additives.
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Part Two: How Efficient Is Your Mold Maintenance?
Last month we discussed how mold performance and mold-maintenance efficiency are different things, but they work hand in hand to affect the profitability of a molding company.
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Novel Two-Stage Approach Makes Purging Hot Runners a Breeze
Two new and unusual compounds have been developed to ease the challenge of purging injection molding hot-runner systems.
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Get Control Of Flow in the Mold
A novel technology allows injection molders to alter the flow pattern inside the cavity and balance the filling of multiple cavities by means of an external mold adjustment while the tool remains in the press. In this exclusive article, the system's inventor explains how it works.
Read MoreHow Efficient Is Your Mold Maintenance?
Mold performance and mold-maintenance efficiency are two very different but closely connected goals of today’s mold-repair shop.
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Global Competition - High Shipping Costs Give U.S. Blow Molders an Edge
When it comes to foreign competition, blow molders feel relatively invulnerable in their biggest market–bottles.
Read MoreVero Buys TMconcept Flow Analysis Software
Vero International Software Inc., Wixom, Mich., supplier of the VISI-Series CAD/CAM/CAE software package, has acquired Plastics & Computer Inc. of Milan, Italy (U.S. office in Dallas). Headed by Giorgio Bertacchi, Plastics & Computer was a 25-year-old supplier of the TMconcept series of injection molding simulation programs.
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