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VIEW ALLHot Show for Cold Jet
Dry ice blasting technology supplier Cold Jet has sold two of its show display machines at NPE2024.
Read MoreIn-Booth Mold-Cleaning Demonstrations
NPE2024: iD Additives is also featuring displays of chemical foaming agents, purging compounds, plastic mold cleaners, and water cleaning and maintenance systems.
Read MoreAmerican Injection Molding Institute Opens Mold Maintenance Classroom
The Beaumont subsidiary has opened the Mold Maintenance Center of Excellence classroom at its Erie, Pennsylvania, headquarters.
Read MoreMold-Channel Cleaning Equipment Gains North American Distributor
PCS Company is now offering Polish firm FADO Group’s CoolingCare system for automated mold-channel cleaning.
Read MorePressure Tester Checks Molds for Water Leaks
Globeius is offering the Mouldpro pressure tester for detecting water leaks within an injection mold’s cooling circuit.
Read MoreMold Maintenance, Tooling Know How
The ability of technicians in an injection molding shop to fix, modify or upgrade a mold has a huge impact on that company’s bottom line. With this collection of content, we’ve bundled some of the very best advice on repairing and maintaining injection molding machines.
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AIM Institute Adds Mold Maintenance Training Courses
The American Injection Molding (AIM) Institute, part of the Beaumont Family of Companies, will now offer mold maintenance training courses, following the acquisition of that business from Moldtrax.
Read MoreHot Tip Sprue Cleaner Unclogs Sprue Bushings and Tips
Globeius’ Hot Tip Sprue Cleaner provides a flexible, hand-held tool for melting thermoplastics from plugged sprues and nozzles.
Read MoreDescaling Pump Cleans Heating and Cooling Circuits
Mouldpro’s compact and portable descaling pump keeps heating and cooling circuits on molds and molding machines clear of rust and limescale deposits.
Read MoreCold Jet Builds New Cincinnati Headquarters
Cold Jet is consolidating two Cincinnati-area facilities into one location.
Read MoreHigh-Performance Universal Lubricant
Nanoplas says MIN-LUBE high-performance grease is designed for severe environments, as well as food and pharmaceutical related spaces.
Read MoreCPT to Offer Mold-Handling Equipment
Cincinnati Process Technologies (CPT) has partnered with German firm RUD (Aalen) to offer that company’s full line of mold-handling equipment in the U.S. and Canada.
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System Offers 'Lights Out' Mold-Channel Cleaning & Diagnostics
New system automatically cleans mold-cooling lines—including conformal channels—removing rust and calcium, among other deposits, while simultaneously testing for leaks, measuring flow rate and applying rust inhibitor.
WatchHow to Mount an Injection Mold
Five industry pros with more than 200 years of combined molding experience provide step-by-step best practices on mounting a mold in a horizontal injection molding machine.
Read MoreMolders’ Block: Dealing With Foreign Materials in a Hot-Runner System
Understanding plastic flow can help you understand how foreign materials move—or don’t move—through your hot-runner system.
Read MoreHeard of Design for Manufacture…How About Design for Maintenance?
Contract manufacturer Canon Virginia (yes, that Canon) used a webinar to introduce what it calls DFM2— Design for Manufacture and Design for Maintenance.
Read MoreNew Mold Grease Smooths Operations for Troublesome Tool
Switching to a new synthetic grease helped an injection molder keep a difficult die running, eliminating unplanned downtime and cutting scrap.
Read MoreHow to Properly Maintain Aluminum Injection Molds
Aluminum and steel tools have some important differences, but also one key similarity: Routine maintenance will extend the mold’s life and boost the quality of its output.
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