Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

They lead or guide one half of a mold into the other. A close sliding fit is intended for the accurate location of parts that must assemble without perceptible play. Molds that require the toolmaker to adhere to toleranced drawings will cost more due to the additional time to measure and adjust the dimensions of the mold components.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 21, 2024

The Mold Maintenance Center of Excellence carries on the legacy that former owner Steve Johnson created with his hands-on and lecture mold maintenance workshop. One of MMT’s more popular topics is mold maintenance and repair -- a critical aspect of moldmaking that impacts the OEM, molder and mold builder.

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Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A version of this article was our cover story in the December 2022 issue of Modern Machine Shop. If you are arriving here from that issue, scroll down to find links to articles and video related to each of the 10 points in this piece. The holes were then sealed off at the surface of the part. Here is the 3D printed adapter.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 23, 2023

This FABTECH section outlines some of the products and demonstrations expected to be on display by more than 1,500 world-class suppliers in three exhibition halls. In Booth D41130, Accurate Die Design Software, Inc. It repeats this process until it reaches the target part maximum deviation that had been initially input by the user.

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