Modern Machine Shop

MAY 12, 2024

When Alpha Precision Group (APG) of Ridgway, Pennsylvania, added its first metal 3D printer in 2018, its dual aims were to experiment with this technology as a means of iterating parts destined for metal injection molding (MIM) and to be able to create more durable workholding fixtures for CNC machining.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 19, 2023

For all things mold maintenance, repair and surface treatment, check out the profiles below. Current as of 2/23/23 This article contains information on exhibitors highlighting the Mold Maintenance , Repair and Surface Treatment products and services at their booth in the Moldmaking Pavilion and across the show floor.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Current as of 2/6/23 This article contains information on exhibitors on the Software and Simulation Services/Simulation Services, Training and Marketing products and services in the Moldmaking Pavilion and across the show floor. The company will be presenting version 16 of Cimatron, a leading CAD/CAM software for the mold and die industry.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 11, 2022

MoldMaking Technology provides readers a variety of technical, how-to and tip-oriented pieces for an inside look at current moldmaking equipment, services, technologies, strategies and trends, typically through the perspective of industry mold builders, OEMs, suppliers and others. Photo Credit: Getty Images. Matrix Tool Inc. Matrix Tool Inc.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 12, 2023

Photo Credit, clockwise from top left: Simoldes Tools, Triangle Tool, Decatur Mold and FET Engineering The Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO), taking place this year March 28-30, 2023 at the Donald E. This round of profiles features Mold Building Services. This exhibitor list is subject to change. This year it’s “Lights!

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The term, “hybrid,” refers to a machine tool that is also something more — usually it connotes combining additive manufacturing (AM) and the machine tool’s normal work of “subtractive” machining within a single machine able to mix both operations in a single cycle. And this is where we are now.

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Foley

JULY 11, 2023

Agility and resiliency remain essential attributes for manufacturers in 2023. Manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Most major automobile manufacturers have set aggressive goals to electrify their fleets, many in the range of 40-50% by the mid-2030s.

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