Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Sources | Intralox, Michael Louris, MMT Welcome to the October roundup of must-read articles for the moldmaking industry! This month’s top picks cover the latest in automation, maintenance best practices, precision measurement technology, and much more. Applications Open for the 2025 SPE Mold Technologies Div.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 16, 2023

3D measurement tools are available that combine the measurement capabilities of a portable coordinate measuring machine (CMM) with the noncontact functionality of a laser line probe. Photo Credit, all images: Faro Technologies For any mold builder, mold accuracy is critical.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Emilia Loulourgas Giannakopoulos, CEO of American Tool and Mold (ATM) and her father and founder Demetre Loulourgas. Photo Credit, all images: American Tool and Mold (Jeremy Scott) Who is American Tool and Mold (ATM)? ATM designs and manufactures complex, precision, multi-cavity molds for the plastic injection molding industry.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 17, 2025

Injection molding simulation is becoming more mainstream for new product development, as it can be a great tool to predict and correct issues up front while product and tooling designs are being finalized. In this three-part series, we will answer the question, “What does it take to have a successful simulation project?

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

They lead or guide one half of a mold into the other. With the possible exception of those of you who design high-cavitation, unscrewing or multiple interchangeable molds, most designers rarely, if ever, need to know the various definitions, specifications and use of the various types of fits. Measure all pins prior to installation.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2022

With Christmas right around the corner, MoldMaking Technology is gifting you, our readers, with an annual top-viewed article series covering products, profiles, tips and case studies, available each Monday leading up to the new year. Mold Materials. Mold Components. Inspection and Measurement. 1, 2022 to Nov. Hot Runners.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 26, 2023

Luckily, metal additive manufacturing (AM) — which was initially used to produce prototype and low-volume metal parts — is starting to gain converts as a method to fabricate tooling components and entire molds. It also reduced maintenance costs, tool costs (30-40%) and tooling lead times (20-30%).

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