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Large Hybrid Steel Insert Solves Deformation, Dimensionality, Cycle Time Problems

Mold Making Technology

Results: Controlled dimensionality and acceptable cycle times were achieved for these large parts in an abrasive crystalline polymer. Last year, Linear merged with on-demand digital manufacturer Shapeways Inc. We also had to consider how best to control dimensionality, especially since a crystalline polymer would be used.

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How this Job Shop Grew Capacity Without Expanding Footprint

Modern Machine Shop

Andres Pfeiffer (right) transformed his job shop through digital manufacturing practices. But Pfeiffer is also quite exceptional in its mastery of digital production technologies. Achieve higher levels of automation both during planning and on the shop floor using the latest manufacturing technologies.

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MoldMaking Technology's Most-Viewed Content 2022: Products

Mold Making Technology

End-to-End Conformal Cooling Design, Production for Faster Cycle Times, Boosted Part Quality. Cooling is a critical process for plastic injection molds, affecting both cycle time and final part quality, Cimatron notes, but is especially challenging for complex parts when using traditional drilling and milling methods.

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IMTS: Machine tool hardware, software, efficiency, integration tools

Control Engineering

This helps manufacturers automate programming by applying their own standard CNC programming, inspection path methods, tools and program templates, and ensures that correct revisions of parts are programmed and measured on the shop floor, creating one source of data for the digital manufacturing process.

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Case Study: Lockheed Martin’s Flight to Perfect Quality

iBASEt

This type of closed-loop quality system is essential to achieving higher levels of quality while improving cycle time and assuring regulatory compliance with AS9100 standards. Even though there are so many different parts produced, 63 percent of manufacturing work orders build a quantity of one. The plant had achieved a 99.8