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UR Ships Cobots with Two-week Lead Time; Manufacturers Meet Section 179 Deadline

Fabricating & Metal Work

Despite these headwinds, Universal Robots has seen significant growth in production while fulfilling its production plan; One cobot is typically comprised of around 600 different parts, sourced from more than 100 separate suppliers. www.universal-robots.com. Subscribe to learn the latest in manufacturing.

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America Makes Announces IMPACT Project Call Worth $11.7M in Funding

MESA

manufacturing base as the technology enables shorter lead times, mass customization, energy reduction, complex shapes, and production of parts on demand providing benefits to both new acquisitions and legacy systems. AM is of significant interest to the U.S. The request for proposal (RFP) includes 10 topic areas of focus.

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Mold Materials, 3D Printing Technologies for Next-Gen Moldmaking

Mold Making Technology

Source (clockwise) | Steel 21, Trumpf, Molder’s World and TCI Precision Metals. Sintered, Porous Mold Steel Eliminates Gas Buildup Source | Molder’s World Molder’s World Inc. The injection molding process all starts with a metal mold. The processes and technologies used to produce these molds are also just as pivotal.

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Corrosion-Resistant Mold Steel Designed For Polishability

Mold Making Technology

Source: Uddeholm Uddeholm USA ’s Tyrax ESR combines toughness, corrosion and wear resistance. This matrix-based microstructure is designed to achieve a high-gloss surface with only a few polishing steps, reducing the tool lead time and enabling the production of better plastic parts, the company claims.

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Mold Builder Invests in Five-Axis Milling to Open the Envelope

Mold Making Technology

Source: Mold-Tech Inc. Part of the mold building process used by Mold-Tech Inc. serving the designing, building and sampling of high-quality injection molds, includes the addition of a Makino D200Z five-axis machine to its hard milling department.

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New Year, New Popular Articles from MoldMaking Technology

Mold Making Technology

Source: (top left) Boucherie, (top right) TK Mold & Engineering, (bottom left) Emuge-Franken, (bottom right) Plastic Ingenuity The top ten most-viewed articles in January were not only a testament to what our readers took an interest in—they reflect what is trending in our small but mighty world of moldmaking. Dapra Corp.,

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Relevant Technologies Serving the Moldmaking Industry

Mold Making Technology

Source (clockwise) | DMS, Lyndex-Nikken, SprutCAM and Hasco. Source | DMS 3D-Printed Hot Runner Nozzles Yield Consistent Temperature Profile Selective laser melting (SLM) metal 3D printing, combined with artificial intelligence (AI), produce DMS Monolith hot runner nozzles, tailored precisely to part and process specifications.