Mold Making Technology

MARCH 4, 2025

The 2025 Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) is set to take place March 18-20 at the Donald E. The show floor will offer a variety of cutting-edge technologies, innovations, networking opportunities and plenty of excitement within the plastics molding industry. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. Current as of 2/16/25.

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Marshall Wolf Automation

APRIL 12, 2022

There’s some basic criteria to follow when looking for the right switch and it’s our goal to make that process as simple as possible. This includes power contacts, auxiliary contacts, and contact springs. So you’re looking to purchase a contactor switch , great! What is a contactor?

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 2, 2023

Remember that the hot runner supplier is responsible only for ensuring that its hot runner system delivers plastic efficiently to the mold. Will there be a mix of regrind material or will the product be molded from recycled or biodegradable plastics? Process configurations, including: Water connector location and size preferences.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Finding the industrial controllers and software in use is part of the process of upgrading PLC ardware, software. Don’t forget auxiliary software, such as network configuration! Breen said PLCs and programmable automation controllers (PACs) usually are DIN-rail-mountable plastic or metal boxes enclosing the electronics.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 4, 2020

Available hydraulic flow in gallons per minute (gpm) from the press or auxiliary pump may be insufficient to provide adequate cylinder speed, especially for longer strokes. The area of a movable core is the area exposed to plastic (blue surface) projected along the core axis onto a perpendicular plane (green surface area).

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Control Engineering

APRIL 18, 2023

Industrial automation insights Maintaining industrial equipment can seem like a complex process — and it sometimes is. It is usually used to move, process or change a product. How does the product enter and exit the machine, and what is done to it as it is processed? Review ProMat 2023 Siemens product announcements.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Here’s what you can look forward to: Top 10 Reasons to Be a Moldmaker T-shirts Mouldmaker Card Game MMT Chats Studio Editorial Advisory Board Meet & Greet MMT Meetup Happy Hour Tuesday and Wednesday at 3 pm REGISTER HERE The 2025 Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) will take place March 18-20 at the Donald E.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) is a trade show created to connect the entire North American plastics market under one roof, featuring a robust, pavilioned exhibit hall, free education and demonstrations and countless networking opportunities. Integrated CAD/CAM solutions for plastic injection molds and sheet metal stamping dies.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Harmony series of pendant control stations and push-button enclosures are used for auxiliary or direct control of industrial machinery and processes. Available in plastic and metal with a wide choice of composition and cut-outs, they are ideally suited for industrial, building, and infrastructure applications.

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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. Get to Know Cavalier Tool & Manufacturing Visit Booth 1309 to experience the Cavalier way. This year it’s “Lights!

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 26, 2021

Initially, SMP tried changing process conditions to reduce warpage, shorten cycle times and eliminate the cooling fixtures, but eventually, it made do with what it had. A few years into molding rails for that program, Sturgis was asked to quote both a set of tools and molding services for the newest model of that high-volume pickup. .

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DO Supply

JANUARY 14, 2025

Additionally, the SERCOS interface allows for advanced drive diagnostics and process reporting. These modules work seamlessly with motor feedback, auxiliary feedback, and functional safety I/O. kW (kilowatts) continuous output power (inverter ratings) 2.8 A (rms) or 4.0 A (0-pk) continuous output current (inverter ratings) 6.0

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