Mold Making Technology

MAY 2, 2023

EOS offers 28 pure metal and metal alloy powders specifically formulated for the DMLS process while meeting regulatory compliance, lot traceability, flexible volumes and fast delivery. Initially, that involved 3D printing metal tool components, details and geometries that would otherwise need to be EDM’d.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 20, 2025

ProPlastics was experiencing a lack of real-time production visibility, and it was wasting time and risking quality. Operating three shifts with nine presses and a young team of 13 to 14 employees, ProPlastics specializes in designing and manufacturing automotive components and consumer goods.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

New edge preps, coatings, cutting materials, digital capabilities and application methods are differentiators that help shops remain competitive if their moldmakers know how to use them properly. In addition, as the industry changes, all moldmakers must continue their education to help keep their shops and their skillsets up to date.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 29, 2023

The sheer volume of molds for products the Consumer Division of Johnson & Johnson handles globally demands more and more data management, offering a challenge and opportunity to mold builders and molders. The Coast team, led by President Jerry Sherman, supports OEMs globally with the lifecycle management of molds.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 13, 2023

Photos Credit, all images: Progressive Components Consider a shift in perspective regarding mold monitoring and performance. Are you trying to manage, monitor, maintain or maximize mold performance? A smart mold can provide data to diagnose problems. This entails making a mold smarter.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 14, 2023

Photo credits, clockwise from top left: Hotset America, Hasco, PCS Company and CUMSA Moldmaking can be a complex business, but having the right solutions in place to handle your moldmaking woes can make all the difference. This month’s focus is hot runners and mold components.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2024

According to the company, the innovation lies in the 3D-printed air spaces that provide insulation to the nozzles from the mold, ensuring a consistent temperature profile. 3D Printers, Laser Welders Target Mold Production, Repair Source | Trumpf Inc. 3D Printers, Laser Welders Target Mold Production, Repair Source | Trumpf Inc.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 4, 2023

MoldMaking Technology ’s compilations are a great way to stay up to date on new or improved products, processes, services and equipment. Each month, MMT staff curates a list of technology relevant to the industry to provide readers with a glimpse of what’s on the market for mold shops. Photo Credit: Towa Corp.

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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. Mold Maintenance, Repair and Surface Treatment.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 2, 2024

After completing ISO certification last fall, Dynamic is implementing the 5S workplace organizational method to promote efficiency and productivity increases. Presented by Progressive Components and MoldMaking Technology. Everything that goes into a mold and everything that goes into cell development is what we are all about.”

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

MoldMaking Technology is highlighting the latest machining, automation and EDM technologies and services being offered to the moldmaking industry. MMT publishs new/proven products/services on a daily basis, so browse our “ New Tech ” section on the homepage of our website, or find them via the website search bar.

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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: MoldMaking Technology.

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Mold Making Technology

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Edro, Foboha Are you searching for the next technology, software, material or service to take your mold shop to the next level? MoldMaking Technology makes it easy for you to find your shop’s next innovation with a curated product roundup. offers self-venting mold steel technology. Verisurf Software Inc.,

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 11, 2024

Ultra-fast femtosecond laser texturing technology opens the door to new approaches for electric vehicle (EV) lighting lens molds production. However, the special lens patterns necessary for edge-lighting pose some unique moldmaking challenges that are only overcome with new, ultra-fast femtosecond laser texturing technology.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Celebrating 50 years in business, Eifel, founded in 1973 by my father, Josef Hecker, originated as a tooling aids provider for automotive suppliers. Initially a small shop named after his home region in southwest Germany, today Eifel boasts a staff of 16, including one apprentice and a throughput of 200 custom molds annually.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 25, 2023

Photo Credit, clockwise from top left: PCS Company, Hasco, AddUp and DMG MORI As we head into the halfway mark of 2023, MoldMaking Technology staff continue to curate a list of relevant technologies in the form of roundups for readers to get a glimpse of what’s new and what’s improved. To learn more about the products, read on.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 11, 2025

Sandvik Coromant MoldMaking Technology continues to curate a list of relevant technologies in the form of roundups to highlight what’s new and what’s improved. Upgrading to the latest technology and services ensures efficiency, accuracy and innovation are at the forefront for your mold shop. 020, as an example with a.020″

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