Mold Making Technology

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Stäubli constructs and develops high-quality robotic toolchanging systems. By automating tasks, the company’s solutions enable moldmakers to reduce the risk of error, save valuable time, and improve the overall quality and consistency of their molds. Photo Credit: Stäubli Corp.

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Mayer Tool & Engineering (MTE) specializes in designing and building quality injection molds for the plastics industry. From concept to completion, they handle everything from initial mold design and engineering to the final product. Nearly all molds are sampled at MTE before shipping.

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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. Below is a sneak-peek of some prominent companies that offer products in these categories and also appear in the November 2023 issue, including Grob Systems, EDM Network, GF Machining and more.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 23, 2024

Dynamic Tool uses its two Kitamura Bridgecenter 6G#40 machining centers to fabricate these highly customized mold bases. The B-plate shown above is part of a production mold that produces filtering components for a medical device. tons/18 and 907 metric tons. Dynamic Tool Corp.

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

An informal survey of MMT readers reveals that most respondents believe about 50-60% of the moldmaking process can be automated, but that less than 5% of mold builders are actually automated. So, how do you define automation and where are you currently applying it within your moldmaking operation? Toolchangers.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 30, 2024

The company produces tools in Erie and Indaiatuba, makes engineering changes in Erie, and molds in Hamlet and Mansfield. All facilities offer mold maintenance and repair. Although most of the 20-30 injection molds the company builds annually are for its own molding operations, Plastek also produces tools for other molders.

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

But the biggest takeaways from this year’s show were not necessarily the new technologies on display (which were plentiful), but the ways in which metalworking OEMs are integrating existing technologies for increased automation. Automation Aplenty. The cell includes automated deburring and CO2 cleaning.

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