AU Manufacturing

MARCH 9, 2023

Article by Aaron Johnson, VP of Marketing and Customer Strategy, Accumold For customers looking to embrace the possibilities that exist through the micro molding of parts or components, there is a given. As such, the requirement is not for lectures at conferences and articles in learned journals explaining how the micro molding process works.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 13, 2023

In 1996, I worked with a hot runner company with technology built like a Swiss watch whose intricacies would often fail during the injection molding process. However, these units would frequently fail and the mold would be down, waiting on replacements. 3D Keltool mold and SLA pattern. Hence, the problem I needed to solve.

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Automation Mag

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Heisz shares that the customer had a robotic cell connected to an injection molding machine. As per the production process, the part was coming out of the molding machine and then a clip was installed in it. We went down to their facility along with another supplier and did a feasibility study for the actual inspection.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 25, 2023

This month’s roundup features products, processes and services involved with additive manufacturing, maintenance and repair, mold components and more. Actuating an ejector pin forward movement, the product can be used when additional pin travel is required to release a molded part from lifters, stripper plates or deep core features.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 10, 2023

NextGen Mold Technologies’ ownership is grateful to its industry partners for their support during the shop’s startup, but most importantly is thankful for the team’s unwavering commitment to success. Photo Credit, all images: NextGen Mold Technologies Inc. Who is NextGen Mold Technologies? Etienne Blvd.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 23, 2023

For more complex shapes like 2D splines, or organic geometry like mold components and medical parts, this same approach will not work. This concept of CAM tolerance and machine modes can also be used to optimize program size, and even improve cycle time in roughing operations. This knowledge will inform your future projects.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 24, 2022

Industry leading suppliers offer new and upgraded machining centers and EDMs, combining their decades of experience and innovations to create machines that enable the manufacture of precision parts. Shops can access and work with a wide range of applications designed for greater productivity. EDM Machines Deliver Precision Part Generation.

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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. This round of profiles features Mold Building Services. This exhibitor list is subject to change.

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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

APRIL 4, 2023

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. The AE-CR-MS-H series is ideal for the everyday mold builder because of the quality and longevity that can be achieved when cutting hardened steels above 50 HRC, according to the company.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 6, 2023

KG offers molds, notching, automation and production equipment for vehicle body sealing systems headquartered in Germany with locations worldwide, including a strong presence in North America thanks to its North Carolina facility. Photo Credit, all images: PFAFF Molds Who is PFAFF? Molds for vehicle sealing systems can be intricate.

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Plastics News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Over the decades, expertise in plastic injection molding, CNC machining and 3D additive processes have helped establish a loyal customer base in critical medical, industrial and military sectors — whose needs are highly demanding. Forty-five years ago, Bob Bechtold founded Harbec Inc., a contract manufacturer based in Ontario, N.Y.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 8, 2023

And where there is innovation in injection-molded plastic parts, you can expect innovation in injection-molded plastic tooling. The Hummer EV ’s signature front lightbar (top) was created with a series of innovative mold inserts (bottom). The B-sides of the clear inner lenses feature micro-optical details.

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Plastics News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

A massive proposal like that is certain to generate questions and lead to changes, so the final version may look different, but the general concept is one that some in the plastics industry like. One came across our desks this week on the Japanese decorative molding components supplier Nissha Co.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 2, 2023

Solution: Using an EOS DMLS printer and MS1 powder, an insert was printed on a stainless build plate, and pre-plumbed to connect extensive conformal cooling channels to the mold’s cooling system. For example, all DMLS mold components are produced in MS1/maraging steel.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 23, 2022

by 2027 1 , the cobot market is poised to address growing demand, and robot suppliers are following suit by providing industrial-strength collaborative robots that can quickly and safely tackle tough challenges in high-mix, low-volume production environments. Expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 43.4%

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As a working concept, the idea is a decade old. Steps such as casting or assembly might add considerable lead time, complexity or supplier vulnerability to a given product’s process, and the impact of this is now seen and questioned to a greater extent than it was just a few years ago.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 4, 2024

Also, a unique spindle tunnel concept provides unmatched accessibility to the workpiece, and upside-down machining in a collision-free environment, ensuring the longest possible Z-travel path and optimum chip evacuation. The all-purpose lathe is well-suited for tool rooms, die and mold shops, fabrication shops and maintenance departments.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 3, 2024

As the innovator of the industry-leading MultiTAP , EMUGE-FRANKEN has expanded its successful multi-purpose tool concept to also include new thread mills and drills.” For applications using rope, the SlipKnot is molded from ABS plastic and allows for precise location as a grip, locator or stop.

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Dinesh Mishra

JULY 19, 2022

One of the two new production lines is a returnable glass system from Dortmund systems supplier KHS. “We One of the reasons we won the contract was our extensive electricity-, water- and gas-saving concept,” Fast reports. This makes us here in Mannheim one of the most technically advanced Coca-Cola plants in Germany and Europe.”.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Don’t miss the chance to be inspired by industry experts, suppliers and your peers in the metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing sectors at FABTECH 2022. The following pages outline products and demonstrations expected to be on display by world-class suppliers in four halls. beckwood.com/fabtech. s CEO Jerry Letendre.

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