VIDEOS

Mold Components

Online Mold Base Configurator for Simplified Mold Base Ordering

PCS Company’s online Mold Base Configurator enables a three-step process to configure and order high-quality mold bases.

Mold Materials

Technology Roundup: Additive Manufacturing, Mold Materials

Upgrade your manufacturing process or tool steel choices with new/improved additive manufacturing and mold material innovations from AddUp Inc., Mantle, Next Chapter Manufacturing, Edro and more.

VIDEO: How Molds Make Life Happen

Hasco America Inc.'s Engineering Manager, Brenda Clark, brings her lifelong expertise to our MoldMaking Technology audience by shedding light on new innovations, what skills are needed to be successful in the industry and how Molds Make Life Happen. 
#education #3dprinting

Top 10 Most-Viewed Products of 2022 so far

This year’s most-viewed products thus far, from software to machining and a whole lot more, are highlighted, indicating that it has already been an exciting year for the moldmaking industry. 

Machining

Moldmaking Applications Supported by CNC Controller With Fully Integrated Process Monitoring

At IMTS, Heidenhain says it is entering a new chapter in North American shop-floor-centered manufacturing with the TNC7 CNC controller for fully integrated process monitoring and greater functionality.

VIDEO:"The Smith Boys" on How Moldmaking is an Innovation Machine

"The Smith Boys" AKA President of DME Peter Smith and Director of Sales, Scott Smith discuss why the moldmaking industry is an innovation machine and how it is crucial to remedying global supply chain issues. 
#industry40 #sustainability #education

Automation

Smart Machine Monitoring Guides Management Decisions

The Freeman Company invested in FactoryWiz Machine Monitoring technology to enhance its processes.
#analysis

Additive Manufacturing

New Metal 3D Printing System Accelerates Mold Insert Production

Faster tooling production, including the manufacture of precision metal mold inserts, can be achieved via Mantle’s new metal 3D printing technology.

Additive Manufacturing

Lights-Out Metal 3D Printer Minimizes EDM Needs for Moldmakers 

The Matsuura LUMEX series boasts both forming and milling capabilities in one unit, achieving highly accurate mold component production, with the ablity to integrate conformal cooling and porous venting.
#conformalcooling

Additive Manufacturing

3D-Printed Tooling Platform Ramps Up Injection Molding Tooling Capabilities

Addifab and Nexa3D collaborate to bring a novel 3D-printed injection mold tooling platform to moldmakers globally, leveraging faster, cheaper and greener 3D printing.