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Maintenance & Repair

Degreaser Tackles Tough Industrial Cleaning Applications

Liquid ProClean Degreaser by Madison Chemical is well-suited for cleaning machinery and equipment, as well as molds, completely removing any oil or grease.

Maintenance & Repair

Mold Maintenance Training Courses Teach Mold Management, Upkeep

Five comprehensive courses are available through Beaumont’s AIM Institute, which is also creating a new Mold Maintenance Center of Excellence in 2024 for additional education and training opportunities.
#education

Maintenance & Repair

Editorial Advisory Board 2023-2026: Camille Sackett, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Accede Mold & Tool

The 2023-2026 version of MoldMaking Technology's EAB features a new crew of industry professionals. Meet Camille Sackett
#sales #editorialboardinsight

Inspection & Measurement

3D Scanning Quickly Solves Tool Repair Problems

3D scanning supports the repair of molds with no history, drawings or design files.
#analysis #casestudy

Hot Runners

5 Hot Runner Tips for Moldmakers and Molders

Best practices for initial hot runner tryouts and effective preventive maintenance.
#basics #FAQ

Maintenance & Repair

Monitor Tool Wirelessly Tracks Mold Activity 

Progressive Components’ Bluetooth CVe Monitor RT enables moldmakers to wireless route real-time data from the mold to the cloud for customers to review in ProFile.

Maintenance & Repair

Blow-Off Station Adds to Ultrasonic Cleaning Effectiveness

Blue Wave Ultrasonic cleaning systems can be integrated with a blow-off station for a convenient place to blow dry molds and inspect for cleanliness.

Maintenance & Repair

MMT Chats: How to Implement a Remote Validation Process

Accede Mold & Tool Co. turned a workaround process for the pandemic into a permanent mold validation process.
#basics #FAQ

Surface Treatment

Polishing Stone Results in Smooth Surface Finish for Tool Steels, EDM

Aluminum oxide medium-hard AS-9 plus polishing stones by Boride provide fast finishing results.

Maintenance & Repair

How to Use Thermal Management to Improve Mold Cooling

A review of common mold cooling issues and possible solutions, including 3D printing applications.
#conformalcooling