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Hot Runners

VIDEO: Hot Runners and Sustainability

Oerlikon HRSflow North America Sales Director Robert Harvey breaks down hot runner technology that addresses sustainability opportunities and challenges.
#ICYMI #sustainability

Cutting Tools

One-Shot Multipurpose Drills Extend Holemaking Proficiency

Developed with job shops in mind, Emuge-Franken’s full line of 3XD and 5XD high-quality solid carbide MultiDRILLs feature increase penetration rates,  tight tolerance hole sizes and excellent hole finishes.  
#drills

Mold Components

VIDEO: Taking a People Before Product Approach to Growing a Business

Angela Elsey, President of PCS Company, shares her journey into moldmaking, perspective on the industry and plans for the business.  

Hot Runners

Uniform Temperature Profile Key to LSR Molding Technology

Mastip’s Aquilo LSR solution achieves a consistent thermal profile and uniform cooling for a high-quality gate and improved part quality overall.

Additive Manufacturing

Multi-Laser Powder Bed Fusion 3D Printer Supports Complex Mold Building

Using its FormUp 350 system, AddUp, in collaboration with Siebenwurst Group, improved the conformal cooling channels for a mold slide.  
#conformalcooling

Cutting Tools

Tool Caddy Safely Stores Cutting Tools

The Kaiser Manufacturing Tool Caddy makes it convenient for the operator to grab toolholders without any risk of cuts.
#safety

Mold Materials

MMT Chats: Project Reveals Added Benefits of New P20 Grade Steel in Machinability, Cycle Time and No Stress Relief

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with Shane Appel, Polymer Manufacturing Engineer with General Motors about a project conducted with Omega Tool and Finkl Steel to prove the dimensional stability of a new grade of P20 steel. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
#automotive #toolsteel #ICYMI

Additive Manufacturing

CAD/CAM Software Generates Unique Additive Tool Paths for Mold Cooling Channels

The Open Mind hyperMILL Additive Manufacturing solution offers a variety of additive/hybrid functionalities, including toolpath strategies for designing intricate conformal cooling in a multi-axis machining setup.  

Additive Manufacturing

MMT Chats: 30 Under 30 Honoree, Mechanical Engineer Committed to Pushing 3D Printing Forward in Moldmaking

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges brings Action Mold & Machining’s Additive Specialist and CMM Technician Zachary Glascock as a guest for this MMT Chats video interview to discuss how he brought his passion for machining to moldmaking and the value of thinking outside the box to make better molds. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
#30under30 #3dprinting

Additive Manufacturing

3D-Printed Tooling Workflow Achieves Complex Part Prototyping

Addifab freeform injection molding (FIM) simplifies design and delivery of injection-molded test parts through scaled production of 3D-printed mold cores and cavities compatible with any molding feedstock.  
#rapidtooling #3dprinting