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Select End Mills With Mold Material, Features and Machining Process in Mind

By: Dan Doiron, Milling Products Manager, Emuge-Franken USA 11/22/2023

Here are some factors to consider when choosing cutting tools for pre-roughing, hard milling, steep walls and tough materials.

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MMT Chat: Key Principles of an Automated System

By: Christina Fuges 11/21/2023

PFAFF Molds develops its automated systems to address key customer pain points – such as high worker turnover, rising costs, volume fluctuation and sustainability.
#sustainability

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3D Scanning Quickly Solves Tool Repair Problems

By: Edited by Christina Fuges, Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology 11/20/2023

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

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5 Hot Runner Tips for Moldmakers and Molders

By: Ravishankar Kalvai, Lead Product Development; Tim Markham, Technical Hot Runner Coordinator, PCS Company 11/17/2023

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

Honoring Excellence in Mold Manufacturing

By: Christina Fuges 11/15/2023

After a brief hiatus, MoldMaking Technology’s Leadtime Leader Awards competition returns to recognize outstanding performance and innovation in the moldmaking industry.
#leadtimeleader

Workforce Development

MMT Chats: Promoting Plastics One Student at a Time

By: Christina Fuges 11/14/2023

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with Eve Vitale a chief executive with the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Foundation about her passion for plastics via Plastivan—an educational tool whose mission is to change the perception of plastics one classroom at a time. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
#ICYMI #education

GBI Shifts to Second Straight Month of Slowing Contraction

By: Jan Schafer 11/13/2023

While contraction has been an ongoing course for activity in the GBI: Moldmaking, its slight slowing might suggest that positive change is coming.
#ecomonics

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Moldmaking is a Relentless Pursuit of Innovation

By: Christina Fuges 11/10/2023

Innovation is at the root of mold manufacturing, which includes technology and strategies for mold design, automation, collaboration, communication, talent development, reshoring and sustainability.
#editorial #MoldmakingConference #leadership

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Discover Metalworking Technologies Targeted to Mold Shops

Edited by Grace Nehls 11/9/2023

What EDM, automation and machining technologies are currently available to the mold manufacturing industry? MMT has compiled a list of some of the latest.