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Additive Manufacturing

3D Printing, Scanning Solutions Increase Application Accessibility

Shining 3D highlights its new 3D printer and professional-grade 3D scanner, the AccuFab-L4K 3D and Transcan C 3D.

Machining

VIDEO: 6 Factors a Mold Builder Should Consider in a CNC Control

Many mold builders choose high-speed cutting over EDM because CNCs are able to meet the required tolerances and finishes. The control is key to this. Here we break down what a mold builder should look for in a CNC control.
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Mold Components

Collapsible Cores Optimize Molding Threads and Undercuts

DME’s S-Core Collapsible Cores enable parts production from six to 400 mm and three different segment designs.

Machining

External Loader Heightens Part-Loading Automation for Radius ID Grinders

The United Grinding Studer roboLoad system used on the Studer S121, S131 and S141 can operate without any programming knowledge and offers enough room for workpieces manually loaded on six trays.
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Workforce Development

ICYMI, MMT Chats: The Need for Broader Additive Manufacturing Education to Understand its True ROI, Part 1

MMT Chats invites the additive manufacturing (AM) team from Action Mold and Machining in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to share their passion for and experience with additive manufacturing in moldmaking by exploring how education matters to fully grasp AM’s return on investment. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
#education #3dprinting #leadership

Machining

Six CNC Control Features for Moldmakers

A CNC control should have features to automatically smooth the axis movements or allow the operator to set tolerance limits manually.
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Automation

Turnkey Package Enables Optimized Automation Integration

Together, Kurt Workholding and Absolute Machine Tools introduce a turnkey automation package, which features a Mitsubishi LoadMate Plus, Kurt 3600A Pneumatic Vise and Kurt RV36 Robotic Gripper working in tandem with a Tongtai VP-10 high-speed vertical machining center.
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Cutting Tools

Four-Flute End Mill Navigates All Materials, Applications

GWS Tool Group releases the Hurrimill AT4 all-terrain end mill, engineered for dynamic slotting, profiling, ramping, plunging, roughing, finishing or high-speed milling.

Cutting Tools

Indexable Tools Intended for Rough Milling Small Diameters at High Feed Rates

Iscar USA presents the Micro3feed family of end mills, which are designed to target compact parts, small-in-size cavities, pockets and more with a range shank configurations, lengths and material types.

EDM

ICYMI--MMT Chats: Hot Rods, Performance, Predictable Manufacturing and Building a Legacy

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with three team members of Eden Tool Company and Eden Manufacturing to learn the "details" about how this mold builder also became a manufacturer of engineered medical components. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
#medical #sales #fiveaxis