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Mold Materials

How is an Aluminum Mold Energy-Efficient?

Nine ways aluminum molds save energy and production costs.


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Cutting Tools

Aluminum Machining Efficiency Improved With Milling Inserts

The TungAluMill line has been enhanced with 10 new XVCT-AM inserts, featuring an interface design that augments machining at high speed rates.

Mold Materials

Cast Plate Aluminum Alloy is Suitable for Production Mold and Dies

Alimex Precision in Aluminum introduces its 7000 series ACP7 mold material, featuring high mechanical properties, material stability and good machinability.

Cutting Tools

Solid Carbide Cutter Mills Aluminum

Roughing and finishing deep pockets and cavities are the primary feature strengths behind this Walter MC166 Advance cutting tool.

Cutting Tools

Roughing, Finishing Aluminum-Specific End Mill Line Expansion

Extended range of Sandvik Coromant’s CoroMill Dura versatile solid end mills engages stable cutting, small burr, good surfaces and minimal vibration.  

Cutting Tools

Coated Grade Inserts for Machining Aluminum Alloys

The WXN15-coated grade inserts introduced by Walter USA can be used for copy milling, face milling, ramping, pocket milling and circular interpolation milling. 

Surface Treatment

How to Protect Soft Base Materials

Choose a suitable mold coating to take the abuse and save your base material.

Mold Materials

Five Benefits of Aluminum Tooling

Aluminum molds are worth a second look as a viable means to swiftly and cost-effectively get products to market.


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Additive Manufacturing

Vertical Machining Center Designed for Moldmaking Alongside Metal 3D Printers Brings Virus Face Masks to Market Quickly

Speed and accuracy of a new vertical machining center are vital to a two-process approach for quickly producing much-needed face mask molds.

Machining

Open Mind Technologies, Haimer Join Forces to Five-Axis Machine an Aluminum Panther

Open Mind provided its hyperMILL CAM software and Haimer its flour-flute cutter and a linear five-axis machining center for a 20-inch panther to be showcased by the Augsburger Panther hockey team.

Specialists in Prototype Aluminum Tooling and Plastic Injection Molding Short-to-Medium Runs

Wepco Plastics specializes in the full or partial development of a part from concept to design.

Mold Components

Hydraulic Mechanical Quick Mold Change for Aluminum Molds

The PFA Hydra-Jaws QMC system replaces common mechanical clamp systems and through bolt fastening methods with an easy-to-operate hydraulic mechanical clamping system.

High-Performance Alloy Increases Performance Capability of Aluminum Molds

DRS Industrial’s use of high-performance aluminum alloys helps it build better molds faster and at a lower cost, improving molder productivity.

Aluminum Plates Ideal for Molding and Tooling Industry

Vista Metals Corp. supplies the widest range of cast aluminum plate products to the molding and tooling industry.

Mold Materials

How to Select the Right Tool Steel for Mold Cavities

With cavity steel or alloy selection, there are many variables that can dictate the best option for moldmaking.


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High-Strength Aluminum Series Ideal for Various Mold Types

Constellium offers its Alumold series of high-strength aluminum. Alumold is available in a range of grades, enabling its use for specific types of molds.

Webinar Review: A Look at Copper Alloy Molds

Copper is not strong enough to be used as a mold material, but by alloying copper, it can be made as strong as steel while retaining much of its thermal conductivity. This free webinar explains the various copper alloys used in plastic molding and the strengths and weaknesses of each alloy.

Addressing Aluminum Tooling Objections

Mold builder shares the technical and financial advantages it experiences using aluminum tooling.

Materion Webinar on Maximizing Results with Copper Alloy Molds

This webinar from Materion, November 6 at 2 pm, will focus on the various copper alloys used in the plastic molding industry.

Aluminum Mold Plate Materials to Be Featured at Amerimold

Clinton Aluminum to feature a variety of aluminum plate options for molds and plans for expansion.

Strength of Copper Mold Alloys Enable Shorter Cycle Times

Materion says that a combination of thermal conductivity and strength in its mold alloys provide shorter cycle times, corrosion resistance and other benefits.

Double Rack System by CUMSA
Mold Materials

What to Look for in Aluminum Mold Alloys

The importance of strength, anodization, weldability, machinability, flatness and porosity to aluminum injection and thermoform molds.


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Range of Aluminum Alloys on Display

Ellwood Specialty Steel has a range of aluminum alloys on display at Amerimold, including Alumold 500.

Dual Spindle Edge Milling Machine Offers Speed and Accuracy

Superior Die expands its mold plate machining services by investing in a precision dual spindle edge milling machine that boosts machining accuracy, reduces lead times and lowers costs.

Strategic Shifts Enable Transition to Full Plastic Molding

Edro has become the exclusive distributor of Bohler tool steels and a distributor for all MoldMAX Alloys for plastic applications in Europe and North America. It has also added a warehouse in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Mix of Mold Plate Materials On Display

Clinton Aluminum Steel has cast products and heavy, forged plates on display in its booth at NPE2018.

Plastic Mold and Tooling Alloys Featured

Materion has the MoldMax product line on display at NPE2018 in booth W5966.

Additive Manufacturing

3D Printer Makes Castable Wax Patterns for Creation of Master Molds

Solidcape says that the S500 3D Printer Package enables shops to create accurate, complex, precise wax patterns that can be directly cast in most metals and alloys.

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