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Innovative Mold Building Enhances Packaging Material Efficiency, Elevates Recyclable Design

A manufacturing-focused design and optimized tooling enhance material efficiency in packaging for a new medical instrument.

Additive Manufacturing

Mantle TrueShape Advances Medical Mold Manufacture

In a recent case study, Mantle’s 3D-printed inserts enabled a medical device manufacturer to reduce 12-week lead times for prototype mold production to 4 weeks and at one-third of the cost.

MGS Mfg Group Acquires Danish Product Design Firm Technolution

The partnership is said to create a unique position in the global healthcare value chain, combining MGS’ specialization in precision plastics and tooling with Technolution’s R&D and project management.

Surface Treatment

Camera-Assisted Laser System Verifies Quality Part Marking for Plastics, Moldmaking

The Foba M-Series laser marking workstations ensure almost error-free, economical direct part identification and reliable product traceability for automotive, tool and moldmaking, medical, plastic parts and more.

Additive Manufacturing

Westec Plastics 3D Prints Mold Inserts Using TrueShape Technology

Mantle’s metal 3D printing enabled Westec to rapidly respond to changing customer demands, quickly produce prototype H13 mold inserts and keep design and development on track.

Additive Manufacturing

Next Chapter Manufacturing Expands Into Medical Industry, Initiates NXCMED

Additive surgical company will deliver surgical device solutions, such as implants and complex surgical devices, through disruptive design and 3D printing technologies.

Additive Manufacturing

Mantle Unveils New Medical Mold Applications Achieved Through Metal 3D Printing

New applications from Nicolet Plastics and Westec Plastics become a testament to the strong adoption of Mantle’s metal 3D printing technology.

MMT Chats: Mold Builder, Master Molder and Marble Maker? Part 1

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges introduces new MMT Editorial Advisory Board Member Mike Close, Sr. Tooling Engineer for SMC Ltd. in Devens, Massachusetts. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Christina Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology

Hot Runners

Husky Technologies Showcases Innovation Injection Mold Solutions at MD&M West 2023

This week, MD&M/Plastec West attendees can survey Husky’s latest technologies and services engineered for medical device manufacturers.

Inspection & Measurement

Lessons in Quality Assurance for Micro Projects

Quality control, quality assurance and measurement technology are central considerations for micro mold building and molding.

Design & Mfg. Software

The In's and Out's of Ballbar Calibration

This machine tool diagnostic device allows the detection of errors noticeable only while machine tools are in motion.

Workforce Development

Leading Mold Manufacturers Share Best Practices for Improving Efficiency

Precise Tooling Solutions, X-Cell Tool and Mold, M&M Tool and Mold, Ameritech Die & Mold, and Cavalier Tool & Manufacturing, sit down for a fast-paced Q&A focused on strategies for improving efficiencies across their operations.

Workforce Development

Predictive Manufacturing Moves Mold Builder into Advanced Medical Component Manufacturing

From a hot rod hobby, medical molds and shop performance to technology extremes, key relationships and a growth strategy, it’s obvious details matter at Eden Tool.

Business Strategy

Mold Builder Uses Counter-Intuitive Approach for Mold Challenges

Matrix Tool Inc. answers customers’ hard questions with creative solutions for cavity spacing, tool sizing, runner layout and melt delivery that reveal the benefits of running in a smaller press size at lower cavitation but higher yield.

U.S. Economy Indicates Prospects for Moldmakers

An examination of the U.S. economy suggests its resilience against a recession, yet a mixed outlook for moldmaking and plastics persists.

Business Strategy

MMT Chats: Applying Bench Lessons to the Business of Moldmaking

For this MMT Chat, my guest is Mark Gauvain, one of MMT’s newer Editorial Advisory Board members who has plenty to share as he recently made the move from working for some big manufacturers to working for himself as a consultant to moldmakers and molders on procurement and technology investment strategies.

Machining

Control Helps Push the Limits of Five-Axis Micro Mold Machining Accuracy

Toolmaker quickly meets the demands of critical medical device manufacturers with a new five-axis machine tool equipped with the right control technology.

Machining

MMT Chats: Using Predictable Manufacturing to Create a Mold Insert at IMTS

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges and Eden Tool & Eden Manufacturing President Dave Tomic sit down to discuss predictable mold manufacturing. Specifically, they discuss Eden Tool's machining strategy and the mold insert featured at IMTS 2022. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Business Strategy

MMT Chats: Acquisition Trends and Lessons for Mold Builders

Jim Berklas is a former full-time M&A lawyer for several of the largest private equity firms in the country and has 25 years of M&A experience and 200 closed transaction. Today, he is founder and M&A Leader with Augmented Industry Services. He joins me for this MMT Chat on mergers and acquisitions trends and strategies within in the mold manufacturing industry. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

SyBridge Technologies Acquires Wachusett Precision Tool

Wachusett Precision Tool, a manufacturer of high precision prototype, pilot and production molds for medical and consumer packaging, is Sybridge’s eleventh acquisition since opening in 2019.

Westminster Tool, Mantle Develop Case Study for Medical Devices

The joint project set out to create medical-grade forceps while testing the design, material, manufacturing and injection molding process with metal 3D-printed cavities.

Pennsylvania Mold Builder Doubles Footprint, Maintains Quality and Company Values

Quality Mold Inc. doubles its manufacturing footprint but maintains its private company values and structure, delivering quality and fast turnaround from mold design and build through sampling.

Christina Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology

MTD Micro Molding Celebrates 50 Years of Business

MTD Micro Molding offers both micro tooling and micro molding in-house, which enables customers to get micro components to market faster.

Current Technology and Trends in a Micro Molding Tooling Center

Contract manufacturer of medical micro components and finished devices discusses current trends and challenges with micro molds—micro milling, cutting tools, mold coatings, CAD/CAM, micro welding, mold design, micro molding, validation, automated assembly and training.

Workforce Development

Adult Learning Programs Help Industry Professionals Deepen Plastics Knowledge without Returning to University

Challenging medical mold is fully validated after seasoned professional attends Plastics Technology & Engineering course at American Injection Molding Institute.

Business Strategy

Top Grade Molds Is All About Innovation and Collaboration

Top Grade Molds develops technology solutions with a heavy emphasis on R&D, recyclable material trends and collaboration.

MMT Chats: Molding Capabilities Yield New Customers, Team Growth

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with Eden Tool and Eden Manufacturing team members to get an update on this mold builder’s move into medical molding, technology investment, team training, Amerimold, and yes, hot rods. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Design & Mfg. Software

3 Is the Magic Number

Canon Virginia kicks off this free webinar telling attendees that they will not be sharing something they don’t already know, but will share a few best practices for getting things right the first time—three steps to improve medical tooling and validation times.

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