Tooling
'Failing Faster' as a Winning Product Development Strategy
Sporting-goods OEM Wilson/DeMarini turns to new additive-manufacturing technology to turbocharge product development by blazing through failed iterations to find a winning design more quickly.
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What You Need to Know About Blade Ejectors: Part 3
Follow these guidelines to prevent premature wear, flash and galling. The focus here is on corner radii.
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Hot Runner Controller Line Extended
Hasco has introduced the Primezone H1281/ hot runner controller with 40 and 48 control zones, closing a previous gap and completing the range up to 96 zones.
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Westfall Technik Opens Medical Molding Facility
The one-time MGS plant outside Chicago in Antioch, Ill. features multiple cleanrooms and will become a micromolding center of excellence.
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Hot Runner Controller Adds Upgraded Display
Spark Industries has replaced the display on its Pulse line of hot runner controller with a high-resolution 10.1-in. LCD display, with retrofits available for existing controllers.
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Controller-Guided Procedure for Faster Hot-Runner Color Changes
Husky partnered with Chem-Trend to speed hot-runner color changes, pairing a new guided procedure within the Altanium Mold Controller with Chem-Trend’s Ultra Purge brand of purging compound.
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Patent-Pending Lifter Released
Progressive Components says the new C-Series UniLifter features a cylindrical design that adjusts for misaligned ejector plates, easing wear on mold components.
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VEM Group Opens Plant in Bulgaria
The California headquartered injection molder and moldmaker moved into a new facility in Plovdiv in January 2021.
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What You Need to Know About Blade Ejectors: Part 2
Follow these guidelines to prevent premature wear, flash and galling.
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Going for the Green vs. Getting in the Hole
Too often when designing a tool or establishing a process, molders go for the hole in one when they only need to aim for the green.
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