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- Measuring the Magic Of Turbulent-Flow Mold Cooling
- For decades molding experts have talked about the importance of achieving turbulent flow in mold-cooling circuits. But what is it about turbulence that makes it so important? What can be measured and demonstrated to have some tangible value to molde...
Article Published: 5/28/2013
- Tooling Advances Highlighted At Molding 2013 Conference
- Molds and tooling were a big topic at the Molding 2013 Conference in New Orleans this January.
Article Published: 2/26/2013
- Liquid CO2 Spot Cooling Gets Into Tight Spots in Molds
- Cooling of long, thin cores, fillets, slides, ejectors, or other hard-to-reach spots in injection molds can present difficult challenges.
Article Published: 12/28/2012
- More Effective Mold Maintenance: It’s All About the Data
- When tooling issues are shutting down presses daily and you can’t muster the mold maintenance and operating records to figure out why, then like the song says, “Who ya gonna call?” The answer to that question proved crucial to Cosm...
Article Published: 12/28/2012
- Take a Look at Vision Mold Protection
- In today’s ultra-competitive manufacturing environment, a surprisingly often overlooked process improvement is mold protection.
Article Published: 11/28/2012
- News in Materials & Machinery at SPE Blow Molding Conference
- New barrier materials for small fuel tanks, tooling developments for large, flat, and odd-shaped industrial parts, new all-electric machines for large containers, and gravimetric extrusion control for bottles are some of the topics discussed at the ...
Article Published: 11/28/2012
- Best Methods of Molding Undercuts
- Producing plastics parts with undercuts presents distinct challenges for molders.
Article Published: 11/28/2012
- Molder Takes 3D Printing In-House to Speed Product Development
- “Bringing this function in-house is very much in keeping with the way our company conducts its business.
Article Published: 9/28/2012
- A Sprinter, Not a Marathoner
- “We set the standard for how short-run is done.” Asked to explain his company’s motto, Ron Kirscht, president of Donnelly Custom Manufacturing, replied, “We’re a sprinter, not a marathon runner.
Article Published: 8/28/2012
- Overcoming IML’s Challenges To Reap Its Rewards
- In-mold labeling has advanced dramatically over the past 20 years, but mostly in Europe. Here is what you need to know to bring IML to your operation.
Article Published: 7/30/2012
