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Mold Maintenance Training Eases Molder's Growing Pains
Automation Plastics in Aurora, Ohio (automationplastics.com), is a 32-year-old custom injection molder with 50,500 ft² and 30 presses from 35 to 700 tons.
The Tools of Tool MaintenanceThe root cause of many mold and part issues are ultimately determined by the ability to measure something within one or two tenths of a mil. Readings with precision measuring tools can determine whether a tooling component is to be reused, reworked, or scrapped out.
Create a Maintenance Work (Bench) CellGet better results by improving the organization of your mold-maintenance operation.
Tooling: Setting Up Shop: Part IIIOur last column covered shop size and bench requirements for a 50 x 50 ft mold-repair shop that will have a MPP (Mold Pull Pace) of approximately 25 to 30 multi-cavity molds a week and employ four repair technicians in a six-bench layout.
Confessions of a Mold Manual JunkieOK, I admit it, I’m a manual junkie.
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