Molds & Tooling
Dry Ice Blaster Upgraded
Cold Jet has updated it dry-ice cleaning system, the i3 MicroClean, with the i3 MicroClean 2 promising more power and efficiency.
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Design Your Tools for Moldability ... and Maintenance
In the initial design phase, when considering the structure and elements of the tool, are you designing them to be maintenance friendly? Canon Virginia has used this approach and preventive maintenance to make tool replacement a thing of the past. You can, too. Here’s how.
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Ultrasonic System Purpose Built to Clean Injection Molds
Emerson says its ultrasonic systems can reduce mold cleaning time over manual scrubbing from hours to minutes.
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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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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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Upgraded Simulation Package Adds Nozzle Zone & Conformal Cooling ‘Wizards’
Wizards assist conformal-cooling layout and simulation of melt compression in the nozzle in Moldex3D 2021.
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Heard of Design for Manufacture…How About Design for Maintenance?
Contract manufacturer Canon Virginia (yes, that Canon) used a webinar to introduce what it calls DFM2— Design for Manufacture and Design for Maintenance.
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Injection Molding Networking Software Adds Simulation Support
RJG’s Hub now supports Moldex 3D and Autodesk’s Moldflow/Insight injection molding simulation software.
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Simulating Two-Shot Molding: How Does the First Shot Affect Overall Part Warpage?
Moldex3D simulation can integrate analysis of the first-shot temperature, pressure, and fiber orientation into warpage analysis of the second shot.
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DMS North America Acquires Component Guys
The acquisition, effective March 1, reunites former and present DMS team members.
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