Tooling

Hot Runners 3 Oct 2023

Interchangeable Needle Valve Pre-Chamber Simplifies Hot Runner’s Maintenance

Hasco’s Vario Shot Xgate features an interchangeable needle-valve pre-chamber to lower the cost and difficulty of maintenance.

Mold Maintenance 2 Oct 2023

Mold-Channel Cleaning Equipment Gains North American Distributor

PCS Company is now offering Polish firm FADO Group’s CoolingCare system for automated mold-channel cleaning.

Hot Runners 27 Sep 2023

Fakuma 2023: 3D-Printed Manifold Eliminates Dead Spots Behind Valve Pins

Hasco’s new Streamrunner Shadowfree 3D-printed hot runner manifold is said to eliminate areas of poor flow behind valve pins.

Mold Maintenance 21 Sep 2023

Pressure Tester Checks Molds for Water Leaks

Globeius is offering the Mouldpro pressure tester for detecting water leaks within an injection mold’s cooling circuit.

Injection Molding 13 Sep 2023

How to Design Three-Plate Molds, Part 1

There are many things to consider, and paying attention to the details can help avoid machine downtime and higher maintenance costs, and keep the customer happy.

Tooling 8 Sep 2023

Eifel Mold & Engineering Celebrates 50 Years in Moldmaking

Under the leadership of founder Josef Hecker and his son, Rick Hecker, Eifel has developed a reputation for producing high-quality injection molds, in addition to playing an active role in giving back to the industry.

Tooling Know-How 7 Sep 2023

Hot Runners: How to Maintain Heaters, Thermocouples, and Controls

I conclude this three-part examination of real-world problems and solutions involving hot runners by focusing on heaters, thermocouples, and controls. Part 3 of 3.

Injection Molding 28 Aug 2023

Mold Maintenance, Tooling Know How

The ability of technicians in an injection molding shop to fix, modify or upgrade a mold has a huge impact on that company’s bottom line. With this collection of content, we’ve bundled some of the very best advice on repairing and maintaining injection molding machines.

Mold Maintenance 26 Aug 2023

AIM Institute Adds Mold Maintenance Training Courses

The American Injection Molding (AIM) Institute, part of the Beaumont Family of Companies, will now offer mold maintenance training courses, following the acquisition of that business from Moldtrax.