New Press Models for Two-Material Molding
Two larger models have been added to the SEHS-CI all-electric double-shot line from Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd., Japan, represented here by Sumitomo Plastics-Machinery, Norcross, Ga. New 253- and 3...
Hot-Runner Nozzle Upgrades
Value Shot hot-runner nozzles for multicavity applications from Hasco America Inc., Arden, N.C., have been redesigned and upgraded. The Value Shot Z202 line now has 28 different sizes with lengths up ...
Toolmakers Benefit from Growing Demand for Thermoformed Parts
The need for innovative mold design accelerates as auto OEMs specify larger and more complex parts. The automotive market offers sizeable opportunities for thermoformed parts, and by extension thermof...
Hot Sprue Bushings For Single Cavities
A new line of externally heated hot sprue bushings and tips made for direct part gating in single cavities comes from DM-E Co., Madison Heights, Mich. The Polimax line comes from a partnership with Po...
Hot-Runner Valve Gate Plus Temperature Control
Sequential valve-gate control and hot-runner temperature control can both be managed within one new system from Gammaflux L.P., Sterling, Va. Its sequential valve-gate controller (SVGC) is part of Gam...
Solutions to Cleaning Problems in Mold Manufacture and Maintenance
To achieve quality and profitability in moldmaking, mold maintenance and molded product, optimized cleaning processes are essential. As requirements for tight tolerances and minimizing contaminants in...
StackTeck Systems Ltd.: Continuous Improvement Trims Leadtimes
This moldmaker’s maturing outlook on operations processing and scheduling, combined with continuous improvement initiatives, results in overall leadtime improvement of 15 percent and garners the...
The Best Business Advice Received Over the Past 10 Years That Improved Shop Operations.
1. Exceed customer expectations. Never say "We can’t get the job done" to a customer. Go the extra mile to make the customer happy. Work with the customer from idea to finished part. O...
Sescoi CAM helps remove EDM problem
Specialist mould and die maker automates EDM, with help from Sescoi CAM software, to remove a production ‘bottleneck’ and increase capacity by at least 30% In 2003, German mould and die ma...
Steel exports rebound on widening price gap
China exported 4.16 million tons of steel in March, an increase of 1.05 million tons from February, spurred by the widening price gap between the domestic and international markets. International stee...
Precision Mould Award Will Come Out
Die & Mould 2008 will be held on 12th-16th, May in Shanghai New International Exhibition Center. At the time, Precision Mould Award set up for mould and standard part will be assessed by CDMA Tech...
Abaqus Users’ Conference Set for May
The next annual international Abaqus Users’ Conference (AUC), which Dassault Systems will be staging May 19–22 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, will feature keynote lectures delivered by not...
Haas Automation Celebrates 25 Years
Gene Haas founded Haas Automation in 1983 in the United States to manufacture the industry’s first fully automatic programmable collet indexer. Designed to increase production in Haas’s ow...
Rofin Laser Wins iF Design Award at CeBIT
The lasers of the DQ series manufactured by Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH were awarded the coveted iF Design Award at the recent CeBIT information technology trade fair in Hannover, Germany. More than 2,700 ...
Delcam Adds Directors to Its Board
Development Director Steve Hobbs and Commercial Director Bart Simpson have been appointed as additional members of the Delcam plc board of directors. At the same time, Clive Martell has been given a n...
ECTA Sets Cutting Tool Conference in Stuttgart June 26–28
The ECTA European Cutting Tool Conference 2008, which will take place June 26–28 in Stuttgart, Germany, is the 34th in a series put on by the European Cutting Tools Association (ECTA) and a top ...
Japan Is Hannover Messe’s Partner Country
Potential investors heading for Hannover Messe 2008, which takes place April 21–25 at the Hannover (Germany) Fairgrounds, might want to note in their diary a presentation at the Global Business ...
EOS to Present e-Manufacturing Solutions
At the Hannover Fair (Hannover Messe) April 21–25, EOS GmbH will be exhibiting its e-Manufacturing solutions for fast, flexible, and cost-effective production from CAD data. The special RapidX s...
Japanese Graphite Supplier Opens
Ibiden, a major producer of isostatic graphites for electrical discharge machining (EDM) headquartered in Japan, has set up a commercial channel for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The European dis...
BIEMH Trade Fair Welcomes 50,000-Plus
A total of 50,712 people from 66 countries attended BIEMH 2008, the 25th international machine tool biennial, which was held at the Bilbao (Spain) Exhibition Centre (BEC) in early March. Domestic visi...