Choosing and Using the Right Mold Cleaners
Knowing the requirements of offline and online cleaners yields cleaner molds. Cleaning molds is a key part of running a successful injection molding operation. There are two situations when mold clean...
How to Choose the Right Toolholder
The importance of choosing the optimum toolholder is substantial as the quality of the toolholder has a great influence on the results of the complete machining process. Although it has minor importan...
February wholesale prices up 9.2%
China’s corporate goods price (CGP) index, also called the wholesale price index rose 9.2 percent year-on-year in February, or 1.1 percent month-on-month, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)...
US Fed moves may be just ‘symbolic’
The US Federal Reserve’s latest emergency measures are unlikely to bring an end to the financial market crisis, analysts said. But they expect the uncertainty will complicate China’s situa...
Multicavity Filling Control for Hot Runners
A new hot-runner temperature-control system is combined with a filling and cooling control system as an integrated package that helps molders achieve balanced filling in multi-cavity hot-runner molds....
New Direct Gating for Hot Runners
A drop-in hot-runner system for smaller molds and tips for direct gating were introduced at the K 2007 show in Dusseldorf by the German parent of Ewikon HotRunner Systems of America, East Dundee, Ill....
Service produces prototype plastics parts
A rapid injection moulding specialist provides a service dedicated to producing plastics prototype parts CNC machined directly from solid resin quickly and easily The First Cut Prototype service is de...
Prototyping/production system is ‘entry-level’
An additive fabrication system for prototyping and direct digital manufacturing is designed for users with demanding applications that require accuracy and repeatability, but not high speed. Stratasys...
Independent R&D in Mould Industry, China Manufacture Industry turns to be changed
As products made in China encounter rejections in world market, and traditional advantages of China’s manufacturing industry having been imitated by Latin American...
UK Midlands manufacturing technologies focused
The Midlands Manufacturing Technology Show 2008 provides an opportunity to check up on the very latest technologies, components and processes available locally in the UK’s Midlands area The UK&#...
Downflow workstations give operator safety
Downflow air recirculating workstations operate at low noise levels and give the operator safety where routine work is being carried out The DWS range of Downflow Workstations from Air Science give th...
CNC machining in one set-up raises productivity
Machining technology focuses on complete machining in one set-up to increase productivity, maximise machine utilisation and ensure repeatable accuracy The Engineering Technology Group will focus on hi...
Foreign investments, hot money come to China
Foreign investments and international hedge funds, some of which are speculative hot money, are now elbowing into the China market. They’re lured by the Chinese people’s emerging consumpti...
Five Reasons to Work with Integrated CAD/CAM Software
Nowadays, we hear a lot about integrated CAD/CAM packages and many people wonder whether or not they should buy an integrated package or separate CAD and CAM packages. Here are just some of the reason...
DMD Conformal Mold Cooling Lines Offer Reduced Part Production Cycle Times
A conformal mold cooling technology made possible by a new manufacturing technique has been developed to cool molds, especially those with lifters and/or slides that are often difficult to cool; and a...
NPE 2009 Space Drawing Portends Big Show
Sales of exhibit space for the NPE 2009 international plastics exposition got off to an auspicious beginning February 19 and 20 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, when the traditional space drawing w...
Inneo Solutions Becomes Rapidform Partner
Inneo Solutions GmbH has joined the partner programme of INUS Technology Inc., the developer of Rapidform® 3D scanning software. Inneo, a leading provider of CAD/CAM/CAE and product data managemen...
StarragHeckert Soaring after Great Year
Order intake for StarragHeckert AG, the Swiss-based manufacturer of milling equipment, productivity-enhancing software and engineering solutions, and a wide range of special tools, increased to 328 mi...
Haas Records Double-Digit Growth in 2007
California-based Haas Automation reports that 2007 was the most productive year in the company’s history. cnc machine tool production exceeded 13,755 units—up 10% over 2006—and reven...
Walter Tool Launches Internet Ordering
Cutting tools branded Walter, Titex, and Prototyp can now be ordered conveniently from Walter AG via the Internet. The Toolshop at www.walter-toolsmold.wiki offers an extremely wide range of precision...