SolidWorks Upgrades On-Line Community Site
SolidWorks has introduced its 3D ContentCentral® 2008 software service, the latest update of the company’s on-line community that allows engineers to download and share content globally so t...
GTMA to Fly the Flag at PDM Again
The Gauge and Tool Makers Association (GTMA), the British trade group representing leading companies whose business is in toolmaking, metrology, precision machining, rapid product development, and too...
METAV Event on Machine Tool Energy Savings
As part of the “Practice & Trends” events section of the upcoming METAV 2008 international trade fair for manufacturing technology and automation, a special forum on “Energy Effi...
LSR cold runners arrive
A field-proven cold runner system for the runnerless molding of LSR and other thermoset elastomers made its stateside debut at the MD&M West trade show in Anaheim, CA (Jan. 29-31). It’s from...
Drop in low-cost labor forecast
The country’s abundant supply of low-cost labor, seen as a backbone of its remarkable economic expansion, could stop growing in one or two years and start dropping in eight to 10 years, a senior...
Guangdong plans large joint-stock oil refinery
A joint-stock oil refinery involving a total investment of $5 billion will be built in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, a local official said in Beijing on Monday. The refinery is...
Yantai Port sets sail for more markets
A ship carrying 5,668 containers started its voyage from Yantai toward the Middle East on Monday, marking the inauguration of a new line jointly operated by Yantai Port Group and China Shipping Contai...
China-made bullet train to link Beijing, Tianjin in Aug
BEIJING — The first China-made bullet train designed to run at 300 kilometers per hour has completed a test run and will be in service between Beijing and Tianjin in early August, a railway offi...
selecting an Economical VMC for Mold Machining
The key to investing in the right vertical machining center is in sizing up your current process requirements and machining capabilities, while factoring in future work. Cutting speed and surface fini...
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...
Innovative Hot Runner Solutions for Ultra Small Parts
The injection molding of micro parts calls for innovative hot runner solutions to comply with the demands of injection molders and toolmakers. The injection molding of precision and micro parts create...
Free Training to Be Offered at PDM 08
PTL, the prominent British plastics training organization, will be running a series of free seminars throughout the Plastics Design & Moulding Exhibition & Conference—also known as PDM 0...
EPMA Launches Its Own Blog Site
The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) is offering a new weblog site called the Powder Metallurgy Forum (PM Forum). The blog area was created to serve as an impartial medium for interc...
SimpoeWorks Achieves Gold Partner Status
The French software developer Simpoe SAS, which specializes in plastic injection moulding simulation solutions, has announced that SimpoeWorks®, the plug-in version of its flagship product Simpoe-...
Faro Worldwide Reports Excellent 2007
Faro, a leading global supplier of portable coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), has reported outstanding company figures for the 2007 fiscal year. Company sales last year were $191.6 million, compar...
Mec-Spe 2008: An Always Evolving ‘City’
The Parma Fairgrounds will host Mec-Spe 2008, the international trade fair for specialized mechanics, April 3–5. The assembly of variously themed but related shows that Senaf S.r.l. has put toge...
Hexagon Acquires Distributor in Spain
The international metrology group Hexagon has acquired all outstanding shares of the Spanish company Santiago & Cintra Ibérica S.A. Santiago & Cintra is a leading distributor and servic...
Wear in Injection Molds: To Float or Not to Float
A principle that removes stress by incorporating designs that allow components to move in the mold. One of the most difficult and challenging mold design issues is how to reduce or eliminate wear in i...
Shrink Fit: The High Accuracy Toolholder of Choice(2)
6. Reduction of toolchanging time/less toolholder accessory inventory Nothing beats the tool change time of shrink fit chucks if the process is joined with a capable inductive shrink fit machine. Tool...
Shrink Fit: The High Accuracy Toolholder of Choice(1)
Requirements in the mold industry are much more precise than general machining, so more attention must be paid toward the selection of the appropriate toolholder in regards to its features and benefit...