Machined tooling contributes to the majority of production costs for many small-run jobs. 3D printing can reduce the cost of plastic cores, molds, and tooling, but there are several considerations to ...

Delcam's Die Wizard automatically finds a product model's split line and forms the two die halves. PS-Moldmaker generates a 3D, solid-model assembly of the mold and tooling. The approach is said to ...

SimForm has been a game-changer in injection molding, offering users the ability to quickly & easily predict temperatures, optimize cooling channel placement, and improve the quality of molded parts ...

Injection molder Midwest Molding Inc. has acquired Thomas Tool & Mold Co. to add mold making and tooling capabilities to its operations. "We've worked with Thomas Tool for a very long time," Daniel ...

Although composites offer many benefits, the historically high costs and long cycle times required for manufacturing components from complex, fiber-reinforced materials have been and remain a ...

This article is sponsored Iowa Mold Tooling Company, Inc. In demanding industries — from public utilities and mining to construction and heavy equipment repair — a universal standard for success ...

There are thousands of designers who design injection molded parts but there is an elite group within this large community who can actually design parts for injection molders. Injection molded product ...

Big 3 Precision (Centralia, IL) and Creative Blow Mold Tooling (Lee's Summit, MO) have announced the formation of a strategic partnership to create Centers of Excellence (CoE) for the design and ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — GenNx360 Capital Partners (“GenNx360”), a New York-based private equity firm investing in middle market business-to-business industrial manufacturing and ...

Having looked at some of the typical challenges for the tool making industry with a focus on the manufacture of parts for high tech electronics products, and considering some of the additional ...