Analysis
Versatile Profilometer Eliminates Blind Spots, Measures Glossy Surfaces
Motorized rotational scanning for performing a wider variety of measurements.
Jann Bond
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
MMT Chats: Ingenuity in Action: Industrial Molds' Engineers Redefine Moldmaking
Industrial Molds’ engineering team showcases ingenuity and precision through complex DFM challenges, delivering optimized tooling, adaptability and customer-driven solutions.
Read MoreCompact Surface Roughness Tester for Easy, Accurate On-Site Measurement
Advanced technology ensures accurate roughness evaluation, conforming to the latest ISO 21920 standards.
Read MoreHow Industrial Molds Conquered a Complex Impeller Fan Mold Challenge
Expert engineering team overcomes complex impeller fan mold challenges through innovation, precision and collaborative problem-solving.
Read MoreHow to Put AI to Work in EDM
AI streamlines EDM with dashboards, NFC integration, data extraction, wire cutter design, G-code optimization and tool setter enhancements.
Read MoreWhat Is Scientific Maintenance? Part 2
Part two of this three-part series explains specific data that toolrooms must collect, analyze and use to truly advance to a scientific maintenance culture where you can measure real data and drive decisions.
Read MoreAutomating Mold Inspection: Integrating Speed, Precision and Usability Across Complex Workflows
Whether you're verifying an electrode, checking a complex cavity or feeding quality data into a closed-loop workflow, today’s CMM technologies are turning inspection into a competitive advantage, not a bottleneck.
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Workflow Automation Transforms Moldmaking Operations
Legacy Precision Molds implements JobTraQ’s no-code workflow automation software to better coordinate complex production tasks across departments, improving efficiency, tracking and decision-making.
Christina Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology
Virtual Prototyping Through Mold Simulation
Simulation helps manufacturers design better molds, optimize processes and innovate more efficiently.
Read MoreWhy Is Flow Simulation an Essential Design Tool? Part 2 of 4
Flow simulation is crucial for understanding how molten plastic behaves within the mold cavity. Accurate simulations inform decisions about gating, runner layouts and cooling designs.
Read MoreStrategic Mold Venting – Placement and Method
Knowing where and how to vent a mold is critical for difficult areas and complex geometries.
Read MoreKistler Highlights New Assembly System and Optical Inspection Alongside Pressure Sensors
Focusing on medical and electronics production, Kistler will feature cavity pressure sensors, technology for process optimization and quality monitoring, a new assembly system and an optical inspection machine at K.
Read MoreCAD Tool Leverages AI to Improve Critical Tasks in Moldmaking
Cimatron highlights its CAD-AI, a tool designed to transform CAD analysis and toolmaking by leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning for feature detection.
Read MoreAll-Digital CMM Automates Mold and Die Inspection
Hexagon’s Maestro coordinate measuring machine offers highly accurate and efficient inspections, handling complex geometries, detailed mold cores, cavities and tight-tolerance components.
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Injection Mold Design Review Checklist
A mold design review serves as the critical checkpoint before production begins, verifying that the mold satisfies both engineering requirements and manufacturing constraints.
Portable, Handheld CMM Enables Simplified Dimensional Measurement, 3D Scanning of Large Parts
Keyence’s WM-6000 provides full CMM and CAD capabilities, enabling 3D/GD&T measurements, contour profile checks, CAD comparison and reverse-engineering.
Read MoreImproving Mold Surface Performance With Nickel-Plated Coatings
Insights from a collaborative academia and industry study to evaluate nickel-plated coatings on injection molds.
Read MoreStrategic Mold Venting
Venting is one of the most crucial, but often overlooked, aspects of mold design and manufacturing.
Read MoreHow to Assess and Control Surface Texture Quality
Surface texture measurement offers better methods for describing plastic surfaces.
Read MoreReal-Time Mold Monitoring Boosts Molding Efficiency and Cost Savings
FloControl software integrates with existing mold design tools, offering real-time tracking and optimization from design to production, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs for ProPlastics.
Read MoreWhat Is Design for Manufacturing? Part 1 of 4
A DFM review ensures part design meets injection molding standards, enhancing cycle time, yield and aesthetics. Here are key considerations for the review.
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Best Practices for Injection Mold Design: The Mold Design Review, Part 4 of 4
Structured mold design reviews are strategic imperatives that resolve design flaws early, minimizing waste and ensuring dimensional accuracy in production.
How To Break Free From CMM Dependency
Moving from CMM to in-process verification requires investment in equipment, processes and people to maintain quality standards.
Read MoreAdvanced Mold Monitoring for Efficiency
ITW Body and Fuel optimizes mold performance through real-time monitoring and integrated asset management, achieving significant reductions in downtime, scrap rates and maintenance costs.
Read MorePlay the Moldmaker Card Game at PTXPO 2025!
Think you’ve got what it takes to be a top moldmaker? Put your skills to the test with the Moldmaker Card Game. Dust off your decks from previous years or stop by PTXPO Booth 1235 to grab your own!
Read MoreWhat Is Scientific Maintenance? Part 1
How to create a scientific maintenance plan based on a toolroom’s current data collection and usage.
Read MoreSimplifying Cooling Design With Advanced Automation
CAD/CAM software with automated mold design features streamlines waterline, baffle and conformal cooling design, making it easier to act on insights from flow analysis.
Read MoreMMT Chats: Mastering Mold Shop Sales Strategies
Learn to navigate empowered buyers, balance technical skills and relationships, customize onboarding, foster team collaboration and measure sales success.
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