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Is 3D Printed Tooling a Solution for Die Casting?
Additive Manufacturing

Is 3D Printed Tooling a Solution for Die Casting?

After tackling the 3D printer, material and design, there's still one challenge left for Exco Engineering: convincing customers. 

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Multitasking Machining Centers Double Throughput, Cut Costs
Die/Mold

Multitasking Machining Centers Double Throughput, Cut Costs

Purchasing one, then two more, multitasking machining centers has transformed the way Concours Mold Inc. builds molds.

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Waldrich Coburg's Gemini Features Wear-Free Hydrostatic Guides for Accuracy
Vertical Machining Centers

Waldrich Coburg's Gemini Features Wear-Free Hydrostatic Guides for Accuracy

EMO 2019: Waldrich Coburg’s Gemini is a high-rail gantry system designed to be used in the die and mold industries.

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With 3D Printing, Fixture Making Goes from the Tool Room to the CAD Room
Additive Manufacturing

With 3D Printing, Fixture Making Goes from the Tool Room to the CAD Room

For Ira Green Inc., fixture design and iteration used to take days, even weeks at times, and at a high cost per fixture. With a 3D printer, the shop’s entire process has changed, drastically increasing efficiency and cost effectiveness.

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3 Advantages of Using Pulsed Laser Welding for Mold Repair
Die/Mold

3 Advantages of Using Pulsed Laser Welding for Mold Repair

Compared to TIG welding, pulsed laser-welding technology is said to enable faster overall mold repair time while maintaining higher metal hardness.

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Additive Manufacturing for Hard Tooling
Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing for Hard Tooling

Hybrid manufacturing is enabling tooling to be made with additive processes.

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Offline CNC Makes Precision Productive
CNC & Machine Controls

Offline CNC Makes Precision Productive

Relieving the control of its calculation burden helps meet demand for increased volumes, faster deliveries and greater varieties of complex, mirror-finish components machined with diamond tools. 

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Retrofitting and Updating Keep Milling Machine CNCs on the Cutting Edge
CNC & Machine Controls

Retrofitting and Updating Keep Milling Machine CNCs on the Cutting Edge

After struggling to achieve higher feed rates and accuracy for complex milling of large compression molds, Century Tool and Gage Co. retrofitted Fidia CNC control systems onto existing machining centers.

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Video: Emotional Intelligence in Action at Westminster Tool
Die/Mold

Video: Emotional Intelligence in Action at Westminster Tool

A companion to the recent 91ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÎÛ cover story on a moldmaker’s commitment to emotional intelligence, here is a look at the culture change at this shop through the words and perspectives of team members.

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For This Mold Shop, the Key to Closing the Skills Gap is Emotional Intelligence
Die/Mold

For This Mold Shop, the Key to Closing the Skills Gap is Emotional Intelligence

Thanks to a culture change founded on a commitment to emotional intelligence, this mold supplier solved its skilled labor problem and increased throughput per employee.

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