Designing For Molding: Draft
Drafting is an important design feature for mold functionality and part quality.
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EDM for Injection Mold Building
If you’ve been inside a mold shop you’ve likely seen a few electrical discharge machines (EDM). Here’s how they work and how he technology is utilized.
Promoting Mold Life With Proper Maintenance
Proper preventative maintenance is critical to life of injection mold tooling. Here we go over the basics of making your tools last.
A Guide to Injection Mold Building Materials
There are a handful of different materials used for building injection molds. It’s important to understand the application of each.
Terminology of the Injection Molding Industry
Being in the industry we use the lingo as if everyone already knows what we’re talking about. We hope to clarify some of the terminology here.
A Guide to Hot and Cold Runner Systems
When deciding to upgrade from a cold runner to a hot runner there are a few contributing factors to consider.
The Strength of Being a Tool Builder and Injection Molder
The strength of being a mold builder and injection molder is realized through the entire process. From initial design to long term production.
Common Injection Molding Defects and Remedies
Injection molding defects can happen for many reasons during the molding process. We cover the common defects and what you can do to fix them.
Understanding Tooling Classes and Why it Matters
SPI introduced mold building classifications to help eliminate confusion in mold quoting. Here is a list of each class along with a description of each.