Designing Molds for Maintenance & CleaningWhen it comes to designing the mold for a product, there are many factors that have to be taken into account. Part design. materials used for the parts, production volumes, and the list goes on and on. A couple of areas that also need to be considered in the very beginning are cleaning and in-press maintenance. (more…)
The infographic below is from our friends at Economy Glass in Australia. It does a nice job of explaining nano coatings, and their impact on manufacturing.
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There are many potential contributors to in-mold build up. But the impacts that build up can have on your part and your workflow can be significant. Things like sticking, gloss issues, and visual defects are not a positive for molders in today’s competitive marketplace. (more…)
Increased productivity and efficiency is a primary goal for almost any molding operation. Performing in mold maintenance is one way to achieve those goals. (more…)
There are many variables and impacts that lifters can have on your molding process and final parts. Randy Kerkstra recently published an article at the Plastics Technology site (ptonline.com) that went into more detail on lifters and was a continuation of his previous post. (more…)