Design engineers can realize important gains by working collaboratively with the companies (often at the tail end of a supply chain) that design and manufacture the tooling that critically influences ...

Injection molded plastics have revolutionized design, innovation, and manufacturing in the 20th century. Before 1950, most products were manufactured in stamped steel, die-cast aluminum, zinc, and ...

When it comes to manufacturing, staying at the forefront of innovation is crucial for success. Plyable has been redefining industry standards with their groundbreaking advancements in automated mold ...

Undercuts (such as those shown) can complicate and, in some cases, prevent part ejection. Eliminate them if possible. Undercuts on injection-molded parts are features that prevent those parts from ...

Mold makers, designers and repair technicians put plastics processors in the position to not only satisfy their customers but help them win market share. Three individuals who stood out for their ...

A bone cement dispenser developed in Cimatron software. Vaupell Midwest Molding & Tooling (www.vaupell.com), makes molded products and assemblies for the medical, defense, aerospace, electronics and ...

Most of the plastic objects we see are created using injection molding, but designing such molds is a difficult task, usually requiring experts. Now, computer scientists have created an interactive ...

Tim Holland started at Metro Mold and Design in his teens as an ordinary shop worker for his father, who owned the company. At 22, he combined his years of knowledge about how the company makes ...

The enhanced Mold Tooling application adds to existing capabilities by automating the design of additional features such as runner bars, slides, lifters, inserts, stripper plates and water channels, ...