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Mold Components - Configured Components Help Save Time And Costs, and Maximize Efficiency - 11/09

Cost of Ownership: A Lifetime of Molding Savings “There’s nothing more expensive than a cheap mold,” has been said by many a tooling engineer after a bargain of a mold began bleeding profits. As we all know, the global economy has been going through one of the worst recessionary periods in the history of the free market. As a result, companies across a broad spectrum of the plastics manufacturing industry are facing unprecedented challenges. Those managing to survive the downturn are struggling to remain competitive, striving to maintain profit margins and retain customers until the downward spiral is reversed. The pressures they face are being shared by
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Products & Services
Mold and Die Change Equipment
Die change equipment and mold change equipment is used to quickly remove or change molds and/or dies. This equipment includes all aspects related to the transportation, alignment and changing of a die or mold.
Support Pillars
Support pillars are mold components that are mounted between the back-up plate and the rear clamping plate of a mold.  They increase the mold’s capacity to support the projected cavity area.
Mold Making Services
Mold making services design and build tooling and patterns for a variety of molding processes, including investment casting, permanent mold casting, sand casting, die casting, lost foam casting, powder metal, die forging, injection molding, blow molding, extrusion, thermoforming, compression molding, rotational molding and others.
Cold Runner Systems
Cold runner systems are used in injection molding machines to convey material from the nozzles to the mold cavity.  The material is cooled in the channel between the nozzle and the cavity (the runner) and ejected with the part.
Plastic Fabrication Services
Plastic fabrication services provide custom machining, bending, forming and assembly of plastic parts.  Companies may use any of several types of joining techniques in assembly such as fasteners, welding and gluing.
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