‘Mould Tool’

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Start with the news release SV-1000 increases two-stroke engines' power output from Sunnen Products Company, which we summarised at the time by saying "Sunnen has introduced the SV-1000 vertical CNC honing machine, which allows manufacturers of outdoor power equipment to improve the durability and power output of small two-stroke engines.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Makino machining centres cut titanium faster from NCMT: "Japanese machine-tool builder Makino has introduced the Makino T4 and T2 five-axis, high power, horizontal machining centres for machining components from titanium and its alloys.".
 
In July 2009, we covered the news from Allied Maxcut Engineering Co - take a look at Insert drills raise fabricator's throughput which says: "By using AMEC's T-A holders with TiAlN and TiN inserts a steel fabricator has improved manufacturing throughput by 25% and has increased tool life by a factor of 10 over the original tooling.".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Cognex - automation, Brewery machine uses Visionpro guidance system, as well as ITC aluminium milling cutter quickly clears swarf from ITC Tooling, and Vetafab launches upgraded Lexican software from vetafab Software GmbH.
 

Latest stories...
DP to display Esprit CAM software at DMTS 2009 (July 2009)

The latest version of the Esprit CAM software created by DP Technology will be on display at the Difficult Manufacturing Technology Show (DMTS) on 2-4 July in Nagoya, Japan.

EOS whitepaper assesses DMLS benefits (July 2009)

EOS Electro Optical Systems, a manufacturer of laser-sintering systems, has released a whitepaper examining the benefits of using direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) to create tooling inserts.

Plasma-arc cutting consumables launched (July 2009)

Kjellberg Finsterwalde has developed new plasma consumables to meet customer demands for reduced running costs and increased cutting process efficiency.

HS 5000 HMC accommodates table load of 500kg (June 2009)

The Hyundai-Kia HS 5000 HMC from Ward CNC combines a 500 x 500mm table and X-, Y- and Z-axis travels of 800 x 70 x 750mm with a high-speed rapid traverse rate of 80m/min in all axes.

NUM CNC platform controls Oxyser twin-head machine (June 2009)

Oxyser has increased the throughput of its oxy-acetylene steel cutting machinery and has automated the process by developing a twin-head machine controlled by NUM's Axium CNC platform.

Combined bending machines improve GKN operations (June 2009)

GKN Aerospace has improved the efficiency and speed of tube-bending operations at its wing component facility in Filton, UK, despite using demanding tubing materials and fabricating complex shapes.

The Tooling Trust awards training grant to Waveney (June 2009)

Waveney Precision, a Suffolk-based CNC EDM wire erosion and CNC die sinking specialist, has used a training grant from The Tooling Trust to develop its in-house skills and enhance its services.

Messier-Dowty invests in WFL Millturn technology (June 2009)

Messier-Dowty's UK operation at Gloucester has invested in WFL Millturn technology to meet the strength and rigidity requirements of large titanium components.

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Further reading
  • Designing and manufacturing mould tools

    'The Mould Design Guide' provides an in-depth guide to the design and manufacture of moulding tooling and highlights design practice that allows production to make an acceptable profit.
  • Power press and mould tools repaired in-situ

    Laser welding system enables high quality repairs to be completed in a fraction of the time, by eliminating the time-consuming task of de-mounting large tools or moulds.
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