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Units 1-5 Argyle Commercial Centre
Argyle Street
Swindon
SN2 8AR
UK
Telephone: (UK) +44 1793 641040

http://www.toolcraft.co.uk

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Listing of all 23 news releases from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon):

Reverse engineering of vacuum forming tools

Old vacuum forming tools can be reproduced using metal filled resins at a lower cost compared to making a new tool, and so allow more parts to be made in less time.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (26 May 2006)

Moulded plastics are coloured without clotting

Plastics moulder can now guarantee colours without clots in prime or secondary colours in any shade from pastel to deep, even luminescent, to provide a decorative finish at practically zero cost.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) ( 5 May 2005)

Mould maker expands CNC machining

For the second time in 2004 Toolcraft has expanded its production facility with a Hurco VM1 integrated into the all embracing plastics mould tool manufacturing system.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (15 December 2004)

New plastics products initiative enacted

With a proven 'track record' of getting product to market against tight schedules and on budget, Toolcraft Plastics has launched an initiative on New Products Projects.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (10 December 2004)

Decorative sparkle impregnated into plastics

An attractive colour finish with a decorative sparkle can be produced from an aluminium impregnation of plastic materials - even in small batches.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (26 October 2004)

Get packaging and packaging waste advice

A storage and handling system is helping users meet targets for the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC).

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) ( 9 June 2004)

Solid plastics parts cut from CAD files

To further enhance a service in rapid prototyping, parts can be cut in solid plastics, in minimum production time, using files direct from design software.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) ( 7 April 2004)

One-stop-shop moulder and toolmaker keeps ahead

To further its complete service of product design, tooling and manufacture, Toolcraft Plastics has purchased three 500kN moulding machines complete with micro-processor controls.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) ( 5 March 2004)

'Hard' aluminium moulds smaller batches cheaper

Plastics moulding tools in aluminium alloys can be made about 30% cheaper than the equivalent steel product, and therefore lend themselves to lower quantity batches.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (15 January 2004)

Miniature parts moulding problems solved

User application article Overseas moulders had failed to achieve the necessary production quality for miniature mouldings, but UK toolmaker solved the problem.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (24 November 2003)

Moulder shows its ingenuity in golf equipment

User application article Toolcraft Plastics of Swindon reduced tooling costs by two-thirds with simple yet ingenious idea of splitting the cylinder of Golf-Tech's golf ball server into two parts.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (21 October 2003)

Moulding investment helps meet EU directives

User application article Toolcraft has invested considerable design effort and manufacturing capacity into vacuum forming and blow moulding to help clients' meet the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (16 September 2003)

Injection mould tools produced even more quickly

With the ever increasing pressures on both delivery times and costs, Toolcraft Plastics have set out methods for the quick production of injection mould tools.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (17 July 2003)

Machining techniques halve tray tooling lead times

New machining techniques have halved lead times on tooling for vacuum formed storage trays which fit the industry standard 'tote' boxes.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (10 June 2003)

Blow moulding and extrusion services offered

Toolcraft Plastics of Swindon have recently extended their existing toolmaking, injection moulding and vacuum forming facilities with blow moulding and extrusion facilities.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (11 April 2003)

One tool makes different parts

Tooling for plastic components normally represents a high percentage of the parts costs. However, a novel key design allows different parts to be made independently within the same tool.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (20 March 2003)

Ultrasonic welding now part of moulding service

Ultrasonic welding now supplements the sizable moulding and in-house tool manufacturing facility offering customers optimum economy of manufacture.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (20 February 2003)

Rapid tool adaptation cures moulding supply ills

User application article Toolcraft Plastic's experience of adapting existing mould tools to run in their moulding machines was severely tested recently, when they received over 20 tools from existing customers.

News from Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon) (27 January 2003)

Pre-cut gate and side core modules speed delivery

Even shorter delivery times are achievable using pre-cut side core and gate modules. Where complex gates are used, valuable production time can be saved by using off-the-shelf modules.