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What to ask your mould toolmaker before you start production

Design for Injection Moulding, Mould Tools, Tooling, UK Plastic Injection Moulders

The decision to select a mould toolmaker stands as one of the top priorities before starting production. Tools built with superior design and construction deliver better longevity alongside high-quality parts through shorter cycle times. Selecting the wrong partner for your mould toolmaking requirements can result in production delays, expensive rework and could also lead to unexpected tool failures. Before making any commitment, you should […]

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Plastic Injection Moulding – The difference between Soft and Hard Tooling

Basics of Moulding, Mould Tools, Plastic Injection Moulding, Plastic Injection Moulding Company, Tooling, UK Plastic Injection Moulders

Mould tooling is integral to the process of injection moulding in plastic. Plastic injection mould tooling, or tooling design, determines the quality of moulded parts and components. Different moulding processes require different types of tooling methods.

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Plastic injection mould tooling: best tool material – Steel Vs Aluminium

Mould Tools, Plastic Injection Moulding, Tooling

For production, fully hardened steel tooling is the industry standard for the injection moulding process, and normally comes with a 1 million shot warranty…

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A pragmatic approach to plastic injection mould tooling

Basics of Moulding, Plastic Injection Moulding, Tooling

By combining our direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) and CNC machining into a single production system, we’ve developed a range of innovative techniques for the manufacture of plastic injection mould tooling. Using this hybrid manufacturing system, we can offer: The ability to reduce lead times for plastic injection mould tooling, to just a few weeks Special tool inserts that eliminate the problems of gas traps in plastic injection

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