Editorial Articles
This section provides a variety of published articles featured in various industry publications.
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| Perspective: Forum Vital for OEMs, Suppliers | HTML | |||
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By Alan
Hickok
Forums like the Plastics Caps & Closures Conference give OEMs a chance to communicate their needs and discuss industry trends with all levels of the supply chain. For suppliers this is invaluable information to gain so that innovations and company strategy can be developed to align better with the needs of the customer. |
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| Does early retirement make (financial) sense for unscrewing molds? | HTML | |||
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By Alan
Hickok
A case can now be made, both on financial return and technical advantages, for
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| Scoring with Roehr's Coring | HTML | |||
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By Carl Kirkland
A number of toolmakers have found that collapsible core and expandable cavity systems make traditional unscrewing systems look like minor leaguers. |
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| Speed to Market— Collapsing Cores Compress Design and Machining Time | HTML | |||
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Moldmaking Technology What F&M Tool received back from Roehr Tool was much more than the mold manufacturer expected. “Roehr’s engineers designed the complete DT Core assembly and provided conceptual drawings of the mold base from the parting line back.” |
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| A Collaboration to Put “Collapse” on the Rise | HTML | |||
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By Cyndi
Kustush “The idea behind Demo Day was let’s not just talk about the benefits of c-core technology, let’s build a mold so people can see up close the true capabilities of the DT Core as it molds a typical cap.” |
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| Run Clean, Run Efficient | HTML | |||
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By Glenn
Starkey Medical parts have different requirements than other molded articles, and as a result tooling engineers over the years have pioneered new mold materials, coatings and mold maintenance practices. |
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| Justifying a Mold Rebuild Using Collapsible Core Technology | HTML | |||
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By David
Helenius Technical advantages prove there is ample reason to explore rebuilding—or retrofitting— traditional unscrewing tools. |
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| More Complex Tooling Solutions Yield Significant Cost Savings | HTML | |||
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By Alan
Hickok Real-life scenarios describing how to make the optimum tooling strategy decisions—including early supplier involvement. |
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| Cost of Ownership: A Lifetime of Molding Savings | HTML | |||
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By Alan
Hickok “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. |
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