The whole industry seems to be discussing this topic. Here’s what Modern Machine Shop has to say about "Mold Machining From Cradle To Grave".
Gemel Precision Tool Company, Inc. has maintained quality performance in the medical products packaging market for over 30 years. Its customers demand consistency and tight, precise tolerances of critical radii in the design and manufacturing of perforation and cutting dies for pharmaceutical blister...
The objective of the demonstration is to highlight a feature on the U53 that gives the operator the option to “burn†the slug left behind while the geometry is still being machined.
Tucked away in Fowlerville, Michigan, is a world-class blueprint for anti-lock brake system (ABS) manufacturing. It is there that TRW manufactures and assembles millions of ABS systems each year for automotive manufacturers, including General Motors, Chrysler, and Isuzu.
This micro component was machined by using a combination of micro hole machining technologies of the EDFH1, fine hole sinker, and ultra fine wire technologies of the UPJ-2 horizontal wire EDM. The first operation of the EDFH1 machine, required the use of a 60 micron tungsten electrode, to produce (4)...
Everybody knows Canon products, said Brian Strangways, director of business development for Canon Virginia Inc., a subsidiary of Canon. "People want molds that exemplify Canon's quality. We provide that."