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Partial temperature control of forming tools
Thermodynamics specialist Hotset and tool manufacturer Dornbusch have developed a system for partial temperature control of tools for sheet metal forming. It enables quality and process optimization in the production of cold-formed aluminium sheet metal parts with complex geometries. Older forming tools can also be optimized.
read more...Nowadays, nobody can avoid "sustainability": In addition to a far-reaching presence in the media, it is also becoming increasingly important for companies in the tool and mold making industry to develop and implement appropriate concepts.
read more...Those responsible at SD Formentechnik in Lüdenscheid have long been thinking in terms of networked process chains. For die-sinking EDM, the mold makers rely on Zimmer & Kreim: The Chameleon and the Alphamoduli workshop software integrate not only the EDM systems but also a machining center for electrode milling and the measuring machine.
read more...For the first time, the Annual General Meeting of the Association of German Tool and Mold Makers (VDWF) was held as a video conference.
read more...Additive manufacturing enables new design freedoms away from the familiar. The example of a newly developed milling cutter concept shows how the advantages of the manufacturing process unfold in tool body development.
read more...With the introduction of an end-to-end software process solution from the ERP to the machining center, Miba's toolmaking department proves that a savings potential of 10 to 25 percent is realistic for series production. On special machines, it is even possible to achieve a 300 percent increase in efficiency.
read more...Meusburger has published its figures for the 2019 financial year. According to the figures, the Austrian standard parts manufacturer's annual turnover fell slightly. On the positive side, however, the number of active customers increased at the same time.
read more...Swen Emde, Managing Director of Recyclinghof-Diemelsee Emde, shows how a lack of career prospects and confidence in the next generation can lead to a successful mold and tool making company. After founding the company in 2016, he invested directly in a 5-axis machining center with the confidence that he would be able to machine tools and machine parts precisely and efficiently without risking downtime.
read more...The Paul Kauth Group operates its own toolmaking facility in Frittlingen. This is where progressive tools with a length of up to 6 m and up to 50 stations are produced, which would be impossible to manufacture without a CAM system.
read more...Editorial Tool and mold making
The economy is slowing down, the associations are reporting declines and, depending on who you talk to in the industry, there is talk of a crisis or a cyclical downturn in the economy, which was to be expected. The only thing everyone agrees on is that things may not pick up again until 2021.
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