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How long can I store my rubber mold in a "mold library"?
Library Life refers to how long a rubber mold will last in your “mold library”, just sitting on a shelf and not being used. Some mold rubbers last longer than others. Below is a chart giving you an idea of the library life you can expect from various mold rubbers:
Urethane (polyether based) e.g. ReoFlex®, VytaFlex®, some PMC® Series: 25+ Years
Urethane (polyester based) e.g. PMC®-724, PMC®-726: 1-7 Years (Moisture Exposure Dependent)
Silicone (economy tin catalyst) e.g. OOMOO® Series: 1 Year
Silicone ("Libra®" tin catalyst) e.g. Mold Max® Series: 5-7 Years
Silicone (platinum catalyst) e.g. Smooth-Sil®, Dragon Skin®, Mold Star®…
The Importance of Tool and Die Makers in Injection Mold Building
The tool and die makers are expert workers or precisley put artisans of injection mold building.
Reasons Why Injection Mold Maintenance is Necessary
Proper maintenance and regular cleaning are required to sustain and protect the life of an injection mold.
Vital Oxide Mold Remover & Disinfectant Cleaner
Kills 99.9% of bacteria and viruses, destroys mold, and eliminates odor.
Why You Must Understand Injection Mold Classifications for Evaluating Quotes
In the world of injection mold building, it is necessary to fully comprehend mold classification in order to properly evaulate quotes.
How to Manufacture a Perfect Injection Molded Plastic Part
This eBook from The Rodon Group focuses on how to manufacture a perfect plastic part
How to Protect Your Molds and Tooling When Manufacturing Overseas
This is the first part of what will eventually be a four part series on protecting your molds and/or your tooling from your overseas manufacturer. With so
Mold Making Tutorial: Forensics Impressions using Fast Curing Silicone Rubber
This mold making tutorial video demonstrates how Mold Star 16 FAST silicone can be used to take forensic impression evidence. Using Mold Star to mold footpri...
Local or Export Mold? Mitigate Production Risk Before Choosing
When choosing between sourcing overseas for injection molding, or using a local mold, mitigate production risk first before deciding.
Make Mold Cooling Easy and Effective
Strategies for designing an effective cooling system with less time and effort.
Why Is Mold Making So Hard?
There is a lot of shroud and mystery around the process of tool and mold making. Creating molds for production is one of the more pricey investments a business can make, though it will save time and money down the road. So, why is mold making so hard? A lot of the mystery comes from …
What is Standard Set-Up Data for Revalidation of Injection Molding Processes?
Revalidation is necessary when moving a validated injection mold from one machine to another and to ensure product quality.
Conformal Cooling: Another Tool to Build a Better Mold
Moldmakers are just starting to scratch the surface of what can be done with conformal cooling, which involves an additive approach.
Ever Wonder How Injection Molding Simulation Began?
The mind of a mold builder never ceases to amaze me. Their creativity, ingenuity, and intelligence makes them impeccable problem solvers, which is why I thought you might be interested in getting inside the mind of a fellow problem solver to learn how he came up with a very popular simulation software.
When Should 3D Printing Be Used in Sand Casting?
Sand casting is a technology with a long history, but it's being reinvented by additive manufacturing. 3D printed sand molds allow for highly geometrically complex castings, and in a paper entitled Economies of Complexity of 3D Printed Sand Molds for Casting, a group of researchers outlines the b...
How Plastic Molded Parts Are Changing The Construction Industry
As technology advances and the demand for bigger and better is on the rise, plastic molded parts have become a vital part of the revolutionizing of
Metamolds: Creating ideal 3D printed silicone molds faster and cheaper
Scientists have developed a new method that automatically finds the best way of designing the molds but also delivers templates for so-called metamolds: Rigid molds that are 3D-printed and that are used to fabricate the optimized silicone molds.
Protect your formulation from mold and fungus growth with AMTicide® VAF.
Prevent fungus and mold growth in packaging headspace with AMTicide® VAF<br>AMTicide® VAF<br>is capable of preventing microbial growth in packaging headspace and provides moisturization benefits, making it the perfect addition to any formulation.<br>Testing demonstrates improved moisture levels with use<br>Multifunctional as skin conditioner and antifungal
Prevent fungus and mold growth in packaging headspace with AMTicide® VAF
is capable of preventing microbial growth in packaging headspace and provides moisturization benefits, making it the perfect addition to any formulation.<br>Testing demonstrates improved moisture levels with use<br>Multifunctional as skin conditioner and antifungal
Scary plastic part defects and how to avoid them
When purchasing plastic injection molded parts, it is important to understand some of the common problems and defects that impact product quality.
The Only Validation Approach That Gets — And Keeps — Your Molded Part In Spec
When subcontracting medical or optic injection molded components, do you carefully evaluate your molder’s validation process? There is only one approach that is proven to keep your molded parts “in spec” – decoupled molding.
