Video: Micro Inspection at Matrix Tooling
Various inspection and measurement resources help a moldmaker produce tooling for tiny molded parts.
Video: Five-Axis Machining at Chicago Mold Engineering
This mold maker describes its use of both tilting-spindle and tilting-table five-axis machines.
Video: Remote Machine Monitoring
Two mold shops describe the ways they use remote machine monitoring via video.
Video: Hard Pocket Milling
Relieved end mills and pre-machining of corners are two important considerations for accurate pocket machining in hard steel.
Video: Palletization and Five-Axis Machining in a Mold Shop
Die Tech & Engineering describes how palletization and five-axis machining work together to deliver efficiency.
Video: Minimizing Mistakes with Laser Scanning CMM
Die Tech & Engineering uses its scanning to CMM to avoid errors by inspecting electrodes prior to EDM.
Video: 3+2 Mold Machining at Eifel
A maker of injection molds for high-appearance-quality parts describes the machine tool, software and strategy this shop uses to apply 3+2 machining.
Video: Getting the Most Out of Your High Speed Spindle
Here is an introduction to machining center spindles designed for high speeds, with practical tips for using these high speed spindles effectively.
Video: What Is High Speed Machining?
The answer does not have to do with any particular speed. It has to do with how that speed is used.
Video: The Role of Heat in High Speed Machining
In high speed machining of die/mold steels, the heat has a more beneficial effect than the role it plays in conventional cuts.
