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  1. Re: Silicone vs Thermoplastic molding tooling cost comparison?

    geneiusxie,

    Interesting topic. I've got little experience in LSR, however, I do know that $10,000 IMO is cheap for even a thermoplastic tool, let alone a LSR tool. While there are a number of...
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    Re: trouble with overmold cable with PBT

    I would definately try what Rick has recommended first with changing your transfer position. What type of gating are you using? I have run into some of the same issues with an overmold project. ...
  3. Re: Suggestions for a 48 or 72 zone hot runner controller

    I appreciate your suggestions. I have been leaning toward a Gamaflux unit but since I have not had any experience I was a little leary.
    Thanks again
  4. Re: Suggestions for a 48 or 72 zone hot runner controller

    Haha, not at all. The leakage stems from improperly setting the valve pins or cracked components in the valve assembly, probably from over torque during reassembly. We actually have 4 different...
  5. Suggestions for a 48 or 72 zone hot runner controller

    I am looking to purchase a replacement 48 zone hot runner controller. We currently use a PPE controller and it has been fairly consistant, however, we have recently experienced a couple issues where...
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    Re: gas assist question

    That's a good question that I'm interested to know the answer to. I've only had very minimal experience with gas assist and they were molding kayak paddles which had to have an open end. I have...
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    Re: Tolerances On Mouldings

    There is an industry standard SPI Tolerances manual that gives you a general idea. The tolerances are based on material and part design and size. I would recommend looking at this prior to signing...
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    Re: Material Usage Calculator?

    Rick brought up a good point with including purge with your calculations. One major thing that many forget is to add the material needed for each start up. In the past, I've had issues with...
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    Re: encapsulating diodes

    Hello Kelley,

    I'm interested to see if anyone has experienced this as well. I have insert molded circuit boards but they did not have any surface mounted components on them yet.

    Trevor
  10. Thread: Making bolts

    by tfrounfe
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    Re: Making bolts

    I have overmolded plastic heads to bolts but I have not molded an entire bolt out of plastic before. Depending on the size and thickness of the bolt, I would worry about sink, and how you would get...
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    Re: Sink Mark near gate

    What is the gate diameter of your subgate? Have you checked to see when your gate freezes?
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    PM on vertical presses

    Good afternoon. I am seeking the help in establishing a good PM routine on vertical presses. We have a couple Engel presses that have great manuals but we also have a couple foreign presses that...
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