With the additively manufactured Streamrunner, Hasco offers new possibilities for mould makers and injection moulders. The solution offers new possibilities and design freedom.

Plastics processing enterprises are always on the lookout for ways to optimize energy use, including for injection moulding tool components, such as hot runner systems. A way to increase energy efficiency four fold is a Günther Hot Runner Technology thick-film solution.

Software company Open Mind will be exhibiting at Moulding Expo 2023 (June 13-16, 2023, Stuttgart) in Hall 1, Booth D42. The manufacturer will present the Hypermill CAD/CAM suite at the trade fair as an end-to-end complete solution for tool and mould making.

April has come to an end and it is time to finally summarise what the standard parts specialist Hasco has added to its portfolio in recent months.

By 2024 drink bottles made of plastic must be produced in such a way that the cap is firmly attached to the container. This requires new design concepts that are also reflected by the machines used to manufacture the moulds.

Highly complex contour areas required the smallest cutter diameters with 5-µm accuracy on 384 measuring fields, and extremely long machine runtimes: The Spe-Chip microfluidic sample carrier mould was in a league of its own. The toolmaking department at Erwin Quarder Systemtechnik in Espelkamp in Germany's Eastern Westphalia managed the project — with support from Moldino.

Johannes Brinkmann (51) was 40 years old when he had to file for the insolvency of the family-run tool and mould making company. In this interview, the current managing director of the form & function company from Hesse talks, among other things, about how this came about, how he assesses the current situation of the industry and why he would like to pass on his wealth of experience in good time.

Manufacturing services provider Quickparts is to offer an express service for CNC machining, injection moulding and additive manufacturing. Custom 3D-printed parts are to be produced and shipped within one day.

Moulding Expo will bring tool, pattern and mould making companies, their customers and suppliers together under one roof in the L-Bank Forum (Hall 1) at Messe Stuttgart from 13 to 16 June 2023. Solutions range from from hydraulic cylinders standard components and hot runner systems through to clamping devices and machine tools.

The zinc die-caster Wissler & Rademacher knows that the production of die-cast parts depends squarely on the tools. If a mould is defective, large series production of millions of units comes to a standstill. To prevent such unplanned downtimes, the zinc foundry has equipped its high-performance mould construction department with three new EDM machines.