Thomas Goldthorpe from Productive Machines on the left and Richard Millar from NMIS (Source: Productive Machines)
Industry 4.0 milling solutions

Productive Machines joins the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland

Productive Machines, a deep tech Industry 4.0 company developing automated solutions for milling processes, is excited to announce its membership with the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS). Together the two organisations will deliver advanced machining technologies, optimise CNC milling processes, and offer tap test training and services to the manufacturing and engineering community.

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The mould insert (shown here in cross-section) had to prove itself in Sigmasoft Virtual Molding before manufacturing. (Source: Sigmastoft)
3D printed mould inserts

Cycle time optimisation through conformal cooling

Maintaining a consistent temperature within a mould is critical for both robust manufacturing processes and high quality components. At the upcoming Fakuma, Sigma Engineering will be demonstrating the design of cooling systems using its Sigmasoft software. A case study with /H&B/ Electronic illustrates a cooling channel created using metal 3D printing technology.

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