Hard Lessons: A mold and die shop shares the lessons it has learned about hard milling

摘要

Hard milling is being performed more and more by moldmakers across the country. Moldmakers Inc., a plastic-injection and die-cast moldmaker, is no exception. For several years, the company has invested the time and money needed to hard mill on a regular basis. "Hard milling really started taking off for us about 3 years ago when the software, tooling and toolholders began to mesh together with the technology of the machine," said Paul Klett, manufacturing engineer for Moldmakers, Germantown, Wis. The company is part of the MGS Manufacturing Group-a group of companies that offers design and engineering services, toolmaking, prototyping, mold polishing, production molding, including multishot and blow-mold capabilities, and automated assemblies.