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Mold Buyers Corner
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Ask a Moldmaker...
Got mold or die cast making questions? Get answers for FREE! Ask the experts in the field - AMBA moldmakers! Click here to ask a mold or die cast related question and it will be broadcast via email to all AMBA members. Get quick reponses to your questions, from the best of the best - AMBA moldmakers!
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Click here to find a mold or die cast builder by geographic location, specialty, mold size, mold materials, industries served, types of molds built, quality certification, special machines used, CAD/CAM systems, Engineering & design ability, and more.
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E- Newsletter for OEMs, Tooling Engineers, and Mold Buyers
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Mold Buyer's Tip Guide
Now Available - the new 24-page Mold Buyer's Tip guide!
With helpful articles on simplyfying the mold buying process, what to look for in a mold builder, how to choose the right type of mold, the right mold materials, determining the number of cavities and so much more.
Click here - download the Mold Buyer's Tip guide.
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Finding the Total Cost of Your Product -
Every mold has a price - the figure quoted you on the bottom of the RFQ. That price is a "good faith' estimate and includes the hard costs of design time, raw materials, mold components, programming and machining time.
The "cost" of a mold includes many more factors that aren't always measurable in terms of the actual mold build. The true cost of the mold is more than the price you agreed to pay on the RFQ. The true cost of the mold includes all of the costs-to-manufacture. Instead of just asking "What is the price of this mold?", you may want to also ask "What is the total cost to manufacture for this product?" Download our worksheet to assist in determining the total cost to manufacture your product.
Download a worksheet to find the "True" cost of your molds. - CLICK HERE
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Read.....The Advantages of U.S. Molds
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What Characterizes a Good, High-Production Mold?
The difference between a well-designed and solidly built mold, (A) planned to produce reliably good quality products at the lowest cost, and a low-cost mold (B) intended for the same product, can usually be seen right from the start, by visually comparing the two molds, and becomes obvious after operating the mold for a relatively short time. * (excerpted from "Selecting Injection Molds, By Herbert Rees and Bruce Catoen.)
Click here to download the comparison.
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Tips to Make the Mold Buying Process Easier
Excerpted from “Purchasing Injection Molds: A Buyer’s Guide”, by: Clare Goldsberry
Buying a mold is a complex and sometimes tedious process, but a few rules can help make the process easier. They’re not written in stone, but you’ll find that to most moldmakers they are gospel.
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Mold Maintenance Tips
When most people think about mold maintenance, they think about the mold sitting on a cart or table in some state of disassembly being cleaned, polished, or examined. In some cases, that may be all of the maintenance that the molds receive, but (hopefully) your molds only spend limited time on the cart and they spend a lot of their time in the presses making you money. A lot of the time spent on the carts and in the tool shop could be reduced if more time and attention were spent on the molds while they are in the presses running. Click here to read more tips from Brian Young, Asst. Professor of Engineering, Plastics Department, Penn State University.
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Know the True Cost of Your Molds Brochure
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Read about...The True Cost of Cheap Molds
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Read about...Ten Pointers for Better Mold Production
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Publications about Molds and Die Cast Dies
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