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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS — ESSENTIAL FOR SURVIVING IN TOUGH TIMES
| Given the current market conditions in which we must operate; the difficulty of maintaining profitability and sustaining business is ever increasing. Like many
industries in today's competitive global market, the mold and die industry is constantly changing. Click here to read the full article > |
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP — USE A TCO MODEL TO OPTIMIZE RETURNS
| In the competitive moldmaking industry, throughput is the key to keeping production costs in line with what the market will bear. Shops want to increase productivity while maintaining profitable margins on their sinker EDM related operations. Part of management's strategy is often the inclusion of new equipment and technology.
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full article > |
PLASTIC SURFACE FINISH GAGES — ENSURING A CONSISTENT FINISH
FROM CAVITY TO CAVITY
| Poco Graphite developed a series of plastic EDM surface finish gages to help mold shops, plastic injection companies and their customers select the desired EDM finish. These gages were developed in cooperation with individual machine tool manufacturers that cut the cavities using their programmed machine settings to obtain the selected surface finish.
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full article > |
PRODUCING A QUALITY SURFACE FINISH — ELECTRODE EFFECT ON
THE FINAL PRODUCT
| A common belief in the moldmaking industry is that a lower
quality electrode material can be used to produce fine surface
finishes if a high quality EDM machine is used. While the
technologies of the newer generation EDM sinkers have allowed
the EDMer to become more proficient in the application, this
technology only goes so far when it comes to producing fine
finishes economically with a low quality electrode material.
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full article > |
MATERIAL DIFFERENTIATION — HOUSE BRANDING CAN CREATE CONFUSION
| What is a house brand? Some graphite manufacturers allow their material to be sold to the end-user under a different grade label than the manufactured product designation. A materials supplier may purchase product from various manufacturers and then assign grade designations unique to their company. This practice is called “House Branding” Click here to read the full article > |
EDM REPORTER ARCHIVES |
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INDUSTRY EVENTS
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WHAT´S NEW AT POCO
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