Features   State of the Tech: Next-generation vertical knee mills Which CNC knee mills offer the biggest technological bang for a small U.S. custom molder's buckÑespecially when said molder is upgrading from a manual knee mill? IMM wanted to know, so we interviewed you and we sent out an RFQ, too. ....more>>   State of the Tech: The best rush-order hot runners in stock Ever had an emergency project, one involving an absolutely vital piece of equipment that had to arrive, like, yesterday? Our imaginary molder—John E. B. Goode, president of IMM—has such a project. He's got a hot medical packaging job in the works and he desperately needs a hot runner system right away. You can read his RFQ yourself. ....more>> Spotlight on... IMM's top tooling troubleshooter He's been telling you how to optimize your molds through The Troubleshooter column since 1996. Now you can gain Bob Hatch's perspective on how tooling errors and attention to money- and time-saving details have evolved over the past 12 years in his 100th column. Coming in the April issue of IMM!  Sponsored by...     Products & Technologies LSR cold runners arrive A field-proven cold runner system for the runnerless molding of LSR and other thermoset elastomers made its stateside debut at the MD&M West trade show in Anaheim, CA (Jan. 29-31). It's from D-M-E Co. (Madison Heights, MI), which reportedly has been proving out the system in its European field of operations since the early 1990s. ....more>> Modular mold slides Equipped with a compact mounting arrangement, new Z1800 modular mold slide elements from Hasco (Arden, NC) offer controlled slide functions directly from mold movement without requiring any excessive mold rework. The series includes interchangeable basic T-slot guided slide elements that can be changed at the head, should contours need to be adjusted or modified. ....more>> Value-adding VMC An up-to-date version of the S56 vertical machining center from Makino Inc. (Mason, OH) incorporating all its latest performance features will be on show at the Moldmaking Expo (Novi, MI; April 23-24). It uses a 40-taper, 13,000-rpm spindle with the stiffness and rigidity required for hard-cutting applications and the speed necessary to provide high surface quality. A 20,000-rpm spindle featuring Makino's patented spindle technology is optional. ....more>>

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