At Molding 2016 (March 29-31; New Orleans) maintenance, hot runners (advanced monitoring and sequential valve-gating), 3D scanning, spot cooling, multicomponent mold transfer, tungsten carbide core pins and the economics of offshore tooling are all on tap in a special Tooling-focused session.

Speakers in the session hail from molders, moldmakers, hot runner suppliers, component suppliers and an inspection firm, giving attendees a broad perspective from across the tooling supply chain with presentations that touch on all segments of a tool’s life from and design and operation to maintenance and inspection.

To mold plastic parts, you need to cut steel—find a better way at Molding 2016:

Molding 2016 Tooling Session

Randy Kerkstra, Plastics Technology columnist and tooling manager for a large, multi-plant molding company

Designing Molds for Easy Maintenance in the Press

Dave Morton, VP sales hot runners Americas, Husky

Take Better Control of Your Molding Process with Advanced Monitoring Systems

John Blundy, HRS North America

Improving Surface Finish and Part Performance Through Sequential Valve-Gate Injection Molding

John Krieg, Rapid Inspection, LLC

How 3D Scanning Technology Can Save Time in Qualifying Molds and Process

Scott Kraemer, PTI Engineered Plastics

The Value of Hybrid Additive Manufacturing and Spot Cooling in Injection Molding

Alan Trojanowski, Zahoransky USA, Inc.

Precision in Multi-Component Mold Transfer Adds Value

Darcy King, Unique Tool & Gauge

The True Cost of a China Mold

David LeMaistre, Crafts Technology

Faster Cooling with Tungsten Carbide Core Pins