The press is running at full speed when the first bad parts appear. The operator notices a small burr on the stamped edge. Then another.
The press has stopped. Again. The operator has found fresh burrs on the stamped parts. Someone pulls the parts from the last few cycles and
The stamping line is running at full speed. Then the operator starts noticing burrs on the parts. The die was working fine yesterday. It has
“Can we use Cr12MoV instead of D2?” This is a pretty normal question when we quote steel for a large stamping die. And honestly, sometimes
The problem usually gets noticed after heat treatment. A heavy stamping die goes into the furnace looking right. When it comes out, a few dimensions
The mold is still producing parts, but the cavity surface is starting to show small pits. With PVC or other chemically aggressive plastics, this is
If you are choosing stainless steel for a medical mold insert, precision tooling component, or wear part, the question is usually not simply “Is 440C
The Mold Was Already Using S136. So Why Change It? A medical mold manufacturer came to us with a problem that was not unusual. They
The Problem Usually Starts During Polishing A customer making transparent medical components came to us with a familiar problem. The cavity had to reach SPI
Quick Answer PVC and PVDC are more demanding on injection mold steel than many conventional plastics because their processing can create corrosive by-products, especially when