Thursday, August 09, 2018
We recently completed a 16 cavity mold for an oil industry customer. This multi-cavity mold will produce a Frac Plug which delivers speed, durability, and cost-efficiency in one tight package. The plug's shorter length makes it a formidable competitor and the slip design reduces the risk of breakage...
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Thursday, July 19, 2018
We recently completed several new wiper seal molds which are installed in the sealing configurations of hydraulic cylinders to prevent contaminants such as dirt, dust and moisture from entering the cylinder as they retract back into the system. Contamination can cause significant damage to the rod, cylinder wall,...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018
T-Seal Molds produced by Lowrance Machine. Lowrance Machine has manufactured hundreds of T-Seal molds. These molds produce an elastomer seal (a T-seal) that is usable in standard O-ring grooves. T-seals were originally developed to preserve advantages of O-rings in dynamic fluid power applications while ending two of their...
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Thursday, June 28, 2018
Last week we were notified by a customer in Missouri that a large parison rod that is part of a blow molding machine snapped/broke during production. This caused a major problem for our customer as it completely stopped production for this product. The size of the parison...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
If you’re going to use an injection mold to create plastic parts, you need to come up with an effective cooling system to go along with it. Cooling your parts is actually one of the most important parts of the process. Here are some of the reasons why...
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Wednesday, June 06, 2018
We manufacture aluminum shaft seals and labyrinth seals that can be found in critical power generation equipment all over the world. The shaft seals featured here serve as a pressurized oil seal that is composed of several grooves and knife edges that fit around a rotor shaft in...
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Friday, May 25, 2018
Last week a customer had an emergency and needed a 32" sheave repaired which they use in brick manufacturing. The customer was replacing bearings in the sheave when they noticed it was cracked inside and out. As a result of this the plant had to shut down...
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Wednesday, May 09, 2018
Do you need to produce a large quantity of one specific part? You can do it easily by designing a custom mold prior to starting production. A custom mold will allow you to produce the same part over and over again until you have as many parts...
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Thursday, February 08, 2018
When your company is creating parts that need to be welded, you will have the option of doing either TIG or MIG welding. While their names are very similar, the processes behind them are actually quite different, which means you should carefully consider which one will work best...
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