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Case Study / Topic 42 MoldMaking Technology —— MAY 2017 Case Study / Mold Maintenance and Repair This calibration unit ensures that the System Cooling Test Rig's flow sensors are properly tuned to provide reliable test data. That recaptured time is significant for both Aalbers and its customers, he says, and adds up rather quickly, since the com- pany builds about 150 to 200 molds per year. According to Sheth, the test rig performs comprehensive testing and analysis of cooling circuits through the entire mold, something that had been previously unobtainable in the market. Featuring System Cooling software, a touch- screen controller not only displays pressure leak test results, including flow and pressure loss readouts, either graphically or as text, it also stores the data in the system's internal memory archive and/or on a USB drive, dating and time- stamping each report. Users of the system can generate the printable reports directly from the test rig or from any loca- tion using a laptop or other smart device. "After we finish building a mold, we can test its waterlines using the test rig, certify that they are in optimal condition with documented results, and keep the data in the event there is an issue later in the life of the tool," Hansen says. "This unit gives us the reports and technical data required to optimize cooling efficiency. It also gives us a great deal of confidence in our water systems in our tools." Because of the new capabilities the test rig offers, Lachine says the company's current mandate is to maintain a foot- print of each mold before it goes out the door, benchmarking it for comparison when the mold comes back for improve- ments, engineering changes or preventive maintenance. FOR MORE INFORMATION AST Technology / 847-487-1000 / asttech.com A full range of probes available in optical or radio transmission confi gurations • Lower contact forces for less stylus bend and pre-travel • Excellent 3D performance • CMM-level accuracy • Excels in the harshest machine conditions www.renishaw.com/rengage Renishaw brings proven strain gauge technology and ultra compact electronics to a wide variety of small, medium and large machining centers. RENGAGE ™ addresses the performance limitations of conventional probes with true 3D measurement and unequalled accuracy in any plane. Reap the benefi ts of automated job set-up, reduced scrap and lower fi xture costs. RENGAGE ª strain gauge technology—for the most accurate probes in the world. I N N O V A T I O N O V E R 4 0 Y E A R S O F Renishaw Inc Hoffman Estates, IL www.renishaw.com