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Die Set Alignment: Measuring, Troubleshooting, and Fixing Misalignment

Liber Holdings, Dale Betz

Die Set Alignment: Measuring, Troubleshooting, and Fixing Misalignment

Die Set Alignment Measure · Troubleshoot · Fix Die Set Alignment: Measuring, Troubleshooting, and Fixing Misalignment A die set is only as good as its alignment. The guide pins, bushings, and interloc...

Aug 7, 2026 News Tooling Components

Die Sets and Alloy Steel Fasteners for Mold Building: A Selection Guide

Liber Holdings, Dale Betz

Die Sets and Alloy Steel Fasteners for Mold Building: A Selection Guide

Die Sets and Alloy Steel Fasteners Selection Guide for Mold Building Die Sets and Alloy Steel Fasteners: The Foundation of Precision Mold Building Every injection mold or stamping die begins with a di...

Aug 6, 2026 News Tooling Components

Conformal Cooling in Injection Molding: Design Principles and Production Results

Liber Holdings, Dale Betz

Conformal Cooling in Injection Molding: Design Principles and Production Results

Conformal cooling represents the most significant advancement in injection mold design since the introduction of hot runner systems. By using additive manufacturing (AM) to create cooling channels tha...

Aug 3, 2026 News Tooling Components

Cutting Tool Selection for Hardened Tool Steels: Grades, Coatings, and Geometry

Liber Holdings, Dale Betz

Cutting Tool Selection for Hardened Tool Steels: Grades, Coatings, and Geometry

Machining tool steels in the hardened condition — 45 HRC and above — presents a fundamentally different challenge than cutting annealed materials. Standard carbide grades that perform well in P-20 or ...

Jul 31, 2026 News Tooling Components

Mold Cooling Optimization: Reducing Cycle Times Through Strategic Cooling Channel Design

Liber Holdings, Dale Betz

Mold Cooling Optimization: Reducing Cycle Times Through Strategic Cooling Channel Design

In injection molding, cooling typically accounts for 60% to 80% of the total cycle time. Every degree of uneven cooling introduces warp, sink marks, and dimensional variation. Yet many mold designs tr...

Jul 30, 2026 News Tooling Components

Marlan Tools — Building Molds Instead of Buying Finished Bases

Liber Holdings, Dale Betz

Marlan Tools — Building Molds Instead of Buying Finished Bases

Real Case: Marlan Tools — Building Molds Instead of Buying Finished Bases A mold and die shop was spending too much on the total cost of ownership of finished mold bases. The traditional approach — pu...

Jul 29, 2026 News Tooling Components

Marlan Tool Cuts Mold Base Costs and Lead Times by Building Their Own

Liber Holdings, Dale Betz

Marlan Tool Cuts Mold Base Costs and Lead Times by Building Their Own

Real Case: Marlan Tool Cuts Mold Base Costs and Lead Time by Building Their Own When you manufacture close-tolerance tooling for demanding customers, every project starts with a mold base. For most mo...

Jul 28, 2026 News Tooling Components

EDM Graphite Grades: Selecting the Right Material for Your Application

Liber Holdings, Dale Betz

EDM Graphite Grades: Selecting the Right Material for Your Application

Graphite accounts for over 70% of EDM electrode material used in the mold and die industry — and for good reason. Its combination of high thermal conductivity, low coefficient of thermal expansion, an...

Jul 28, 2026 News Tooling Components

Emergency Tooling Delivery: How Hot-Shot Service Saved a Stamping Line

Liber Holdings, Dale Betz

Emergency Tooling Delivery: How Hot-Shot Service Saved a Stamping Line

When a Line Stops, Time Is Everything Imagine this scenario: It's 2:00 PM on a Tuesday. A stamping press at a Tier 1 automotive supplier in Erie, PA, shears a leader pin. The line stops. Every hour of...

Jul 17, 2026 News Tooling Components

Mold Maintenance 101: Extending Tool Life with Proper Component Care

Liber Holdings, Dale Betz

Mold Maintenance 101: Extending Tool Life with Proper Component Care

Mold Maintenance: The Difference Between 100K and 1M Cycles An injection mold is a precision assembly. Every component — from leader pins to ejector sleeves to return springs — operates within tight t...

Jul 17, 2026 News Tooling Components

Tooling Components by the Numbers: 15,000 SKUs, 10 Sections, One Call

Liber Holdings, Dale Betz

Tooling Components by the Numbers: 15,000 SKUs, 10 Sections, One Call

15,000 SKUs. 10 Sections. One Phone Call. Tooling Components has been stocking mold and die components in Union City, PA since 1987. We're not a general-line industrial supplier with a small tooling s...

Jul 17, 2026 News Tooling Components

Side Locks and Locating Rings: A Selection Guide for Mold Alignment

Liber Holdings, Dale Betz

Side Locks and Locating Rings: A Selection Guide for Mold Alignment

Side Locks and Locating Rings Selection Guide for Mold Alignment Side Locks and Locating Rings: A Selection Guide for Mold Alignment Side locks and locating rings are the alignment components that ens...

Jul 13, 2026 News Tooling Components

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