Progressive’s CVe Mould Monitoring system is on thousands of tools worldwide since its initial release in 2011, and new features were added for K2016. For 2017, we continue to evolve the CVe Live technology to further enable unprecedented visibility of tooling and production. With a CVe Monitor mounted on an injection mould, and interfacing with…
Progressive Components announces the new ModuLifter™ Undercut Release System. This new component is a rod-style, standardized modular lifter assembly that simplifies the release of undercuts for large molds. The ModuLifter consists of six different base sizes that accept rods from ½” to 1½” diameters. Advantages include:Available with or without cooling, and hoses and fittings offeredAcceleration…
Production mold component developer and distributor, Progressive Components, announces the release of its new Component Certification program, which offers visibility of supplier component purchases and verification of mold specification compliance. When a new tool program begins, component specifications are identified and expected to be followed. Unfortunately, mold buyers frequently do not receive the mold components…
Wauconda, IL – May 1, 2017 – Industrial supplier Progressive Components, based in Wauconda, Illinois, was recently named one of twelve “Best Places to Work” by Crain Communications publication, Plastics News. Then at the publications annual Executive Forum in Naples, Florida, on March 28, 2017, Progressive ranked in the first runner-up spot amongst the twelve…
Progressive Components announces its new Z-Series Inserted Bar Locks, designed for mold weights from 25,000 to 75,000 lbs. Progressive’s Inserted Bar Locks allow mold designers and molders to select off-the-shelf components for alignment of large molds. Inserted Bar Locks deliver the maximum amount of guidance and support for the minimum amount of machining required. Long-term,…