Pre-engineered Mold Componentry Advances Undercut Release Progressive Components has expanded its offering of UniLifters® undercut release components with a pre-engineered assembly that provides added mold cooling. Traditional lifter assemblies are often comprised of a round lifter rod with a lifter head insert attached that contains undercut details. Reaching those details with waterlines can be difficult…
Progressive Components announces the release of the new Spring Cup ejector system component. This product speeds and simplifies the safe assembly of spring-loaded ejector systems, helps prevent damage to ejector pins and components, and optimizes valuable space within a mold’s design. Mold assembly can be cumbersome and unsafe when overcoming spring pressure within an ejector…
Progressive Components Expands Slide Action Offering with the Addition of the Versa-Slide Product Line. Progressive Components has expanded its offering of injection mold standards with the addition of the Versa-Slide® range of slide action components. Previously available from OMNI Mold Systems (Ellington, CT), Progressive purchased the product line from OMNI in January 2025. Versa-Slides are…
Order Blade Ejectors with Mold-Ready™ Features Progressive Components has expanded its offering of Blade Ejectors with new optional features to reduce in-house machining. Referred to as “Mold-Ready,” this component arrives with features completed that have traditionally been performed in the tool room, with a configurable part number that eliminates the need for a print to…
New Gate Inserts and Runner Turn Offs Progressive Components has added new runner components with the introduction of a Gate Insert and Runner Turn Off as standardized items for controlling a mold's runner system. Progressive's new Gate Insert offers a compact, off-the-shelf solution to address the issue of abrasive materials opening gates. Gate Inserts are serviceable…
New Radial Springs Center Floating Inserts for Alignment Progressive Components introduces Radial Springs, which both lift and center floating inserts, to pre-align cores before a mold's cavity interlocks engage. Precise alignment is often required between the cavities and cores, such as with critical shutoffs or requirements for a consistent parting line match. Rather than rigidly…