New Standards to Improve Mould Performance Warrington, UK – Progressive Components is a leading developer and distributor of globally standard components and web-based mould monitoring innovations. At the company's ninth K Show exhibition, additions include: Plate sequencing: Plate Retainers are a compact new method to pull parting lines in small to medium-sized moulds, and Plate…
Progressive Components adds to its plate sequencing product line with the introduction of its new Plate Retainer, designed to hold parting lines or retain floating mold plates. For the mold builder, the compact design requires very little machining and no timing or fitting during assembly. For the molder, the SRT roller within the housing operates…
Progressive Components introduces a new Angle Pin Holder engineered to simplify the installation and removal of angle pins. For the mold builder, Progressive’s Angle Pin Holders are designed to avoid angled machining, and on large A plates, it eliminates the need for long angle pins and long bored holes. For the molder, removal of broken…
New, cylindrical design adjusts for misaligned ejector plates. Progressive’s UniLifter® was the first standard undercut release system when originally introduced in 1991, and throughout the years, the product line expanded. Now released is the C-Series UniLifter, a patent-pending design that offers new advantages for mold performance and easier mold assembly. A mold’s ejector plates can…
Route Cooling with Diverting Rods, Seal Cores with O-Rings Progressive has added new items to provide designers with more options for routing cooling lines within their tools. Progressive’s addition of O-Rings provides mold designers with an industry-standard that includes the machine groove detail. With this standardization, the subsequent replacement during mold maintenance is easy to…
Elevate Your Molds with RhinoFeet™ and Separate Plates with RhinoToes™ From molds on the floor to tools on the bench, Progressive’s new RhinoFeet are a simple, safe, and efficient solution for elevating and storing heavy items within the shop. This makes for a safer, cleaner approach when used under molds, eliminates the trip hazard of…