DID YOU KNOW? Progressive's Black Nitride products are proven to perform in medical cleanroom molding environments, cosmetic / appearance product production, harsh conditions such as die casting, and more. "Progressive's Black Nitride Core Pins outlast all others 5 to 1. We trust these pins to perform in the harshest conditions."Dan Sheridan, Twin City Die Castings…
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Progressive’s Top 10 Advantages for Medical Molds
DID YOU KNOW? Designing molds for the Medical sector requires unique approaches, and Progressive Components—headquartered in the northern Illinois Medical corridor—has exclusive items that cannot be found from anyone else. Following is our Top 10 list of items that are designed to provide maximum performance and longevity of your critical medical tools: #10: Tapered Date Stamps…
See the Problem Before the Symptom with System Cooling
The System Cooling Platform from Progressive accurately measures and tracks mold cooling water flow, temperature, and pressure. Having the ability to know what is going on inside your cooling lines grants you the insight to spot problems before they cause production deviations.
NEW Standard Support Pillar Options for Your Injection Molds
DID YOU KNOW... Progressive Offers Exclusive Support Pillar Options! Every mold has Support Pillars, but until now, suppliers have had limited options. Progressive recognized this gap and now provides exclusive components for efficient mold building that include: Stainless Steel PillarsProgressive's NEW Stainless Steel Support Pillars are an off-the-shelf advantage that is ideal for medical molds.…
Got Lifters in Your Molds?
If you'd like to simplify undercut release in your tools, then we invite you to connect with Progressive Components' Design Engineer, Kevin Kelly, whose focus is on product development and support for a new product we've added to our line, the ModuLifter™ - Undercut Release System. Ideal for those who design, build or run large…