{"id":2180,"date":"2016-11-19T00:55:13","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T00:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phoenixproto.com\/?p=2180"},"modified":"2022-12-15T00:47:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T00:47:01","slug":"perception-of-aluminum-tooling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phoenixproto.com\/rapid-prototype-tooling\/perception-of-aluminum-tooling\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perception of Aluminum Tooling"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><em>Perception\u2026.Perception\u2026.Perception!<\/em>  <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Due to many suppliers using the wrong grades of materials and poor design practices, Aluminum has been given a bad rap.<\/p>\n<p>Used for years as just a \u201cTool\u201d for quick, cheap and dirty prototype parts; Aluminum materials have struggled to get the necessary notice as a strong alternative to Steel tooling.<\/p>\n<p>However, the<strong><em> Future is Today<\/em> <\/strong>- not next year, and no matter what Mold Material is chosen, the following points are important and most vital when considering Aluminum Tooling:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A solid Part Design is key<\/li>\n<li>The proper Mold Material is crucial with......Required resin, part geometry, and quantity of parts needed<\/li>\n<li>Utilize experienced Aluminum Production Mold Companies that build and manufacture parts<\/li>\n<li>Processors with an open mind<\/li>\n<li>Good (Industry Standard) Mold maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Utilize experienced Welder with proper Rod material if needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Used today for cycle time advantage and lower tooling costs, high-strength Aluminum alloys are making an impact in the Medical, Automotive, Defense, and Commercial industries for a competitive alternative to steel.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perception\u2026.Perception\u2026.Perception! &nbsp; Due to many suppliers using the wrong grades of materials and poor design practices, Aluminum has been given a bad rap. Used for years as just a \u201cTool\u201d for quick, cheap and dirty prototype parts; Aluminum materials have struggled to get the necessary notice as a strong alternative to Steel tooling. However, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[11,15],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenixproto.com\/rapid-prototype-tooling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2180"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenixproto.com\/rapid-prototype-tooling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenixproto.com\/rapid-prototype-tooling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenixproto.com\/rapid-prototype-tooling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenixproto.com\/rapid-prototype-tooling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2180"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenixproto.com\/rapid-prototype-tooling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2869,"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenixproto.com\/rapid-prototype-tooling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2180\/revisions\/2869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenixproto.com\/rapid-prototype-tooling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenixproto.com\/rapid-prototype-tooling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenixproto.com\/rapid-prototype-tooling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phoenixproto.com\/rapid-prototype-tooling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}