Press Mold Special Edition Mold Maker Column - Single Shot Type Edition

In the mold shop column, we will be sharing various topics about molds from time to time! (We also publish the mold shop column on our Instagram.)

This column is about press molds! There are several types of "press molds." - Single-stroke molds - Progressive molds - Transfer molds The main three are listed above. This time, I will introduce the "single-stroke mold"! A single-stroke mold is a type of mold that performs processes such as cutting, bending, and drawing only once with a single mold. The advantages include lower costs compared to other types of molds due to having only one process and a simpler mold structure, as well as the possibility of shorter delivery times for the same reasons. In terms of quality benefits, it helps prevent the "hull bottom phenomenon" and reduces the shift of the product's tip. (I plan to publish a detailed column about the "hull bottom phenomenon" later!) On the other hand, the disadvantages are that single-stroke molds tend to have lower productivity compared to other press molds because they are often operated manually, and they cannot perform complex processes due to having only one step. Single-stroke molds are suitable for processing items with small lot sizes or large-sized products. In the first column, I introduced the "single-stroke mold." In the next column, I will explain the "progressive mold"!

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