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Changing wear inserts saves on side interlocks.


A new line of side interlocks with interchangeable in·ter·change·a·ble  
adj.
That can be interchanged: interchangeable items of clothing; interchangeable automotive parts.



in
 wear surfaces that eliminate the need to replace the entire device has been developed by D-M-E Co., Madison Heights Madison Heights, city (1990 pop. 32,196), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1955. With the decline of the regional auto industry, the city has become a technology center for companies from a number of industries. , Mich. These IN2 (Innovative Interlocks) provide accurate alignment of mold halves. The holder block remains attached while the wear inserts are changed. The interchangeable inserts are made of graphitic graph·ite  
n.
A soft, steel-gray to black, hexagonally crystallized allotrope of carbon with a metallic luster and a greasy feel, used in lead pencils, lubricants, paints, and coatings, that is fabricated into a variety of forms such as molds, bricks,
 steel that fits into a holder plate of high-speed tool steel. The graphitic steel pieces are inexpensive to produce and provide a low coefficient of friction coefficient of friction
n. pl. coefficients of friction
The ratio of the force that maintains contact between an object and a surface and the frictional force that resists the motion of the object.
 for long wear life. Tel: (248) 398-8000 * PTDirect: 257FB

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Title Annotation:KEEPING UP WITH: Tooling
Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:Jun 1, 2005
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