HIGH QUALITY

ALUMINUM MOLD BASES

AND RAPID INSERT DIES™

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High quality A & B style mold bases shipped directly from our shop to yours.

Precisely machined Mold Bases and Insert Dies from 7075-T651 Aluminum. Alumold, Hokotol, QC-7, QC-10, and other aluminums available upon request. Proudly made in the USA!

ORDERS TYPICALLY SHIP IN 1-3 BUSINESS DAYS.

Standard Mold Bases

Currently offering over 30 standard stock sizes and over 300 standard non-stocked sizes. AQM has the best selection and one of the quickest deliveries of aluminum mold bases in the USA.

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Rapid Insert Dies™

Our Rapid Insert Dies (RID’s™) are manufactured in 7075 aluminum. They are compatible with standard MUD®™ frames. Currently offering over 20 stock sizes and many other non-stock sizes.

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Custom Mold Bases

AQM offers custom machining and custom size mold bases to suit your needs.

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Why Choose Aluminum?

Here are a few reasons why aluminum may be the best choice for your next molding project

Overall mold costs reduced by 50%

Aluminum machines 2 to 3 times faster than steel

Thermal conductivity 4 to 5 times greater than steel

Up to 40% reduced cycle time per shot

Reduced deformity in parts due to better resin flow

Reduced shipping costs due to weight reduction

Mold Base Features

All of our mold bases include these standard features

Locating Ring Hole 4.000 Dia.

Ground Parting Line Surface

4 Heat-Treated Leader Pins

4 Heat-Treated Bushings

4 Heat-Treated Return Pins

Bevelled Edges On All Corners

Parting Line Pry Slots

Vented Leader Pins

3 Piece Bolted Ejector Housing

Milled Ejector Plate Clearance Requires No Rest Buttons

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TST SELECTS AMERICAN QUALITY MOLDS FOR VISI ALLIANCE

American Quality Molds (AQM) and Tooling Software Technology, LLC (TST) have announced an alliance bringing AQM’s library of its standard aluminum mold bases and Rapid Insert Dies (RID’s™) to VISI CAD, exclusively distributed in North America by TST. This alliance allows users of VISI CAD…

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AMERICAN QUALITY MOLDS ENABLES CUSTOMERS TO MEET DEMAND FOR MEDICAL DEVICES DURING CURRENT PANDEMIC

American Quality Molds (AQM), recently set new company production records in support of its customers, new and old, that needed rapid delivery of premium quality mold bases to produce medical equipment for those medical entities dealing with the COVID-19 epidemic…

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