It's Time You Entered Our Annual Leadtime Leader Awards!

By taking the time to gather the necessary information about your shop to enter this competition, you can gain industry recognition and credibility; attract new customers and add value to your overall service and product; boost morale in the shop; distinguish your shop as an industry leader; and, realize business growth as you continue to enhance and develop your mold build process. 2013 might be your year, but 'ya gotta play to win'!

The Leadtime Leader Awards honor outstanding North American mold manufacturers who best demonstrate overall innovation, efficiency, quality and commitment within their moldmaking operations while raising the bar in terms of mold engineering, building, repair and management.

By taking the time to gather the necessary information about your shop to enter this competition, you have developed a concrete document that outlines in detail your shop’s achievements, business levels, future plans, etc.

HOW YOUR SHOP WILL BENEFIT FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE LEADTIME LEADER AWARDS PROGRAM:
• Industry recognition and credibility
• Attract new customers and add value to your overall service and product
• Boost morale in the shop
• Distinguish your shop as an industry leader and promote your shop’s capabilities and services on sales calls

• Build confidence with new and existing customers
• Increase awareness and reinforce your brand
• Realize business growth as you continue to enhance and develop your mold build process

ELIGIBILITY
• Any shop performing moldmaking operations is eligible.
• All application submissions will be considered.

JUDGING
Shop evaluation is based on three key categories:
1. Efficiency (Leadtime, business strategies employed, applied product, equipment, services and technology solutions; sales growth)

2. Quality (Overall mold performance, rework/repair record, maintenance procedures, inspection/testing/analysis/measurement techniques employed, etc.)

3. Commitment (Workforce/training, industry involvement, customer service, etc.)

Two companies will be recognized:
• Winner
• Honorable Mention

CATEGORY WINNERS AND HONORABLE MENTIONS EARN THESE BENEFITS!
• Free expanded showroom on www.PTonline.com/www.moldmakingtechnology.com
• A full feature cover story on your shop in MoldMaking Technology magazine
• An invitation to sit on MMT’s Editorial Advisory Board
• Complimentary 10 x 10 booth as well as 2 complimentary full conference registrations for amerimold 2013 – June 12-13 in Rosemont, IL (amerimoldexpo.com).

EVEN MORE BENEFITS FOR CATEGORY WINNERS!

Leadtime Leader Award Winners earn a targeted advertising program in Plastics Technology magazine (www.ptonline.com) to market their products and services to more than 25,500 molding subscribers at more than 11,600 molding facilities!

QUESTIONS? Contact Editorial Director Christina Fuges at cfuges@gardnerweb.com or (800) 579-8809