MMT Chats: 5 In 5 with Action Mold and Machining

This special MMT Chat series delivers five great tips and ideas from leading mold builders on ways to improve efficiencies with regards to technology, workforce development and business management, in a fast-paced 5-minute chat. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

My guests today are from Action Mold and Machining out of Grand Rapids MI.  Additive Manufacturing Manager Greg Nemecek and Marketing & Advanced Development for AM Matt Duffey.

They team up to answer these 5 questions:

1 How do you create and maintain an employee-centered culture?

Find out what employees need and expect and then share what the company is capable of doing. Offer something exciting that employees want to pursue like additive manufacturing.

2 What are your top 3 best technology investments/recommendations, and why?

Additive manufacturing (Renishaw), five-axis machines (Fidia) and robotics in our molding department.

3 What is your latest process improvement?

Our porous parameter sets to print porous parts such as a venting tool for molds and inserts.

4 How do you measure success/metrics?

If people are willing to buy what you're selling, I believe that makes your process successful. Success a lightbulb go off with a customer when you present a new technology or process option like additive manufacturing.

5 How do you stay competitive/take advantage of new business opportunities?

By doing your best to stay on the cutting edge with technology and then being transparent and honest about the limitations and benefits.

For more MMT Chats: 5 in 5, visit this special playlist.

This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.