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Minco Tool & Mold and All Service Plastic Molding (ASPM) are a powerful full turnkey operation for automotive lighting, consumer products, appliances and defense with a combined workforce of 450 employees. Here Project Management Manager Jeff Lucas shares the company’s current technology investments and their impact on the business.

Conversation tidbits include:

  • Being a test site for Siemens (Unigraphics, NX) since the early 80s for software development.
  • Its new Trimill VU 3016 five-axis machining center for mold bases and core and cavity inserts.
  • Hiring people is their biggest challenge, but Minco capitalizes on ASPM’s workforce to cross-train employees.
  • Molding since 1981 mostly automotive and appliance work.
  • Offers full-service automation with internal automation engineers.

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