MMT Chats: Molding, Mold Design, Project Management and Marbles, Part 2

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Here, I continue to learn about Mike Close, the Senior Tooling Engineer for SMC Ltd. in Devens, Massachusetts (headquarters in Somerset, Wisconsin), a medical device contract manufacturer.

We talk about Mike’s wealth of experience, including being a master molder, his opinion on the value of both mechanical and plastics engineering, his thoughts on the departmentalization of mold-building creating new skills demands for moldmakers (project management) and the increasing importance of the role of designers and engineers.

Last but not least, Mike shares his passion for marble moldmaking and jewelry-making hobby (see the photos)!

For the full quick chat, watch above, and for more MMT Chats, click here.