Here are four MoldMaking Conference sessions you won’t want to miss:

Disruptive Potential of Digital Workflows in Mold Design

• Charlie Wood, PhD, Senior Director, Research & Development, SyBridge Technologies

Today, designers and engineers are accustomed to working with digital tools in their day-to-day jobs. Yet, over the last decade, these tools have dynamically evolved and unlocked new capabilities and productivity gains enabling designs to be more complex and data-driven. This presentation will share how one company leverages custom digital workflow strategies to improve lead times and reduce costly errors. Specifically, the presenter will look at how parametric design libraries for mold designs help reduce design times, enhance collaboration and improve product quality; how digital workflows help to drive impact with conformal cooling; and how the use of novel digital design tools help reduce costs and improve manufacturing time and mold performance. The presenter will also share how machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in the manufacturing and digital design spaces will impact the future of moldmaking.

 

How ERP Drives Data-Based Decisions through the Business

• Bill Hencak, Technical Sales and Frank Powell, Account Manager, Delta Mold Inc.

Implementing a company-wide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is instrumental to executing business strategies, enabling a rapid response to market conditions, providing processes that drive efficiencies across all functions of a business, improving visibility to opportunities and helping teams use real time data to drive business decisions including planning, forecasting and executing current and future projects. Delta Mold uses Plex ERP, which provides transparency on projects from point-of-sale through operations, resulting in more efficient program management, customer relationship management and detailed project financials. It has enabled the business to accurately track cash in and out of the business, resulting in better collections, controls on purchasing and cash flow. The company's decision making has moved from "what we have always done" to decision making driven by data.

 

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Global Mold Monitoring and Asset Management Within Your Reach

• Paul DeJong, Operations Leader, ITW Body and Fuel
• Sujit Sheth, Monitoring Business Manager, Progressive Components

Mold monitoring is a critical part of maintaining tooling and ensuring that your supply chain is delivering parts in a timely, efficient and quality manner. This presentation will explain programs that track real time data of production metrics and preventive maintenance with various levels of investment options to fit a company’s available budget, time and resources (i.e. how to apply the right system in your size shop, how to scale, how to pilot to test). Presenters will also discuss the importance of understanding the true cost of maintenance concerning work orders and parts used during these activities. Attendees will hear the experience of how one company ensures it molds are being maintained and running to optimal level by using a system for maintenance, work orders, production metrics and global asset tracking of its molds and equipment.  

Mold Digitalization Evolution and Lifecycle/Performance Data Impact

• Bob Vancoillie, Leader, Global Center of Excellence for Mold Management, Consumer Division, Johnson & Johnson

• John Headrick, Executive VP of Engineering, Coast Systems

OEMs are seeking a more proactive approach to mold lifecycle management. The answer is tooling digitalization that provides more timely data for better budget decisions and reduced risk. OEMs are looking for partners who align with their corporate strategy of digitization. Come to this session to hear how the digital initiative works, the findings of an extensive DOE on mold sensoring and digitalization and the impact and benefits to OEMs, molders and mold builders.