Noteworthy News: Deals &amp; Steals!

Already missing the thrill of all those great Black Friday bargains? Lucky for you, it’s still the season for a good deal, even within the mold manufacturing industry. Below are some of the promotions and offers from supplier companies that you can take advantage of now to better your business, including such things as donations for your purchases, implementation of request for quotes services, warranty programs and more!

AMBA's Sourcebook goes Digital with Hyperlinks

New in 2020, the Sourcebook digital version will include hyperlinks for all advertisers through the ad index. Housed on AMBA's and The American Mold Builder's websites and in monthly EBeats, readers now have more ways than ever to access mold builder company information. Ensure your company connects with its customers and prospects by increasing visibility with an ad in the 2020 Sourcebook. AMBA's Sourcebook is a resource for mold builders who are sourcing products, equipment and services, and it is the biggest reason for trade show traffic in AMBA's booth. Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your capabilities. Deadline for placing ads and sending artwork is Friday, November 29, 2019. Sourcebooks are distributed to AMBA members, other mold builders, plastics processors and OEMs at trade shows and other industry events.

BIG KAISER Brings Back Boring Kit Promotion

For the second consecutive year, Big Kaiser is offering to gift its manufacturing skills training program with a free high-precision boring head kit. Now through the end of December, when customers buy one boring kit, the company will donate an identical kit to an educational institution of the customer’s choice. The series 112 boring kit is a ready-to-go high-precision boring head kit that provides everything users need to tool up for boring jobs in a range of diameters from ø0.700 to 6.000-inches with just one boring head. The tooling and carefully selected accessories come stored in a custom carrying case with foam inlay to keep the components organized and to protect the instruments when not in use. The kits includes inserts suitable for fine boring of general steel and cast iron. The only necessary item not included is the shank, which must be purchased separately to match the taper of a customer’s machine.

ORDERFOX.com Launches Free RFQ Placement Service

Orderfox.com has launched a free RFQ placement service for creating buyer RFQs, and offers manufacturers an Industry 4.0 entry point. With Orderfox.com, buyers and CNC manufacturers can digitize their work processes and benefit significantly. Buyers gain direct access to available capacity, and manufacturers find available CNC orders locally, nationally or globally.

American Quality Molds Announces Standard Option Bases in VISI

American Quality Molds, Hamilton, Ohio (AQM) is
proud to be selected by TST/VISI to be a preferred
supplier within their software package. As a premier
supplier of aluminum mold bases and inserts,
AQM looks forward to the partnership with TST/VISI
as they are one of the best integrated solutions
in/CAM software for the Mold & Die Industry. AQM is
excited to be at the forefront with VISI in supporting
its many customers throughout the Mold and Die
Industry.

R&D/Leverage Announces Online RFQ Process

R&D/Leverage announces an online Request for Quote process for mold repair to save customers the hassle and expense of sending a mold to the company for a repair quote. Customers can request an online quote for mold repair of injection stretch blow molds, injection blow molds, preform tooling, blow molds and injection molds, as well as create an account with the company and in a form, describe the damage and upload pictures showing the damage. This service is for customers of the contiguous United States. Response time is usually one business day.

Okuma America Corporation Announces New Standard Warranty Programs

Okuma America Corporation announces new standard warranty programs for new machine tool purchases effective immediately. The new, standard warranty includes coverage for all Okuma core and high tech products as well as OSP and FANUC controls. The high-tech product lineup carries a standard two-year machine warranty and a five-year warranty on Okuma OSP controls. High tech products include all non-core horizontal lathes, all vertical lathes, all non-core horizontal machining centers, all non-core vertical machining centers, all grinders and all double column machining centers.