Published 10/14/2019

Noteworthy News: Web-ducation

Improvement and success go hand in hand with continuous education on latest industry technologies and processes, so take a look at some upcoming and past webinars for you to educate yourself.

Heather Wintle

Contributing Writer, MMT, MoldMaking Technology

Gardner Business Intelligence to Host Webinar

Come and learn what the North American manufacturing market (Gardner Business Media's audience) plans to spend on tooling, workholding, additive and capital equipment in 2020 in this free webinar on 2020 Annual GBM Capital Spending Survey & Forecast Results, October 15, 1:30 pm ET.

Primary topics of the webinar include machine tool spending by type, industry, plant size and more, and live Q&A.

Siemens to Host Webinar

In this free webinar, Michelle Boucher from Tech-Clarity, an independent research firm, will share the conclusions from a research study on the challenges, capabilities, and projections of companies in the mold, tool and die industry. Daren Beeson from Siemens Digital Industries Software will provide an overview of the NX Mold Tooling solution and examples of how mold builders have conquered the complexity of mold design and production in this highly competitive industry.

Register right here today for the webinar, October 23 at 2:00 pm, to discover how digitalization can help you address complexity and stay ahead of the competition by delivering first-time quality molds. Primary webinar topics include how to shorten job turn-around time with an integrated toolset, reducing mold cost by eliminating errors, improving mold quality and improving integration of the supply chain and communication throughout the development process.

Materion Webinar on Maximizing Results with Copper Alloy Molds

After diamond and silver, copper is the most thermally conductive of the elements. In it pure form, copper is not strong enough to be using as a mold material. However, by alloying copper, it can be made as strong as steel while retaining much of its thermal conductivity. This webinar from Materion, November 6 at 2 pm, will focus on the various copper alloys used in the plastic molding industry and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of each alloy. Register for this webinar right here today!

Primary webinar topics include what qualities make a good mold, how high thermal conductivity aids in productivity, how to best use a copper alloy and avoid common problems, and special fabrication issues while working with copper alloys.

Also remember that we also keep an archive of past webinar sessions! Even if you’ve missed a webinar on a topic you really want to know more about, you can go back and listen to see if it satisfies your burning quest for knowledge. Here are just a few of the sessions from the past couple of months.

Shop Shares Specific Successful Strategies for Training and Retaining Talent

Not only did attendees of the recent Developing the Next Generation of Manufacturer webinar (presented for free by Westminster Tool and MoldMaking Technology) listen, they asked a lot of questions.

How Industry 4.0 Will Impact Moldmaking and What You Can Do Today to Maximize Production

Industry 4.0 is coming to moldmaking, and all of manufacturing. It is time for moldmaking companies to seriously address the benefits of networked production and how to implement it in their operations using technologies and equipment that is available today, according to Michael Thiessen, sales manager for Tebis America, who presented a webinar on the topic last week.

Simplicity and Consistency Are Key to Molds in Motion

Richard Oles, President and CEO of ALBA Enterprises in Torrance, California, used webcam video, animation and PowerPoint slides to engage webinar attendees and immerse them in a family of technology options for mold movement. For example, hydraulic cylinder solutions engineered specifically for the plastic and die cast industries, mechanical couplers and plate actuation systems.