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MMT Chats: COVID-19 Highlights Value of Diversification

I sat down with a trio from Decatur Mold Tool & Engineering in North Vernon, Indiana, for a quick chat about their recent COVID-related project and a couple of lessons the team learned.

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Regulations

PODCAST: Accomplished Women Empowering Accomplished Women in Manufacturing

I was surprised, humbled and honored when The WAM Podcast invited me to be a guest on its 96th episode. I mean, it’s not every day that someone in the trade press is asked to freely and publicly promote their brand on top of being considered an “accomplished” woman in manufacturing. 

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Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems Produces High-Quality Outputs for Mold and Tool Shops

Blue Wave Ultrasonic Inc. manufactures heavy duty ultrasonic cleaning systems for the mold and tooling industry. Their heavy duty equipment can tolerate the heavy cycle times and high temperatures needed to produce high-quality outputs for mold and tool shops.

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Automation

Canadian Manufacturing Ramp Up Accelerating

After Canadian manufacturing began setting its return to work guidelines, ramp up is underway in manufacturing and automation, with health and safety and a mostly closed border being some key issues for manufacturers. 

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Safety

PODCAST: Quick Conversations Can Change the Course of Your Business

In between the giggles and personal stories of injuries, this threesome from the American Mold Builders Association Executive Board shares its take on the value of this association and its networking, as well as the changes to come in mold manufacturing.

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Basics

Understanding and Achieving Digital Transformation

A five-step plan for identifying the business objectives and employing digital transformation as an ongoing process for improvement.

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Sustainability

MMT Chats: Austrian Mold Builder Talks Reusable Masks, Motivation and Digital Molds

MoldMaking Technology’s Christina Fuges chats with some of the Haidlmair team—CEO Mario Haidlmair, Head of Corporate Communications Peter Peschl (Austria) and COO/Sales for Haidlmair NA Angelo Morra (Canada)—about a reusable mask project to help fight COVID-19 as well as the role of digital molds today.

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Case Study

Double-Column Bridge Machine Increases Blow Moldmaker’s Capabilities

High-speed double-column bridge machining center runs faster and produces better surface finishes, increasing capabilities of blow mold builder M.C. Molds.

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Optimized Virtual Machining Enhances Mold Manufacturing

Virtual machining programs simulate computed tool paths as well as optimize machine tool capabilities and constraints, adding value to the computed tool paths.

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Working from Home? Change Your Address

If you are working remotely or from a new location, you can change your MoldMaking Technology magazine subscription delivery by updating your address via our web forms.

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3D Printing

Hybrid Additive Machining Produces Accurate Parts from Metal Powders

Hybrid additive/subtractive machining produces highly accurate parts from metal powders that are melted and sintered using a laser while surfaces are precisely milled at high speeds.

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Machining

Defining What Makes High-Speed Machining Different

A look at what true high speed and true high precision can produce, as well as what makes high-speed machining different from traditional milling.

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