MMT Blog

Additive Manufacturing Has Found A Home in Moldmaking

Andrew Garstkiewicz, Senior AME for GE Appliances, a Haier company, reflects on 3D printing’s past and future in moldmaking.

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Shop Shares Specific Successful Strategies for Training and Retaining Talent

Owners, engineers, mold builders and human resource professionals from small to mid-size mold shops and molding facilities, as well as OEMs, tuned in for a full hour, as Director of Talent Development Kylee Carbone broke down the talent strategy at Westminster Tool, which although successful has had its challenges.  

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FAQ

Tooling 4.0: Connecting Industry 4.0 Technology to Your Molds and Molding Process  

A packaging supplier applies Industry 4.0 technology to its injection molds so that components talk to each another to understand the dynamics of what is happening inside the mold.

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Marketing

Noteworthy News: Plan On It

There’s always something exciting going on in the moldmaking community for you to attend and learn more about the latest company updates and technologies.

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Supply Chain

Partnering Up on DFM and TCO

This mold builder focuses on minimizing design and build times by paying close attention to the value of hidden costs in advance. 

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Marketing

Tech Trends: EMO Hannover 2019 Sneak Peek

EMO Hannover is a key showcase for innovations and an essential driver of global production technology, so here’s a sneak peek at the types of products you’ll see from exhibitors at this year’s event, September 16-21.

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Case Study

Mold Design Software Empowers Moldmaker’s Teams by Giving Accessibility and Visibility

VISI CAD/CAM connects Innovative Mold Inc. shop and engineering teams by providing real-time communications about work in progress. 

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Noteworthy News: New Faces

Changes in the mold manufacturing industry don’t just come from technology advancements. Here are some of the most recent news releases from supplier companies on changes and updates in personnel.

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Machining

Closing the Loop on Automatic Boring

Some thoughts on the next step in automated tooling adjustment systems for boring mills.

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Regulations

Headed to K?

K 2019 will be host to 100 exhibitors from the U.S. and 18 from Canada while the number of attendees traveling from North America to this international trade show for plastics and rubber in Düsseldorf, Germany, is expected to hit 8,500. I will be visiting the show again this year to report back to you what I see and hear.  

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amerimold

Amerimold Action 2019

Amerimold celebrated 20 years in Rosemont, Illinois, and offered attendees a wide variety of products, programs and pomp.

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Marketing

Tech Trends: WESTEC-Bound

For this week’s Tech Trends, we’re heading to the west coast! Below are products offered by companies that will be attending and exhibiting at WESTEC 2019, the leading manufacturing event in sunny California.

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Progressive Components
Techspex
Maximum Mold Precision
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KM CNC Machine Service
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