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Amerimold 2019: Free Tech Talks Focused on “What You Should Know”

Amerimold 2019 free presentations focus on what moldmakers should know about conformal cooling, venting, skilled workforce crisis, mold maintenance, IMD and public policy.

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Redefining the Next Generation of ERP

The American Mold Builders Association returns to Amerimold with one of its plant tour workshops, set to give attendees an inside look at a precision mold base supplier’s homegrown job scheduling and tracking system.

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Medical Injection Molding Workshop at Amerimold Program Announced!

Molding and moldmaking are tied very closely together, which is evident in the coverage MoldMaking Technology has given to processing issues and solutions as well as the continued growth of OEMs, molders and mold builders attending and exhibiting at Amerimold. So, this year we added a special Medical Injection Molding Workshop for those interested in diving a little deeper into technology and trends in medical molding.

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Pushing the Limits of 3D Printing

Crest Mold Technology continually investigates additive technologies and seeks new ways to use it in moldmaking.

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Moldmaking Index Extends Movement in Narrow Growth Range

The Gardner Business Index (GBI): Moldmaking registered 52.6 in February, extending its narrow range of growth readings since September 2018, when it registered less than 200 basis points higher.

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Amerimold 2019 Exhibitors: Get Your Booth Bling On

Tips to help convey the right message and attract more customers to your booth.

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Conformal Cooling: Not Just Faster Parts but Better Parts

EVCO Plastics has been offering DMLS conformal-cooled inserts for years and like many shops today, they outsource this work to mold builders who have expertise in DMLS.

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Amerimold 2019 Update: What You Should Know about Getting Venting Right

This presentation will review several ways to get your venting right, including guidelines for designing and machining vents to optimize venting capacity, proper vent amount, location, width and depth, using a vacuum/blowback venting system and modifying the tool for vacuum venting, using and designing with self-venting mold material, and installing the most efficient mold components, such as vacuum vent blocks and venting valves.

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PODCAST: Interview with Our Tax Guy, Mike Devereux

MMT Editorial Director Christina Fuges sat down with The Manufacturing Alliance Podcast for a lively conversation with Mike Devereux of Mueller Prost who brings tax knowledge and expertise to the brand’s monthly The Bottom Line column.

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Advanced EDM Features Increase Efficiency and Change Perceptions

Unique features that drive optimum speed and accuracy in the EDM process helped change Viking Tool’s views on, and use of, EDM technologies.

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Buss Precision Mold Reaps Success from Building Complex and Reshored Molds

A shift in core competencies, including re-shored molds, gives Buss Precision Mold an edge on high-precision moldmaking and laser-focused customer service.

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Understanding the New Flow Through Deduction

The qualified business income deduction of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act gives mold shops a 20-percent deduction of qualified business income to all non-corporate taxpayers, but it comes with some qualifications, restrictions, and limitations. 

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