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The Bottom Line: The Impact of Tax Reform on Moldmaking
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 should decrease a moldmaker’s overall tax liabilities.
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: Flexible High-Speed Mold Machining
A throwback with helpful tips: Use this planning guide to identify the right double-column machining center to fit your mold machining needs.
Read MoreUnintended Consequences of Maximized Cooling
Here are five reasons not to maximize coolant flow rates with cores that are cooled by bubbler tubes.
Read MoreGardner Business Index: Moldmaking Starts 2018 Breaking Records
New orders and production lift Gardner Business Index: Moldmaking, at 60.2 for January.
Read MorePODCAST: 20 Years of MoldMaking Technology Magazine
It's one thing to be the interviewer; it's another to be the interviewee. The tables have been turned. The Manufacturing Alliance invited me to sit down during the American Mold Builders Association Conference to talk all things moldmaking.
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Tradeshow Tuesday: Twitter on the Tradeshow Floor, Part 2
This week in Part 2, I cover Twitter basics so you can leverage this social media platform as a communications and marketing tool on the tradeshow floor.
Read MoreDo You Know about Section 232?
Here is an update on Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs via Section 232 Tariffs on Aluminum and Steel: Additional Duty on Imports of Steel and Aluminum Articles under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. This update cites the exemptions announced on March 23, 2018.
Read More2018 AMBA Mold Builder of the Year
The American Mold Builders Association does a wonderful job each year honoring a special individual among its membership with the Mold Builder of the Year Award. This year’s recipient has been a leader and a visionary in the mold building industry for nearly 40 years. He has hired and developed countless strong leaders under him and is well respected in the automotive industry. His vision and leadership have propelled two companies to the forefront of toolmaking excellence.
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: The Next Level of Mold Optimization
New technology gives everyone the ability to gain significant advantage, which pays off in faster builds, better performance, lower costs, and less-risk molds long into the future.
Read MoreWorking High End
The right CAD/CAM provides a common language that unites all processes, ensuring that everything moves fluently through the toolroom and across each discipline.
Read MoreTradeshow Tuesday: Twitter on the Tradeshow Floor, Part 1
Twitter is a useful trade show tool for attendees and exhibitors alike. In Part 1, I make the case for using it, and in Part 2, I’ll get you started with Twitter basics to help you feel confident about using Twitter on the tradeshow floor.
Read MoreBeing There: Moldmaking Events are Occasions to Learn, Share, Connect
It is easy to wave off conferences and other trade events when life and work is all-consuming, but when it comes to events that are focused solely on moldmaking, you must make the time to be there.
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