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Cutting Tools

How to Overcome Cutting Tool Vibration

Advanced indexable milling cutting tool design provides secure, predictable machining, increased metal removal rates, reduced cycle times and fast changeovers.

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How to Make Data Work for Mold Productivity and Performance

The use of digital workflows improves the impact of mold design libraries, conformal cooling and machine learning.

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Engineer

Deliberate Mismatches for Easier Mold Manufacture and Improved Part Appearance

Basic principles for applying deliberate mismatch in the area between the core and cavity and between two matching plastic parts.

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Mold Technologies Division of SPE Announces 2024 Award Recipients at NPE 2024

The Mold Technologies Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) honored recipients of four awards at NPE, recognizing excellence in moldmaking and supporting the next generation with a new Apprentice of the Year award. Each winner receives a $1,000 stipend for their training program.

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The Why & How of Developing a Talent Strategy

Chief Workforce Development Officer of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and owner of Human Asset Management talk about workforce readiness, the state of the manufacturing workforce and steps for building a talent strategy.

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Scholarship, Grant Funding Available from SPE Mold Technologies Division

There’s no better time to discuss the scholarships and grants available to support education in plastics and moldmaking.

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Medical

Triple Threat: How One Shop's Success Resonates Across Three End Markets

When I revisited Eden Tool in New Freedom, PA, this past summer for a follow-up feature on this mold builder’s growth, I underestimated the story.

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Advancing Mold Design Demo: The Role of VR in Closing the Skills Gap

This Q&A and demo explain how virtual reality training tackles the skills gap by providing immersive, cost-effective learning experiences.            

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NPE

Dynamic Tool Corp. Wins MoldMaking Technology’s 2024 Leadtime Leader Award

Dynamic Tool Corp., a provider of engineered tooling solutions based in Menomonee, Wisconsin, has been awarded MoldMaking Technology’s prestigious 2024 Leadtime Leader Award. The announcement was made during a live awards ceremony at the Plastics Technology booth, where owners Steve and Ken Eberle accepted the award on behalf of their team.

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Ecomonics

Moldmaking Activity Has Contracted in a Desirable Direction

April’s moldmaking index contracted again but continued to inch toward a reading of 50 — the hurdle to cross before entering expansion.  

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Supply Chain

Decoding Reshoring: Motivations, Challenges and Technological Influences

Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative, sits down for a Q&A on the motivations behind reshoring decisions, offering insights into economic, strategic and regulatory considerations.

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MMT Chats: Digitalizing Mold Lifecycle and Process Performance

MMT catches up with Editorial Advisory Board member Bob VanCoillie senior manager of Kenvue’s mold management center of excellence outside of Philadelphia to discuss mold management via tooling digitalization and OEM expectations and opportunities.

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