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It’s About What You Do With What You Have
What is a Leadtime Leader? A company that performs beyond the status quo using any and all resources available to it. It’s not about being the biggest, most fancy shop. It’s about working smarter and with a passion for what you do.
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Thankful for Many Blessings
I love this industry and I feel very privileged to be a moldmaker’s daughter.
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Demo Mold Teaching and Marketing Tool
I can’t lie. It’s refreshing these days to get something in your mailbox that you can hold in your hands versus an email. This week I got a nifty little demo mold in the mail that I then used to explain to my son just how a mold works. What a simple teaching tool and a great marketing tool.
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Technology Tuesday: EDM Success
Cruise through this week’s Technology Tuesday slideshow to see EDM units that shops across the country have used to increase capacity and leverage greater efficiency in their processes.
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Take a Look Inside Deep Hole Drilling
Do I have your attention with this shot? It’s the inside of a gun barrel. What does that have to do with moldmaking? More than you think when it comes to deep hole drilling your waterlines, cross hole drilling, and deep pockets at compound angles, and on one machine instead of three—boring, five-axis machining and deep hole drilling in one accurate yet approachable machine.
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Throwback Thursday: No Pain, No Gain
Today is my birthday, and although it can stink getting older, it is fun getting wiser, especially when I can share that wisdom with my son and nieces and nephews. One thing I have learned over the years is that working hard and earning something is much better than just receiving it for free. And this falls in line with my throwback pick this week, which I selected simply based on my birth date (just to keep things simple today).
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Technology Tuesday: The Latest Products
Cruise through this week’s Technology Tuesday slideshow to see some of the latest products.
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For Moldmakers, Auto Industry Forecast Means Diversification is Key
Diversification seems to be the key for many shops that count automotive as a market focus.
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Remember to Thank A Veteran Tomorrow
Saturday is Veterans Day, a national day of appreciation for all living veterans of the U.S. military. So remember to say thank you if you happen to meet someone who served honorably, in wartime or peacetime.
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Throwback Thursday: 3S for EDM
Building efficiencies into every aspect of the moldmaking process is essential. Today’s Throwback Thursday feature shows how applying the sort, set and standardize principles of 5S to EDM operations can increase efficiency by minimizing waste.
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Four European Countries in Three Days
The German Association of Tool and Mould Makers‘ (VDWF) networking event for young entrepreneurs took around 40 moldmakers on a three-day trip around Lake Constance in October 2017 to visit OEMs and innovative mold shops in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Top-Viewed Articles on MMT
Click through the slideshow to see which topics have been of particular interest to the MMT community over the years.
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