MMT Blog
November 2017 Moldmaking Index Shows Continued Growth in 2017
Employment and Production Lift Index, at 52.8 for November.
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MMT December Digital Edition Is Available
This month’s issue discusses collaborative hot runner design, how to take the guesswork out of cutting tool selection, strategies for next-generation training, ROI on 2017 investments, the value of bringing processing and mold repair together, identifying value drivers for your shop, CT scanning and much more.
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Throwback Thursday: Software Advances Push Limits of Speed and Quality
This throwback article provides interesting perspectives on software for moldmaking while also illustrating how fast software technology moves today.
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MoldMakers’ Christmas Plans, Like Their Molds, Are Wide-Ranging
While their plans, like the molds they build, are rather unique, one element remains constant: Family togetherness and shared traditions.
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Germany Honors its Top Mold Builders
MoldMaking Technology has its annual Leadtime Leader Award and through our European Correspondent Barbara Schulz, I learned that Germany has its MoldMaker of the Year Award. And, this year's winner is a company I met at EMO and a shop we featured earlier this year.
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Technology Tuesday: Preparing for NPE with Plastics Review
This slideshow has you covered in plastics review with discussion on common plastics problems like sticking and warping. It includes pieces on software analysis for plastic parts, and it even includes a piece on making the most out of used plastic.
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
With current business levels and the positive projections for the coming year, moldmakers are going to be busy, if they aren’t already. To keep pace with those levels, outsourcing becomes a viable option to consider. I’ve recently been introduced to a free online platform that may help moldmakers find that right CNC production partner with more than 269,000 qualified participants in its online community.
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System’s Benefits Exceeded Detecting ‘Sneaky Leaks’
Sometimes, when a product provides a solution to a problem being dealt with, moldmakers find unexpected ways to make that product multi-useful. This is one of those times.
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Throwback Thursday: Adding Value
This throwback from 2006 shares some simple shop practices for cutting costs without negatively impacting your product, which have nothing to do with improving labor efficiencies, reducing machining cycles or increasing tooling life.
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Technology Tuesday: Automation Fuels Productivity
Cruise through this week’s Technology Tuesday blog to see ways in which automation is boosting productivity and efficiency in moldmaking.
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mHUB Lets Makers Collaborate and Create
Members of the American Mold Builders Association Chicago Chapter Education Committee explored a new resource for budding entrepreneurs and seasoned manufacturing professionals to learn, collaborate and create.
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Relieving a Sticky Situation
Electrostatic spraying of a mold release agent delivers system payback in less than six months, according to one global automotive glass manufacturer.
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