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The MoldMaking Funny Pages
Does anyone remember Izzy A. Moldmaker? MMT's short-lived 1998 comic strip that was supposed to bring out the industry's sense of humor. Well, it fell short on our end. But I just got wind of a new attempt at a comic series that may have a better angle.
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SLIDESHOW: Technology Showcase, Mold Maintenance and Repair
This year marks the third edition of our Mold Maintenance and Repair supplement, so I've now named October Mold Maintenance and Repair month. Before the month gets away from us, I want to make sure you were able to read about some of the products and equipment specific to that segment of the moldmaking process.
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Makers Wanted – A Community Campaign for Manufacturing
I recently attended what I believe to be a rather unique event that was held in the gymnasium of a high school and focused exclusively on manufacturing, careers in manufacturing and one community’s campaign to keep it strong and local.
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Finding Value in Industry Resources
Not very long ago, as I was working on a feature article about South Coast Molds, a company that builds investment casting molds for alloy parts, for our August issue, I posed a couple of questions to second-generation owner Paul Novak: Why are you more active with the American Mold Building Association (AMBA), and why do you read MMT?
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Throwback Thursday: Rapid Tooling
Since launching MMT back in 1998, we have been covering additive manufacturing. Well, rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, rapid manufacturing ... or whatever it was being called a the time. Here is a look at an article from 2000 examining rapid tooling. It's amazing how far we've come.
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Mold Maintenance and Repair Digital Edition Is Here
In this fourth annual Mold Maintenance and Repair Supplement, MMT has teamed up with the editors of sister publication Plastics Technology to provide tips and techniques, insights, and best practices aimed at keeping your molds humming and your customers happy.
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Technology Showcase: Mold Components and Surface Treatment
Today’s Technology Showcase features products you may have missed in recent issues.
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You Made That?
On October 7, more than 65 attendees, including students, teachers, counselors, parents and others, enjoyed a firsthand look at what manufacturing IS today versus what it’s not.
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Searching for Our 2017 Leadtime Leaders
Why become a Leadtime Leader? By entering your business into MoldMaking Technology’s annual Leadtime Leader Awards competition you’ll gain industry recognition, build brand awareness, attract new customers, boost morale in the shop and distinguish your shop as an industry leader.
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Throwback Thursday: Optimizing Aluminum Tools
Do you build aluminum molds? Here's a throwback that will provide some great tips on how to keep them running optimally.
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SLIDESHOW: Technology Showcase, K Show
MoldMaking Technology is heading to Dusseldorf, Germany later this month to cover the K show, an international triennial plastics and rubber event. Here is just a glimpse of what I expect to see.
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Small but Mighty… Talented, That Is
Every once in a while, the editors at MMT are approached by a public relations company with an idea for a mold-manufacturing-related story. Sometimes there’s something unique or intriguing about the mold building company involved, or the people who work there, that catches the eye and we just have to blog about it. Meet Emory Custom Tooling in Gilmer, Texas.
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