MMT Blog
Molder Creates Online Quoting Solution
ICOMold is a custom plastic injection molding company based in Holland, Ohio that manufactures plastic injection molds, plastic parts and CNC machined prototypes for a variety of industries, and that stands by its online quotation system for fast, interactive quotes.
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Multiple Impact
Incorporating multiple-gate nozzles means smaller molds, small presses, a balanced fill rate, reduced residence time, temperature control and design flexibility.
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Insight on Top Trends in Plastics for 2016
MMT reader and contributor, The Rodon Group, offers five key trends that they believe will significantly impact the plastics industry and manufacturing overall.
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Ed Partnership Lays Ground for Cultivating Ind Maintenance Workforce
The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) has formed an educational partnership with Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT) – one of the new national manufacturing innovation institutes -- and Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana to train community and technical college instructors, as well as industry trainers, in industrial technology maintenance (ITM).
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Projecting Equipment Investment
Many equipment sectors are poised for growth amid a moderate business investment environment, according to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association. Here are 10 equipment acquisition trends for the coming year.
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How Do the Candidates Rank?
Will our next president put an emphasis on bringing more manufacturing back to the USA and creating jobs as a way to strengthen our economy? How do you rank the candidates today?
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The Designer's Edge: Fitting Lifters and Wear Surfaces
Randy discusses pre-load and the role of the moldmaker to ensure the expected outcome, as well as the proper fitting of lifters and wear prevention.
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AIM Institute Advances Injection Molding Careers and Fills Skill Gap
John Beaumont made his mark in the industry through his deep involvement in, and teaching of, injection molding technologies and engineering. He was also recently nominated into the Society of Plastics Engineers’ prestigious Plastics Hall of Fame. Beaumont has yet one more accomplishment to add to his long list: He has announced the first graduating class from his newly founded American Injection Molding Institute (AIM).
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Webinar: Maximizing Tax Savings for Mold Builders
In December Congress made the R&D tax credit permanent, and it was improved with the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 by allowing eligible small businesses to offset the Alternative Minimum Tax and select start-up companies to offset the employer’s payroll tax liabilities.
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Apple Employs an Abundance of Skilled Labor – In China
Did anyone see the December 20, 2015, edition of 60 Minutes, which featured an interview of Apple CEO Tim Cook? A colleague brought it to my attention recently and I watched it with great interest because it actually provided a very good view into a very secretive company and covered not only the issues of encryption technology and corporate taxes, but also why the company is not bringing work back to the USA from China.
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Reshoring Remains Strong in 2015
About 200,000 manufacturing jobs have been brought to the U.S. from offshore in the last six years, according to Reshoring Initiative calculations. That gain is the result of both new reshoring and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in our manufacturing sector. However, there has been some negative news about reshoring recently that Harry Moser founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative wants to address.
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Gardner Business Index: Moldmaking for November 2015
With a reading of 47.5, the Gardner Business Index for moldmaking shows that the moldmaking industry contracted in November for the sixth month in a row. However, the rate of contraction was considerably slower than in previous months, and the index clearly broke out of the downtrend it had been on since February 2015.
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