MMT Blog
Keeping Up with ISO: Moving to ISO 9001:2015 Requires a Top-Down Approach
Implementing ISO guiding principles to govern every activity within a moldmaking or molding facility is essential to properly managing the supply chain. This new column will share knowledge, highlight opportunities and spotlight rewards of the ISO 9001: 2015 revision.
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Top 10 Blog Posts of the Year
What better way to end the year on this blog than to rank the top blog posts of 2015, so you can see what topics hit home the hardest.
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Chicago AMBA Learns about Recruiting and Keeping Millennials
The Chicago Chapter of the American Mold Builders Association (AMBA) recently held its first dinner meeting of the 2015-16 season and the focus stood firmly on how to fill the skills gap and foster young talent in the moldmaking industry.
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What's the Big Deal about Hand Scraping?
It's said that hand scraping maintains high levels of CNC machining accuracy and reduces wear and tear, which yields long, stable and productive machine tool life. Here's some data to consider to help prove it.
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In Memory of Randy Winton: Industry Colleague, Road Warrior, Friend
The industry lost a good man last week. Randy Winton was probably best known to MMT readers as the Global Assessment Manager for ToolingDocs. To me, he was an industry colleague because I had the privilege to work with him for more than 11 years at ToolingDocs, but more than that, he was my friend.
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All in One Place
Mold maintenance and repair remains a hot topic because the end result of a poorly maintained mold is a lot of wasted time and money. Over the years MMT has covered various strategies and technologies for this essential step in the mold manufacturing process. We even published a few series dedicated to this area. One such series is "In the Trenches", which we recently organized into one place for your reading pleasure.
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Is Conformal Cooling Right for You?
Conformal cooling is hot. It’s one of the most popular topics at industry conferences today and yet there are many companies that are still not sure if they are ready to use the technology, according to David Lindemann, who is an applications engineer for 3Dsystems, a Cimatron software business unit. Dave joined MMT recently to present a webinar on the topic.
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The Designer's Edge: Lifters on Steep Angles
Randy shares some insight on options for reducing lifter wear and failures.
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Breakthroughs and Possibilities
Okuma’s annual Technology Showcase highlighted the latest innovations in manufacturing technology.
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The Commitment Challenge
I want to encourage (and challenge) our readers to commit locally to recruiting our next generation of workers. We all need to do our part, and sometimes it actually only takes a small investment to make a big impact. Here's one example.
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NTMA, Robots and Toolkits for Manufacturers to Battle the Skills Gap
It’s an ongoing concern. How will manufacturing companies fill the skills gap as the many veteran employees approach retirement?
Read MoreThe Designer's Edge: Lifters
A lifter is a component that moves on an angle with the ejection to release an undercut on a part. Today Randy takes a look at calculating angles for lifters and how angles can impact mold maintenance.
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