MMT Blog
Total MBI for October 2015:
With a reading of 44.8, the MoldMaking Business Index showed that the industry contracted in October for the fifth month in a row, with the contraction rate having consistently accelerated in each of those months.
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What is Your Plastic Pain Point?
Many will agree that one of the most frustrating aspects of plastic injection molding is warping. With that in mind MMT joined a Moldflow engineering services provider in a webinar to show how the manufacture of plastic parts affects their final shape. Take a look at three key questions asked during the discussion, and then view the recording.
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Present a Paper at ANTEC 2016
Attention moldmakers, mold designers, molders and suppliers to the industry: The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Mold Technologies Division needs industry professionals to submit and present original technical and business papers for ANTEC 2016!
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The Designer's Edge: Let's Talk Lifters
Today Randy is moving to the topic of lifters in the hopes of providing an understanding of these components and their impact on tool maintenance, repair and molding.
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AMBA Chicago Announces Second Supplier Night
The Chicago Chapter of the AMBA has just confirmed it will hold a second annual Supplier Night fundraising event to help further support its Education Committee’s efforts to bridge the ever-present skills gap and attract new, young talent into the mold building industry.
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What's Out West?
Besides the beautiful mountains and California sunshine, a nice pocket of moldmaking activity lives out West! And this tightknit community rarely misses this once-a-year opportunity to network with new contacts, catch up with old industry friends and win those infamous raffle prizes! But an important highlight of the event is the half-day conference MMT has helped organize for the past two years.
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Don't Miss Carbon Fiber 2015
Moldmakers and molders who supply the automotive, aerospace, energy and high-speed transportation industries, among others, should not miss the chance to attend Carbon Fiber 2015, which will be held December 8 – 10 in Knoxville, TN.
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An eBook Dedication
The Rodon Group dedicates a new eBook to product designers and engineers who are charged with producing perfect plastic parts. Here they break down four key factors that impact part quality.
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Fast-Track Training
Right Skills Now focuses on in-demand skills in CNC operations, programming and machining, which will account for 14 to 22 percent of job growth by 2024, according to NIMS. Let's take a look at this unique initiative.
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Toilet Paper - It's the Little Things
Since taking on my new role at MoldMaking Technology, I have had the opportunity to tour a few mold manufacturing plants to see the latest technologies they are using to build some pretty impressive tools.
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Looking for a Tool Steel Heat Treatment Source?
How does agitating a quench liquid improve quenching speed? Why do tool steels require a high austenization temperature for hardending? How thick can a P20 mold steel be through hardened into the center? These and other questions were answered during last week's webinar on heat treatment basics.
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Making Connections, Fostering Community
Last Wednesday marked the 25th anniversary of a very regional and important industry event called the SPI Mike Koebel Western Moldmakers Trade Fair.
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