MMT Blog
Taking Polishing to the Next Level
It's called "Mold Polishing Technology 2014" and it aims to kick your polishing skills up a notch with classes for beginner, intermediate and expert mold polishers.
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A Supporting Role
This shop solved a critical application problem with help from a distributor in the know about potential solutions and a responsive supplier to help implement them.
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Moldmaking Is Active Out West
I ventured west last week to the Plastec/MD&M West events in California (conveniently missing the snow and ice storms back East) to check out the mold building situation across the country from where I reside, and I was not disappointed.
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Video: Heavier Hogging Through Positive Geometry
A new cutting tool helped this shop significantly speed a simple but tedious operation that it deems crucial to competitiveness.
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“We're All in this Together”
The president of the Chicago AMBA reports that members seem more open to sharing compared to previous years.
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Skilled Labor: Light at the End of the Tunnel?
The NIMS recently announced that it awarded a record number of credentials last year--nearly 60 percent more than in 2012.
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Positive Growth Continues for U.S. Plastics Manufacturing
Interested in the size and impact of the U.S. plastics industry as well as global business trends, partners and hot products? Well, here are some details from a recent SPI report.
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Conformal Cooled Molds Are Not Just for Small Molds
If you appreciate the amount of true engineering that goes into a design like this, ask yourself if the U.S. automotive industry is behind the curve by not using more and advanced conformal cooled molds.
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Specialized Apprenticeship Training
We hear plenty about the lack of skilled workers within our mold building facilities, but we can't ignore the fact that that same problem plagues our technology suppliers. Here is one steel producer's take on this challenge.
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Planning to Expand? Lay the Foundations Now
If you haven’t already done some legwork, you might have to wait longer than you think when you’re finally ready to build that add-on or new facility.
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The Keys to a Good Worker
There is a lot of talk about the educational system being focused on making the next generation of workers 'college ready' as opposed to 'workforce ready.' See this video report featuring an Illinois plastics processor that employs a job skills assessment system to combat this problem.
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Constructive Criticism
Feedback from a molder helps this shop deliver what customers want.
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