MMT Blog
Resolving to Collect Cars
With its more than 150 years of combined engineering and manufacturing experience, Fairway Injection Molding Systems of Walnut, CA, combines its precision technology with an ability to produce high-cavitation, high-volume molds for products in the medical, pharmaceutical, closure, personal care and technology industries. However, this story is about the love for automotive, or at least classic cars
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Will You Accept the Mission?
An invitation to a trade mission, that is? SPI sponsors trade missions to overseas markets with strong prospects for U.S. plastics industry participants to help companies develop their global business strategies. Chile, Panama and India are on the list! Check out more details.
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MBA Meets Manufacturing
Now here is partnering that works! We all know that shops partnering with educational institutions provides exposure to precision manufacturing careers, but it can also help extend college classroom knowledge to a real-world business setting. Here is how one past MoldMaking Technology Leadtime Leader did it, and what they got out of it.
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Call Me Maybe?
Most will agree that manufacturing has a big marketing problem. Kids today just don't look at manufacturing as a career option--for a myriad of reasons I cannot possibly cover in a single post. There are also a myriad of efforts going on throughout North America to grow that next generation of skilled workers. A friend of mine sent me a video that demonstrates an attempt to put manufacturing in a different light, and I wanted to share it to see what you think.
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The Summer Doldrums: Just Wait, It Will Get Better
The recently released data from our June survey of MoldMaking Technology magazine subscribers confirms what many of us already knew: the overall North American moldmaking industry is just holding steady at the present time. I am convinced that the American economy will be a strong engine for global economic growth for the foreseeable future.
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Are Salaries Set to Rise?
They are according to the ninth annual Plastics Salary and Trends Survey conducted by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) and Gros Executive Recruiters.
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New Study Says U.S. Trade Deficit with China Underestimated
A study of “Value-Added Trade” shows our trade deficit greater than suggested.
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Missed amerimold? You Are in Luck!
For those of you unable to make it to amerimold last month, we still want to be able to give you some of the valuable information shared during the event, so we've made the presentations for both our Knowledge Centers and Technical Conference available online. We know it is NOT like being there live to ask questions, join in on the discussions and get your specific needs met, but it's better than nothing!
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Fuel Up and Cool Down
Plastics industry professionals seeking the latest packaging and processing knowledge will now be able to take part in a new FastTrack training program on September 4th and 5th, near Toledo, Ohio. PTI announces fall FastTrack program with first-ever injection molding conformal cooling seminar, plus medical design/processing module.
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GF AgieCharmilles: “Inspired by Our Past, Driven by Our Future.”
I recently had the pleasure of attending GF AgieCharmilles 60th Anniversary Event at its North American headquarters and hearing those words spoken by Marketing Manager Gisbert Ledvon.
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An operations manager for a multi-national manufacturer in Guangzhou China, for which he is closing in on five years and the end of his contract reflects on his view changed of China.
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The Perfect Holiday for Combining Patriotism and Economics
The 4th of July is my favorite holiday. As far as I'm concerned you can have Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Halloween. Just give me plenty of warm weather, cold beer, food off of the grill, and fireworks. And as for independence…I'm especially for more of that. So allow me to celebrate this occasion by independently blogging about a combination of two of my favorite topics: economics and patriotism.
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