MMT Blog
Educate Your Workforce!
Workforce development is a hot industry topic right now. Why not come to amerimold next month and visit a few companies that offer multiple opportunities to educate your employees?
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No New Manufacturing Jobs in April
The manufacturing sector suffered a small setback last month according to the latest U.S. job report. No new jobs were created.
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Expertise Needed!
The AMBA Board has approved the development of a modern Apprenticeship template for CNC Machinists and Moldmakers. The template will be developed in conjunction with standardized testing for CNC Machinists and Moldmakers. The apprenticeship template and standardized tests will be invaluable tools that will be needed to safeguard the integrity of the knowledge and skills necessary to work in the moldmaking industry. Your help is needed!
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Moldmaking Machine Showcase
Since we've covered several moldmakers this year who have used of a variety of DMG/Mori Seiki machines within their shops, I was interested in learning more about where the company's machine technology was headed for mold & die during their Innovation Days event at the Chicago headquarters last week.
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Faster Machining Time with the Right Toolholders
In order to increase the productivity of the milling process in a die and mold company, one cannot concentrate only on the high performance machining centers. The tool holders can also help with savings. This is exactly what happened at the die and mold company Langer GmbH & Co. KG. With the help of the high quality HAIMER Power Shrink Chucks the total machining times on several applications were reduced almost in half.
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Catch Some TV—IMTS TV That Is!
Even though IMTS 2014 may not be on your radar right now, the folks that plan it are hard at work. Come inside to catch the latest and take a challenge before the end of this month.
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amerimold 2013: Knowledge Centers
Sponsored by MoldMaking Technology Magazine, amerimold Knowledge Centers are brief, interactive presentations held on the show floor. Intimate and limited in size and led by applications experts at leading equipment suppliers, amerimold Knowledge Centers offer opportunities for deeper learning about specific product and process technologies whether you ENGINEER, BUILD or MAINTAIN molds.
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Corporate Tax Reform: Bring It On, But Please Do It Right
Corporate tax reform is an idea that is starting to get some attention in Washington. This is one area that could be greatly improved by our legislators.
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Great Minds Think Alike!
What do JMMS, Industrial Molds Group, and Mold Tech, Inc. all have in common? Come in and find out!
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Some Light Reading for You!
I received an invitation to review the book SmartTribes: How Teams Become Brilliant Together and wanted to share with all shop owners. It should be subtitled Five Mistakes Leaders Unknowingly Make That Scare Employees to Death.
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Some Tidbits to Share
Despite the distraction of the nice weather, gorgeous scenery and lovely hotel, here are some of the findings from the SPI's Equipment & Moldmakers Summit--Leading Through a Climate of Change I attended in Florida this week.
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"Processing" Information
Day in and day out I am immersed in moldmaking--technology, shops, people, challenges, trends--but at the moment I'm in Florida surrounded by a lot of molding. I'm at the SPI's Equipment & Moldmakers Summit with C-level executives, key policy-makers and business experts listening to and discussing issues affecting the bottom line of plastics suppliers, which ultimately affects moldmakers too.
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