MMT Blog
In the Trenches: Mold Repair is a Challenge Worth Choosing
We developed this series to not only provide some camaraderie and encouragement—so you know that you are not alone in the trenches—but also to share some personal struggles, lessons learn and tricks of the trade. And, if in the course of this series we receive feedback, you will have done the same for me.
Read MoreSoftware Advances Push Limits of Speed and Quality
Software for moldmaking continues to evolve as sophisticated features and capabilities are introduced, enabling mold manufacturers to produce the highest quality work in the most compressed leadtimes to date.
WatchCMM Increases Moldmaker’s Capabilities and Customer Base
With Linear’s recent expansion and equipment additions, we are becoming a full-service production supplier of aerospace parts using additive manufacturing technology.
Read MoreiWarriors: Moldmakers on a Mission
Our mission is to keep hospitalized marines in touch with family and friends while they undergo numerous surgeries and intensive rehabilitation.
Read MoreHow EDM Training Can Boost Productivity
Even the shortest of training sessions provide the opportunity to recover any costs incurred in a very short time.
Read MoreR&D Tax Credit Extension Means Savings for Moldmakers
Effective use of the R&D Tax Credit in the mold manufacturing industry includes understanding what activities qualify, identifying everyone in a company that is touching R&D (it’s not just the mold designers) and how much time they are spending on these activities.
Read MoreElectronics and Power Generation
U.S. Computer Industry Is in Early Stages of Recovery; Electric Power Industry Rebounds from Cyclical Low-Point
Read MoreTwo Strategies for Securing Skilled Labor
A number of mold manufacturers reveal their clever solutions to the workforce development dilemma—from hiring retirees to recruiting the young.
Read MoreChugging Along
If all goes according to plan, then the weight of the fiscal austerity will start to ease in the second half of this year. Real GDP growth will ratchet up to 3% in the third and fourth quarters. In 2014, the rate of growth will rise to 4%. This may seem like an overly optimistic forecast in light of our present circumstances. But given the current low interest rates I think that the only way we will not hit these growth rates is if Congress does something really stupid like shut down the government. All of the Fed’s stimulus will likely come back to haunt us in the long run in the form of high inflation, but in the short term I believe it will certainly result in a faster pace of economic growth.
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