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The Hybrid Mold

Hybrid cars, hybrid flowers, hybrid corn, so why not hybrid molds?

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Regulations

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.

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Software 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.

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Case Study

CMM 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.

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Case Study

iWarriors: 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.

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EDM

How EDM Training Can Boost Productivity

Even the shortest of training sessions provide the opportunity to recover any costs incurred in a very short time.

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R&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.

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FAQ

Think Metric

One man builds an argument for designing and building in metric. Part 1

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Electronics and Power Generation

U.S. Computer Industry Is in Early Stages of Recovery; Electric Power Industry Rebounds from Cyclical Low-Point

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Basics

Two 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.

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Chugging 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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