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Medical & Consumer Products End Market Report 2013

Medical & Consumer Products

CAD/CAM Advancements Increase Machine Productivity

The Economy Went Flat in Q4, but Poised for Future Recovery

Trends may suggest sluggish growth in the near term, but in the long term these trends will result in a more healthy recovery. Our latest forecast calls for sub-par GDP growth in the first half of 2013, but the recovery will accelerate noticeably in the second half of this year. We expect the annual growth in real GDP to be at least 2.5% this year, and at least 3.5% in 2014.

Third Annual Women in Manufacturing Summit Coming This Fall!

For those of you who are following along, this is day two of female-related blogs! I can’t help myself—just had to share. Nearly 300 leading women manufacturing executives, managers and supervisors from across the country will gather in Detroit this October for the third annual Women in Manufacturing Summit.

CAD/CAM Increases Machining Productivity

Women Are "STEP'ping it up in Manufacturing

Okay, so being a woman covering the mold manufacturing industry, I just have to share this. You guessed it ... it's honoring women in manufacturing. Three women ... among 122 honorees representing all levels of manufacturing ... were chosen because they each made significant achievements in manufacturing.

Finally, a Proper Start to the Recovery

    The recession officially ended nearly four years ago, but the U.S. economy has yet to enter a full-fledged recovery.

GE Aviation and the Morris Technologies Acquisition

The aircraft engine maker recently purchased two sister companies dedicated to additive manufacturing. Technology leader Randy Kappesser discusses the reasons for this move and what it means to GE.

What if Metal Follows the Same Path as Plastic?

It will, says Directed Manufacturing. This company sees metal additive manufacturing becoming as much of an established technology for final part production as plastic additive manufacturing is now. It expects to buy more metal additive machines in anticipation of the work that’s coming.

"Adding" to Your Tooling Options

Understand the benefits and applications of processes for making tooling through additive manufacturing.

Plastics Has an Image Problem

And one couple has had enough. They went about doing their part to solve the plastics industry's image problem by helping to create an 84,000-square-foot, $80 million Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center (ETIC) at UMass Lowell to help raise awareness and change people's minds about the business of plastics.

What Is the Competition Saying?

Some past winners of MoldMaking Technology's Annual Leadtime Leader Awards Competition share the benefits they experienced by participating. Now it's your turn to enter to win. Read on to learn how.