MMT Blog
Communication Breakdown?
We all know communication is the key to every relationship--at home, with friends and at work. Bad communication is the cause of most problems and good communication is the solution to most. However, proper communication is easier said than done. I found an interesting piece on how to boost team communication within the work environment that I wanted to share.
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Step Up and Be Counted!
Mold manufacturers start recruiting today! I just learned about an organization dedicated to getting veterans hired; and, from what I remember from a workforce development roundtable at the AMBA Convention in May, the qualities of military personnel are the qualities today's moldmakers are looking for in employees. Check out Milicruit and the virtual career fair happening next week.
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Finding Funding to Develop Your Workforce
Without the proper monetary resources it is impossible to develop your workforce.
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Residential Housing the Key to Sustained Recovery
The number of new houses started in the U.S. in June posted its highest monthly total in four years. The June tally was 25% stronger than the same month in 2011. For the year to date, the number of new houses started in 2012 is up 27% when compared with the first six months of last year. All of this should come as welcome news.
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We're Not Alone ...
... In our skilled worker shortage here in North America, but that's not a good thing ... unless maybe we try to learn what others are doing to meet this challenge head on.
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Take a Stand for Manufacturing!
I was very moved when this email crossed my desk earlier today.
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Linear Five-Axis at Die Tech & Engineering
Video about using linear motor 5-axis machines at Die Tech & Engineering in Wyoming Michigan near Grand Rapids. Simultaneous five axis contour milling of hardened tool steel.
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MoldMaking On Display
In a display case, that is. At Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) in Wisconsin, but not the magazine, our popular "Top 10 Reasons to Be a Moldmaker" T-shirts. But hey, exposure is exposure, right! Selfishly for MMT, but more importantly for mold manufacturing in general, and to some future moldmakers possibly! Bob Novak, a full-time Instructor at WCTC since 1990 who guides the Tool and Die/Moldmaking program, displayed the shirts in the case, which faces the hall of the Plastics Lab.
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From the Field: The Right CAD/CAM Makes New Mold Manufacture Easier and the Entire Process More Efficient
Fine, tiny detailing demanded by model railway enthusiasts requires moldmaking tolerances in manufacturing scale models that are often tighter than those in the automotive industry. With the right CAD/CAM system creating the mold around the designed product takes approximately 30% less time than it did with the CAD/CAM system PECO used before switching to VISI.
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