MMT Blog

Supply Chain 27 Mar 2012

Michigan Manufacturing Boom

This year our annual amerimold event is taking place in a state experiencing a boom in manufacturing, and to some extent, reshoring is the reason. On that note, one of our keynote addresses during this event (June 13, 2012) will be on "How to Bring Manufacturing Back," hosted by Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Intiative.

23 Mar 2012

Production Cell for Diverse Range of Applications in High-Precision Injection Molding

New micro injection molding system micro-män for the first time in the USA.

22 Mar 2012

New Process Cooling Remote Monitoring to Be Displayed at NPE2012

NPE attendees can interact with user-friendly, performance-optimizing system at booth #1991

Education 22 Mar 2012

Fuel Your Brain

FastTrack training program offers plastics professionals intensive training options.

Leadership 21 Mar 2012

Mobile Media Puts NPE2012 Literally in the Attendees' Hands

New iPad App and Mobile Phone Site Let Visitors Manage Their Own NPE2012 Schedules, Access Directory Information, and Much More

Leadtime Leader 21 Mar 2012

Leadtime Leader Takes on a Challenge

Can you really mold a pipette shaped part with a .015” wall x .370” long followed by a .008” wall x .080”? How about if the molding material is PEEK? How about 4 cavities? Can a Cpk of 1.33 be achieved on this wall section? These are the challenges and questions Mold Craft set out to prove the viability by partnering in flow simulation and press selection while Mold Craft designed and built a mold required for this difficult part.Although Mold Craft is typically known for their ability to design and build high cavitation production molds to produce parts that number in the hundreds of millions, Mold Craft has also received recognition for the ability to mold extremely tight tolerances on micro parts with intricate geometry that require high Cpk values. This challenge was just that, micro parts shaped like a funnel or pipette with extreme length to wall thickness ratio. To add to this complexity, the customer needed to use PEEK due to its high strength characteristics.Mold craft will be displaying their latest mold in the Sodick Plustech press at NPE in Orlando. Mold Craft (booth 1295) will have the attached photographed mold operating at Sodick Plustech booth 363.Read full story here.

Leadership 20 Mar 2012

SPI Welcomes Jacqueline L. Dalzell as Director, Industry Affairs

Well-Known Plastics Industry Veteran Joins Association to Counsel on Industry Outreach and Supply Chain Communication Strategies

Automation 20 Mar 2012

Siemens to Present Motion Control and Plant Communications Solutions 2012

At this year’s National Plastics Exposition (NPE), Siemens will present various automation, drives, motion control solutions and plant communications enhancements for the plastics industry and related end-user markets.

Tool Steel 20 Mar 2012

Closest to the Pin Contest at PCS Booth #2571

Enter to WIN A FREE: Aluminum Mold Base, Stainless Steel Mold Base, platen GUARD™ Locating Rings.

Sustainability 20 Mar 2012

Tapping into the Energy/Environmental Markets

The energy/environmental markets are broad and burgeoning for Mack Molding.

Mold Components 19 Mar 2012

Mold & Die Components

IMS Company (Chagrin Falls, OH ) offers an assortment of wear plates, ejector pins, bushings, parting line locks, and several other types of components for the plastics processing and metal stamping industries.