MMT Blog
Mold Business Index: Overall Business Levels Uneasily Steady
Total Mold Business Index for July 2011: 50.0
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The Mold Shop Puzzle: Competition Applied
Creating Constructive Change: Competition Applied
Read MorePowdered Metal Technology Creates Opportunities
PMT is an injection molding process that can produce precision mold cavities at high volumes with high repeatability.
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Social Networking, Industry Participation Keys to Moldmaker’s Success
Industrial Mold & Machine (IMM; Twinsburg, OH) considers itself fairly diverse. A majority of the company’s work is smaller molds (under 400 tons) in industries like appliance, computer/business equipment, electronics, lawn and garden, marine, medical/optical/dental, telecommunications and toys.
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Reducing Energy Usage with Wire EDM
Technology advances have helped make today’s EDMs environmentally friendly.
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Macro Considerations for Cutting Tool Selection
Selecting the best cutting tool is a critical activity to your business success. It’s a re-occurring job that directly impacts cycle time and your shop’s competitiveness.
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Strategic Partnerships Solidify Automotive Niche
To further strengthen its reputation as a leading innovator in the marketplace, Proper has recently formed strategic alliances with German company KrausMaffei and Woburn, MA-based Trexel Inc.—two vastly different organizations with their own specialties.
Read MoreHow to Get the Most Out of Carbide Recycling
By choosing the right recycling program, mold manufacturers can help sustain both the environment and their industry.
Read MoreFrom the Field: 3-D Printing Streamlines Product Development and Tooling Applications for Power Generation Company
A company that helps businesses harness the power of steam, is now leveraging a second powerful technology – 3D printing – to improve its own business performance.
Read MoreHow to Optimize Your ERP Implementation
Proven methodology for using enterprise resource planning.
Read MoreSimulate Your Way to a Better Mold
How incorporating simulation of the cooling stage of the injection molding process can help mold designers and molders make their tool as efficient as possible.
Read MoreDiversity Is Key to Over Six Decades of Moldmaking Success
In 1945, George Carson dreamt of owning his own business. So he founded Carson Tool & Mold (Kennesaw, GA) in his garage, and hired his first employee—George Myers. Carson ran the shop until he retired in 1988 and Myers continued to build the business, passing the reins to his son David, who currently serves as president after purchasing the company in 1996.
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