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Education

Midwestern Advanced Manufacturing Design Technology Program Presents Unlimited Career Possibilities

Advanced Manufacturing Design Technology program at Central Community College offers new facility expansion and 100 years of instructor experience to mentor students from drafting, manual machines and CNC to part, mold and die design and advanced machining.

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Cutting Tools

Technology Roundup: Selecting the Right Cutting Tool

Tool up with new product offerings from Iscar, Tungaloy, Horn, Walter, Haimer, Union Tool, YG-1 and other suppliers.

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Hot Runners

Hot Runner, Mold Component Partnerships Lead to Innovative Mold Designs

Formula Plastics takes on tooling via sister company Formula Tooling using dedicated partners, 3D modeling services and highly trained engineers to develop advanced mold designs.

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Case Study

Vertical Machining Center Designed for Moldmaking Alongside Metal 3D Printers Brings Virus Face Masks to Market Quickly

Speed and accuracy of a new vertical machining center are vital to a two-process approach for quickly producing much-needed face mask molds.

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SPE Mold Technologies Division Seeks Nominations for Mold Maker, Mold Designer of the Year Award 2022 

For consideration, nominees should demonstrate strong technical expertise, a reputation for conducting fair, honest business and have made contributions to SPE and/or industry. Deadline to submit is Feb. 15, 2022.    

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Industry 40

Roadmapping Workshop Reveals Key Pain Points and Leverage Areas of Advanced Tooling Manufacturing

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The University of Toledo, College of Engineering workshop reveals the challenges facing U.S. mold builders and identifies efforts needed to decrease dependence on offshore tooling.

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Mold Builder Insight Guides R&D Efforts

Results of road mapping workshop identify three areas of technology and education improvement to advance mold manufacturing.

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How a Mold Builder Can Implement Industry 4.0

Properly planning the implementation of an Industry 4.0 system will yield short lead times, an improved bottom line and a more efficient shop floor.

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amerimold

Amerimold 2021 Post-Show Flashback: Engineer

More moldmaker exhibitor highlights from Amerimold 2021, from a P20-modified mold steel grade and free-machining stainless steel mold base material, to an automated knowledge-based mold design solution.

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Basics

Five Things a Mold Builder Should Know about Non-Contact Blue Light 3D Scanning

Mold builders who use non-contact blue light 3D scanning reap the benefits of digitization throughout the mold manufacturing process.

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amerimold

Amerimold 2021 Post-Show Flashback: Build

MMT looks back on the return of an in-person Amerimold in September after a year-long pandemic. 

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MoldMaking Technology's Top-Viewed Content 2021: Profiles

The MoldMaking Technology team has compiled a list of some of the top-viewed profiles this year featuring Mold-Tech, Industrial Molds, Action Mold & Machining, A1 Tool Corp. and Innovation Mold & Design.

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