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Molding the Future with 3D Printing
Dubbed the 3D Printer Project, three groups have come together in the hopes of generating interest and awareness of STEM education opportunities for educators and students.
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What Does Manufacturing Mean to You?
What does it mean to America? Well, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the Manufacturing Institute produced a video shedding some light on that question.
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Seven-Component Mold
A seven-component mold technology allows toothbrushes to be made without time-consuming color changes. This complex multi-component mold can be a cost-effective solution for making identical products with different colors.
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Letting Your Voice Be Heard
If you're a mold builder then chances are you consider yourself part of the plastics industry, so you may want to consider joining members from nine plastics industry trade associations when they gather in Washington, DC, on July 22-23 for the 2014 Plastics Industry Fly-In.
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Manufacturing Trends for 2014-2015
I'm always intrigued by forecasts for manufacturing trends, and this one from Michigan Manufacturing International reports that the next twelve months will be exciting for those in manufacturing--especially companies that are aware of changing situations and that have the flexibility to adapt when necessary.
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Advanced Moldmaking Hits Vegas
ANTEC®, the annual plastics technical conference produced by the Society of Plastics Engineers, is heading to Vegas to connect classroom theory with real-world solutions, and this includes programming specific to mold manufacturing.
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Why Die and Moldmakers Should Join National Associations
The ISTMA (International Special Tooling & Machining Association) World Conference recently took place in Cape Town, South Africa. This event brings together business owners and senior management from around the globe who work within the special tooling and machining industry. During the General Assembly Dave Tilstone, NTMA’s representative at ISTMA, was elected President for the next three years. Read his comments here.
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Are You Aware of Conflict Mineral Compliance?
This has recently come up with a few readers, and now The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) offers some information you need to know if you make molds for publicly traded companies because you may be asked to help them with required documentation.
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Transitioning from Standard Moldmaking to a Mold Mfg Process
The three drivers, according to Rexam Mold Manufacturing, to making the move from traditional moldmaking to mold manufacturing are speed, consistency and cost. This and other automation and robotics applications and solutions will be featured and discussed during an upcoming TMA Supplier Network event. This video gives a sneak peek.
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Are You a 10?
Or at least a 1 through 9 according to our infamous “Top 10 Reasons to Be a Moldmaker” t-shirt? It is that time of year again—when we show the lighter side of mold manufacturing through our often humorous and sometimes controversial “Top 10 Reasons to Be a Moldmaker” t-shirt campaign.
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MoldMaking Technology's April Digital Ed Is Now Available!
MoldMaking Technology's April issue features technical articles and case studies on balanced toolholder assemblies, inspection software, hot runner design, mold design review and much more. View your digital edition today.
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Attract New Customers with Full Product Development Solutions
One mold builder dramatically increased its ability to move fast and help customers get product to market in the shortest amount of time by applying its mold leadtime reduction principles to its product development processes.
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