Christina Fuges

Christina Fuges Editorial Director

Leadership

Attention to Details

According to Beaumont Technologies--developer of melt-rotation technologies-- it’s oftentimes the little decisions we make that eat away at the profitability of a company, and many times we don’t give them a second thought. Read their take on how your choice of runner shape can shape your profits.

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Five Piece Collapsing Cores

Mold technology that enables the molding of creative packaging solutions, including 360 degrees of internal threads or undercuts and containers or closures with smaller neck diameters than the core or body. This allows the injection molding of part designs that would traditionally have been molded via injection-blow or extrusion-blow methods for wide mouth jars.

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Regulations

Just When You Think We've Lost the Next Generation

You learn about a high school student intrigued by manufacturing since middle school, excelling at his studies, being admitted early into an innovative new manufacturing program and now evangelizing about the trade. Colin Nyseth took it upon himself to reach out to Governor Scott Walker and invite him to visit his school to see the successful shop and business model that has kids getting excited about manufacturing.

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3D Printing

See 3D Printing in Action

During amerimold expo 2014 this June 11-12 in Novi, Michigan, exhibitor Linear Mold & Engineering will be offering a Destination Tour to see its 3D printing in action at its DMLS Division.

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The Marriage of Moldmaking and DMLS

Three factors influenced this molder's decision to use direct metal laser sintering: a decrease in waste, faster mold production and design flexibility.

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Plastics Machinery Expectations and Shipments Stay Strong

The Committee on Equipment Statistics of SPI conducts a quarterly survey of plastics machinery suppliers that asks about present market conditions and future expectations. Responses reveal an upbeat attitude that is broad-based across the industry. When asked about future expectations or market conditions, 87 percent of the respondents expect conditions to stay the same or even improve in the coming quarter, and 95 percent expect them to hold steady or get better during the next 12 months.

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CAD/CAM Takes You from Prototype to Part

This application story proves that CAD/CAM can be for much more than just injection molding by taking you from prototype to part.

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Moldmakers Making a Difference

iWarriors continues to support our troops this year with even more iPad deliveries, and here are stories recipients have shared expressing their gratitude when we are the ones who are grateful to them!

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Leadership

Mold Builder is Closing Gap Between Concept and Production

Mold builders are always fighting against the clock, but if that fight results in a project not being evaluated for feasibility during the concept phase, you'll experience costly,time-consuming delays. Westminster Tool Inc. uses its“Bridging the Gap” between concept and production business management philosophy to attack the "gap."

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Aluminum

MoldMaking Technology's March Digital Ed Is Now Available!

MoldMaking Technology's March issue features technical articles on texture repair, aluminum tooling, building a mold in fewer setups, how not to troubleshoot in mold maintenance, moldmaking opportunities in NAFTA markets, and much more.

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Education

NAFTA Region Market Opportunities for Mold Manufacturers

Are you interested in learning more about trade policy updates, top export growth markets, exporting basics, developing an exporting strategy and the costs associated with exporting? Then join us for the first in a four-part educational webinar series on international affairs and trade education tomorrow, March 26th, 2 p.m. EST.

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Extreme MoldMaking Technology

MoldMaking Technology magazine and Extreme Tool & Engineering both were established in 1998. You could say we've grown together in this industry, and today I'm excited to share Extreme's well-deserved time in the spotlight.

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