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Fuel Up and Cool Down
Plastics industry professionals seeking the latest packaging and processing knowledge will now be able to take part in a new FastTrack training program on September 4th and 5th, near Toledo, Ohio. PTI announces fall FastTrack program with first-ever injection molding conformal cooling seminar, plus medical design/processing module.
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MTConnect Challenge: Part 2
According to NCDMM and AMT, the MTConnect Challenge 1 sought "ambitious yet achievable ideas that harness innovation and manufacturing intelligence breakthroughs. Five winners were awarded $5,000 each. Challenge 2, which began on Monday (and closes Jan. 31st) is seeking the development of software applications that harness innovation and manufacturing intelligence breakthroughs using data acquired via the MTConnect standard."
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A Look Ahead at Hyperspecialization and the Talent Mismatch
In 2013, dialogue was launched with the manufacturing industry that focused on macro trends affecting the future of manufacturing. This was supported by a trend report and a video highlighting the effects of urbanization, sustainability, new materials and new technology.
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A Family Affair
The sense of family in this industry was especially evident this year at amerimold as our 2013 Leadtime Leader Honorable Mention shop accepted their award alongside their parents. Ryan and Philip Katen shared the stage with their parents, Tim and Elizabeth, the company's original founders.
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Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
That is exactly what I thought last week at amerimold when my friend from Hasco handed me the German version of the "Top 10 Reasons to Be a Moldmaker" t-shirt. I only got around to translating a few of them, so feel free to chime in if you know some German.
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Best Practices and Benchmarks Revealed at amerimold 2013
In addition to some mold design best practices, the results of a 2013 North America Tool Shop Benchmark Survey were revealed during a Knowledge Center presentation by Cimatron Technologies.
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Janler Speaks Strategy and Reaps Rewards at amerimold 2013
"Amerimold is not just about marketing and selling. It is also about learning and sharing best practices. I say, Thank You for inviting Janler to speak at the Knowledge Center to share the benefits that we have experienced through GF AgieCharmilles' technical guidance and support."
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Cavalier Tool Showcased at amerimold 2013
During one of amerimold's new Knowledge Center show floor presentations--Save Thousands in Outsourcing by Bringing your EDM Process In-house--Cavalier Tool's success story was shared.
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Supporting The US Plastics Industry –at Amerimold 2013
Bob Schiavone of R&D/Leverage started off his presentation last week with two questions: (1) How many in this room are hiring? and (2) How many here think Made In America is as strong as ever? And the discussion and interest grew from there.
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SPE Names Moldmaker and Mold Designer of the Year at amerimold
The Mold Making and Mold Design Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. --a sponsor of the ENGINEER block of conference sessions as amerimold--named its 2013 Mold Maker and Mold Designer of the Year Award recipients during our event in Rosemont, IL last week.
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Establishing and Educating a Mold Buyer and Building Team
The conference portion of the Expo—both our new show floor Knowledge Center presentations and our three-track technical conference program—received attendance levels not experienced in a few years.
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amerimold 2013: Establishing and Educating a Mold Buyer/Mold Builder Team
The conference portion of the Expo—both our new show floor Knowledge Center presentations and our three-track technical conference program—received attendance levels not experienced in a few years.
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