Christina Fuges

Christina Fuges Editorial Director

Mold Materials

VIDEO: AM Powder Addresses Current Inefficiencies, Sustainability and Skills Gap

Steel supplier discusses high thermal conductivity metal powders that also address the skills gaps via user-friendly materials and promote sustainability via durability and higher cycle counts.    

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Sustainability

MMT Chats: Exploring Sustainable Innovation & Advanced Technology: The Plastek Group's Injection Blow Mold Project & More

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges interviews VP Global Engineering & Tooling Doug Prischak and VP of Sales John Heinrikson from The Plastek Group and Triangle Tool about an injection blow mold project, sustainability, imaging, AR and 3D printing.

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Leadership

Innovation, Diversification and Integration Guide Mold Builder Growth

Quality Tool and Die team discusses the journey from a small automotive tool shop to a diversified full-service moldmaking and plastic production facility.

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How to Empower Your Team with Leadership and Mentoring

What follows is a Q&A with James Jergens, an MMT EAB member and Owner of Ascend Innovative Mold.

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Automation

Overcoming Barriers to Automation Integration in Precision Moldmaking

It’s easy to imagine the advantages automation offers the moldmaking process, but it's challenging to change one’s mindset, develop a plan and invest.

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VIDEO: Addressing Data Needs with Mold Component Solutions

The need for data to track information and the history of the mold-building process is ever-increasing, and mold component solutions can help.

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Sales

MMT Chats: Mold Builder Shares “Raw and Real” Social Media Strategy

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges sits down with Murphy Forsyth, GM – Injection Molding and Director Of Marketing for Zero Tolerance LLC in Clinton Township, MI.

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Packaging

R&D Drives Innovation and Problem-Solving at Michigan Blow Mold Builder

Mid-America Machining focuses on reshaping designs, “right weight" initiatives, continuous improvement and process refinement to enhance moldmaking efficiency.

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Tested and Triumphed to Support our Wounded Veterans: Hoka Hey and @iWarriors

Larry Patten, a retired moldmaker, completed the grueling Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge, covering over 10,000 miles to raise more than $20,000 for iWarriors, a charity supporting wounded veterans.

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VIDEO: Enhancing Data-Driven Decisions with Cloud-Based Mold Monitoring

Steps to improve data-driven decision-making and key features of a cloud-based system for mold monitoring and asset management.  

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Navigating the Future of Mold Design and Manufacturing

What follows is a Q&A with Justin Jagels, an MMT EAB member and owner/president of J Squared Design Services LLC.

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MMT Chats: Award-Winning 2024 Mold Repair Technician of the Year

Scott Phipps of United Tool and Mold (UTM) was honored with the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Mold Technologies Div. (MTD) Mold Repair Technician of the Year award.

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