Christina Fuges

Christina Fuges Editorial Director

Regulations

Headed to K?

K 2019 will be host to 100 exhibitors from the U.S. and 18 from Canada while the number of attendees traveling from North America to this international trade show for plastics and rubber in Düsseldorf, Germany, is expected to hit 8,500. I will be visiting the show again this year to report back to you what I see and hear.  

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amerimold

Amerimold Action 2019

Amerimold celebrated 20 years in Rosemont, Illinois, and offered attendees a wide variety of products, programs and pomp.

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FAQ

Mold Maintenance Refresher

As I hit the road to attend a hot runner maintenance workshop this week, I’m reminded of my last maintenance-related education session. So, I thought I’d share some images and tips as a little refresher on what I learned.  

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PODCAST: Bringing in Curious Next-Generation Mold Builders

Listen in as I sit down with The Manufacturing Alliance and Camille Sackett, a fellow Northeast-coaster who started at Accede Mold & Tool in 1993 and worked her way through mold designing, project management and currently business development and engineering support. Camille Sackett grew up in Westchester County, New York, with three generations working at the Tarrytown General Motors plant.

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Leadership

PODCAST: Bringing in Young, Curious Mold Builders

Listen in as I sit down with The Manufacturing Alliance and Camille Sackett of Accede Mold & Tool to record a podcast about family-owned businesses, developing long-lasting relationships, instilling a culture of independence, empowerment and freedom, and attracting curious next-generation mold builders. 

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Editorial

Simple Ways to Get Your Shop Exposure

MoldMaking Technology encourages readers to reach out to its editors with ideas, rough drafts or a request to be interviewed for a story.

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Marketing

Amerimold 2019 Highlights: That's A Wrap!

A final wrap up of all things Amerimold for 2019, including a peek at some behind-the-scenes action!

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Regulations

Keeping Up With ISO

Everyone speaks the language of money, so it makes sense that the success of an ISO 9001 implementation would require a financial measurement of quality.

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amerimold

PODCAST: MMT Editorial Team Wraps Up Amerimold 2019

On this episode of the Manufacturing Alliance Podcast, the editors of MoldMaking Technology re-cap Amerimold 2019 and give a sneak peeks at next year’s event.  

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amerimold

Live Show Floor Recap from Amerimold 2019

In the midst of exhibitors breaking down at the close of Amerimold 2019, the MoldMaking Technology editorial team set up shop at the MMT booth to do a live Manufacturing Alliance Podcast, sharing some immediate insight and feedback on this annual event.

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Leadership

Cybersecurity Requires a Culture Change 

The industry talks a lot about culture change, but I’m almost certain they are not referring to cybersecurity. I’m even more certain that most shops do not have a dedicated IT person focused on cybersecurity. Meet Eric Slaughter.

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PODCAST: Educators in Mold Maintenance

The key to successfully educating mold builders and molders about mold maintenance is to listen twice as much as you talk for the improvement in finding problems and creating solutions.

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