Contact
New Recruitment Tool on How Moldmaking Careers Make a Difference
The concept was to allow young professionals currently working in our industry to share their own personal journeys and thereby help educate a future generation of workers about the fulfilling, lucrative career opportunities available in mold manufacturing. We thought the best way to convey these stories would be through a video, so we sought support from key moldmaking organizations to help this idea come to life.
Watch
MoldMaking Matters: Your Career Can Make a Difference
Watch the Video: This recruitment tool highlights careers in moldmaking and is designed to attract the next generation of workers.
Watch
Making a Difference
It started with the knowledge that the industry we cover makes a difference in people’s lives every day. Then came the idea.
Read More
The Three Ts of "Growing Your Own"
It takes a team, tours and training to develop a feeder system that attracts and keeps a young talent pool.
Watch
Learn How Recruiting and Reshoring Can Fill the Skills Gap
Harry Moser of the Reshoring Initiative will kick off MoldMaking Technology's 2015 Educational Webinar Series on March 10th with a breakdown of evidence that shows manufacturing is returning to the U.S. and that the skilled manufacturing “professions” are a better choice for most of our youth. He'll also present tools for making the required changes in perception within your community.
Read More
New Way to Adopt Additive Manufacturing Is Recognized
The past couple of years has seen some major moves and advancements within the world of additive manufacturing, and one of those developments--a hybrid technology that offers a new way to adopt AM for CNC operators--has just been awarded the first-ever International Additive Manufacturing Award.
Read More
Centers of Excellence for Moldmaking
As seen in our February article on using supplier collaboration to improve profitability, this same blow moldmaker knows the value of strategic partnerships. For example, they recently teamed up to create Centers of Excellence for the design and manufacture of injection blow, injection stretch blow and extrusion blow molds.
Read More
Myths of Micro Molding
Micro molding is an emerging technology, so there is a limited amount of accurate information available. This leads to misconceptions, misinformation and myths. Check out this post where an experienced micro molder shares its expertise.
Read More
MMT's February Edition of the AM Supplement Now Available
This month's edition includes features on the idiosyncrasies of the additive manufacturing process and how a company founded on individualized manufacturing puts AM to work right out front in its retail lobby.
Read More
MMT's February Digital Edition Available
This month we bring you features on the benefits of cooling-free valve gate actuators, new mold components to help with molding very small threads and undercuts, strategies for maximizing the life of your inspection equipment, how to improve profitability by properly collaborating with your supply chain and much more.
Read More
More Moldmaking Market Data
In addition to the data and analysis Steve Kline Jr. provides each month through his By the Numbers and End Market Report columns, he has much more market research to offer.
Read More
Helping to Feed the Industry
Erie, Pennsylvania-based Plastikos and Micro Mold help to feed the industry with future qualified skilled workers by supporting local high school manufacturing educational programs with necessary equipment. Of note is their work with Central Tech High School to revitalize its Tool & Die Program.
Read More
