Matt Danford Former Senior Editor
Streamlining Setups at Seescan
In addition to new equipment, this captive shop’s transformation involved implementing strategies to make the most of existing resources.
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Moldmakers as Consultants
Is there any better source for learning new tricks than fellow moldmakers? For that matter, is anyone better suited to critique your own operation and help identify inefficiencies? Open dialogue fostered by the AMBA’s periodic plant tours benefits members in both ways.
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Beyond the Bottom Line
Would you ever consider a company garden? This employer believes a positive work environment pays dividends in the form of a happy, motivated and productive workforce (includes video).
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10,000 Reasons to Consider Additive Manufacturing
When this company first started selling EDMs, the technology was in its infancy. Since then, it's sold 10,000 of those machines.
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Readying Students for High-Tech Careers
FANUC America is promoting a new CNC certification at this year's IMTS. Stop by the Student Summit to check it out.
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Ingredients of a Modern Mold Shop
That’s the tagline for our September issue cover story about the technical and cultural transformation of a captive mold-building operation. However, the shop’s story has more to offer than what appeared in the article.
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An Onsite Moldmaking Academy
This moldmaker has undertaken an extensive effort to institute formal training for every position within the company.
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Investing in a Five-Axis Future
This shop’s first five-axis machine offers capabilities that exceed its needs—at least for now.
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Breaking Barriers Between Vision and Reality
For this OEM, speeding time to market required empowering its captive moldmaking operation with not only new technology, but the culture to use it effectively.
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A Virtual IMTS Education
Attending the show is the best idea, but students and teachers don’t necessarily have to be there to get an education out of this year’s IMTS.
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Expertise at the Touch of a Button
A free video series on maintaining blow molds says a lot about this shop’s commitment to serving customers beyond just the provision of quality tooling.
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A Handy Reference
Whether the goal is to learn or to refresh existing knowledge, this online tool delivers with diagrams and animations that illustrate concepts at the heart of any mold manufacturing operation.
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