Sherry Baranek Contributing Writer
Automation Division Paves Way to New Customers
Ohio-based FPM Tooling and Automation found new unconventional markets when it launched a division focused on automotive.
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Savings from the Front Lines: Rebuilding Saves Molders Money
This quarterly series features actual examples of a front-line mold building company presenting new approaches to improve the customer's profitability.
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New Business Opportunities: New Equipment Investment Solidifies Medical Mold Prototyping Niche
Investing in an additional high-speed machining center and converting to electric presses rather than hydraulic has allowed mold manufacturer/molder Injection Mold, Inc. (North Vernon, IN) to step up its game by speeding up already quick delivery times.
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Berrien Tool Coalition: A Marketing Edge
This group of companies delivers a full-systems approach to manufacturing—art to part and every-thing in between.
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Early Collaboration, Part Design Involvement Key to Global Growth in Packaging
This mold manufacturer has achieved success by partnering with manufacturers in the packaging and closure markets on innovative plastic part designs—not simply providing a mold quote.
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LaGrow Consulting: Championing for Coalitions
This one-woman consulting firm has made it her mission to help moldmakers establish coalitions.
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CAD/CAM Package Improves Speed, Accuracy And Design Time for Complex Molds
This blow mold manufacturer finds a software package that is able to work with complex curves and surfaces quickly and efficiently.
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Cutting Tool Slashes Cycle Times by 75 Percent
This moldmaker reduces cycle times from 10 hours to two hours with a more durable, faster cutter that also leaves a nice finish.
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Niche Auto Molds Prove to Be a Profitable for Cavalier Tool
Capitalizing on its specialty of molds for fans and shrouds in the automotive industry—on their own terms with no PPAP—drives this moldmaker’s success.
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Elite Mold & Engineering: Team Elite
Being both a moldmaker and a molder allows Elite Mold to be a one-stop team for its customers and the MoldMaking Technology 2009 Leadtime Leader Honorable Mention Award: Small Shop.
Read MoreBe Proactive, Not Reactive
News from the auto industry today is full of doom and gloom. However, there are steps mold manufacturers can take to remain profitable during this time.
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Reaching Out to a Different Market to Survive Tough Times
This mold manufacturer has reassessed its market base and began dabbling in the energy industry based on its experience with CNC machining—making it a natural transition.
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