Sherry Baranek Contributing Writer
Automation, Innovation Chart EDM’s Course
Advances in EDM technology—including increased automation and combining machining processes to get the job done as efficiently as possible—help EDM stay afloat and keep moldmakers successful.
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ProMoldGauer, Inc.: Acquisitions Key to Sustainability
Two key acquisitions allow this moldmaker to diversify its customer base and remain successful through difficult industry times.
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Aligning Efforts in the Automotive Industry
Forming a strategic alliance allows this group of moldmakers to pool their resources and offer OEMs complete support—all the while realizing tax savings.
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Coatings Enhance Tool Life and Performance
Surface coatings have evolved over the past decade—offering improved operation uptime, greater consistency and higher part quality
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Minco Tool & Mold: A Complex Evolution
A niche market in complex surfaces and diversification—combined with a heavy investment in new equipment and technology—keeps this moldmaker on the map.
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Software Enhances Advancing Technologies
CAD/CAM’s improved features and new capabilities—combined with the latest in technologies like high speed and five-axis machining, new cutting tools and 3-D technologies—allow moldmakers to achieve the highest quality in the shortest time.
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Dynamic Tool & Design, Inc.: Automatically Inclined
By fully integrating automation into its process, this shop services its customers from part design to sampling—and everything in between.
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StackTeck Systems Ltd.: Continuous Improvement Trims Leadtimes
This moldmaker’s maturing outlook on operations processing and scheduling, combined with continuous improvement initiatives, results in overall leadtime improvement of 15 percent and garners them the MoldMaking Technology 2008 Leadtime Leader Honorable Mention: Large Shop.
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MGS Mfg. Group: Sampling Success
A foray into sampling led this toolmaker to design its own multi-shot tooling system and equipment.
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A Machine Cuts Carbon and Hard Steel at 60 Percent of the Cost
The right high-speed machining center and software helps one mold builder turn an important corner in mold building productivity.
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Lean Manufacturing Trims Leadtimes
Moldmakers aren't the only ones reducing leadtimes. Component and hot runner suppliers are delivering their equipment and supplies faster to accommodate industry demand.
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The MME Group: From Moldmaker to Mold Manufacturer
This moldmaker has evolved into a full-service contract manufacturer by adopting continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives combined with a focus on quality control.
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