Moldmakers return from a recent trade mission to Asia armed with a greater understanding of their overseas competition and ready to rise to the challenge.
A program that allows businesses and industries to donate equipment or money in return for tax credit has been developed by The Vocational Administrators of Pennsylvania.
Outsourcing: As moldmakers look to the beginning of a new century and the new challenges that they face, outsourcing their extensive insert work is a smart business decision.
While they are certainly not a necessity in the moldmaking industry, more and more molders are discovering the numerous benefits hot runner systems offer the molding process: faster cycle times, no waste in the sprue and runner system and elimination of additional operations such as grinding the scrap material.
It seems like moldmakers have enough on their plate - smaller timeframe to complete molds, offshore competition, finding qualified employees - to add mold repair/welding to the long list.
