MMT Chats

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MMT Chats: 30 Under 30 Honoree, Program Engineer Goes from Learning to Leading

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges invites Accede Mold & Tool’s Program Engineer Kyle Joseph as a guest on this MMT Chat. He talks about his blended role of mold design and project management, the importance of embracing the learning curve and growing into a leadership position. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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30 under 30

MMT Chats: 30 Under 30 Honoree, Process Engineer Doing Something New Every Day

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges brings on Process Engineer Rob McMaster with X-Cell Tool and Mold, our 2019 Leadtime Leader Award-Winning shop as a guest for this MMT Chats video interview to talk about his journey through manufacturing with a management goal in mind and doing what needs to be done to meet customer goals. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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MMT Chats: 30 Under 30 Honoree, Mold Designer Says Key to Growth Is Harvesting Knowledge

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges invites Mold Designer Sasha Stojanovic of the Industrial Molds Division of Pyramid Molding Group as a guest on this MMT Chat. He shares his magnum opus and take on mentoring, as well as explains the challenge of machinability and why education must change. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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30 under 30

MMT Chats: 30 Under 30 Honoree, Engineering Manager "Figuring It All Out"

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges brings on YakAttack Engineering Manager Nick Kellogg as a guest for this MMT Chats video interview to talk about the value of hands-on education, self-reliance, setting up systems and job satisfaction. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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30 under 30

MMT Chats: 30 Under 30 Honoree, Moldmaker Thrives on the Beauty of Moldmaking, Doing Everything Everyday

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges invites Moldmaker Jacob Arsenault of Wepco Plastics to this MMT Chat to talk multitasking, mind-blowing moments, problem-solving and following his family’s footsteps to shop ownership. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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Leadership

MMT Chats: 30 Under 30 Honoree, Project Engineer & Lean Six Sigma Rep Shares Passion

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges brings on EDRO Specialty Steels Project Engineer Katherine Pistorius as a guest for this MMT Chats video interview to talk about her love of cutting waste, process management, and efficiency, which lead her to Lean Six Sigma. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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Education

MMT Chats: 30 Under 30 Honoree, Journeyman and Apprentice Moldmakers Tag Team to Talk Continuous Learning and Doing

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges brings on Superior Tooling’s Journeyman Moldmaker Ben Johnson and Apprentice Moldmaker Isaac Wier as guests for this MMT Chats video interview to share their common paths into moldmaking, current challenges, continuous learning opportunities and future ambitions. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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Making Mentoring Work | MMT Chat Part 2

Three of the TK Mold and Engineering team in Romeo, Michigan join me for Part 2 of this MMT Chat on mentorship by sharing how the AMBA’s Meet a Mentor Program works, lessons learned (and applied) and the way your shop can join this effort. 

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ICYMI: MMT Chats: True Leadership Leads to Mentoring, Part 1

This trio from TK Mold and Engineering in Romeo, Michigan, joins me to discuss the role of leadership and culture in mentorship. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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Analysis

MMT Chats: 5 in 5 with Intex Tooling Technologies

For this MMT Chat: 5 in 5—that’s 5 best practices in five minutes on ways to improve efficiencies—I chat with Robert Graup,  Toolroom Manager for Intex Tooling in Ontario Canada. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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Analysis

MMT Chats: 5 in 5 with Best Tool and Engineering

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges reveals 5 best practices for improving efficiencies within shops...in 5 minutes. Our guest is Joe Cherluck, President of Best Tool and Engineering in Clinton Township, Michigan. 

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Regulations

MMT Chats: 5 in 5 with The Plastek Group (Tooling Divisions: Triangle Tool and Penn Erie)

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges has a quick 5-minute chat with Douglas Prischak, VP Global Tooling and Engineering for The Plastek Group in Erie, Pennsylvania, on five best practices for improving efficiencies. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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