Business Strategy
Throwback Thursday: Jig Grinding, EDM or High-Speed Milling?
By examining the advantages, limitations, features and applications jig grinding has compared to EDM and high-speed milling, you will arm yourself with the information you need to make the right decision when it comes to purchasing your next machine tool.
Read MoreThe Bottom Line: Recent Tax Issues Affecting Moldmakers
With a top federal income tax rate of almost 40 percent, coupled with other obligations such as payroll taxes, state income taxes and excise taxes, a significant tax burden is placed on moldmakers.
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Throwback Thursday: Working on My Business
Being an IMTS year, it is to be expected that most of us are focused on technology. I'm here to tell you that to get the most out of the products and equipment you invest in, you must also focus on the "business" of moldmaking. This reminded me of an article series we published in the late 1990s that still applies today.
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Executive Decision Making in a Customer-Centric Organization
If you read the Gardner Business Index for Moldmaking that we published yesterday, and if your heart fell just a tad because it wasn’t very encouraging (especially given that indicators early in the year told us to expect a rocking summer for US molds and molding), take heart.
Read MoreThe Bottom Line: Correcting Errors on Income Tax Returns
Any company can make mistakes when filling out a tax return, but sometimes those mistakes can work in your favor.
Read MoreKeeping Up with ISO: The Value of Value Stream Mapping
Most people find it difficult to translate quality into in real dollars and cents.
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Throwback Thursday: Growth Strategies for the U.S. Moldmaker
Some things never change. Like competition. There will always be competition, and let's face it, it's a great motivator to continuous improvement. What I've also noticed is that the ways to face the competition haven't changed all that much either. This reminded me of a four-part article series that MoldMaking Technology published back in 2001 on growth strategies for the U.S. moldmaker that is still relevant today.
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What You Put Out There Comes Back to You
Surely there is truth in this headline. I’ve seen it happen with my own eyes and recently witnessed it again when I participated with the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Mold Technologies Division as its Mold Maker of the Year Award was presented to Geoff Luther, owner and president of A-1 Tool Corporation in Melrose Park, Illinois. The award was well-deserved.
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West Michigan AMBA Finishes Successful Supplier Night Fundraiser
First Supplier Night event is a success for the American Mold Builders West Michigan Chapter.
Read MoreLeadtime Leaders Made Their Presence Known at Amerimold
The moldmaking community is a family of sorts, and this becomes very evident every year at Amerimold when we celebrate our annual Leadtime Leader Awards Competition. Last week this was taken to another level when 2016 Winner Krieger Craftsmen registered a busload of people to attend Amerimold and make their presence known.
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