Education

Education 22 Nov 2017

Demo Mold Teaching and Marketing Tool

I can’t lie. It’s refreshing these days to get something in your mailbox that you can hold in your hands versus an email. This week I got a nifty little demo mold in the mail that I then used to explain to my son just how a mold works. What a simple teaching tool and a great marketing tool.

Education 10 Nov 2017

Webinar: Why Are So Many Making the Switch to Conformal Cooling?

This webinar will show you how to get cool with conformal cooling. Just make use of additive solutions to start designing an effective mold cooling system, while reducing design time and effort.

Education 1 Nov 2017

How Do You Consume MMT Content?

I’m always curious how people read content today, considering the amount of content we develop and the many platforms we deliver it across every day. Recently, a young controller at a small mold shop emailed his thanks for our education/training series, which prompted me to ask how he reads MMT.

Basics 1 Nov 2017

Apprentice Training: Metallurgy

Metallurgy for mold materials for tool and die apprentices should cover mining, furnaces, properties, testing, alloying, processing, classification and heat treatment.

Education 26 Oct 2017

CamInstructor Expands Offering of Online Training Courses

CamInstructor offers courses in Mastercam, Solidworks and CNC Machine Programming for those who are new to tool programming and for those who are interested in refreshing their training.

Education 25 Oct 2017

Partners in Educating the Next Generation of Builders

Our 2017 series on education/training and workforce development has opened the flood gates to efforts across North America focused on building our next generation of moldmakers. Here is a guest blog post on another industry supplier that has supported local mold builders by donating equipment to a Michigan high school manufacturing program.

Education 9 Oct 2017

A Racing Car Named Gwyneth Helps Teach UK Students about Manufacturing

Since making workforce development a special focus for MMT, I’m learning about so many more supplier companies that are blazing trails, in various ways, to engage the next generation of mechanical engineers. One of them is Renishaw.