Education
Legacy Precision Mold: An Inside View
Get an inside look into the technology and machines that make manufacturing products a reality every day at Legacy Precision Molds from the apprentice perspective.
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Standardizing Inspection
Standardizing inspection on a single software has allowed this automotive toolmaker to lower training expenses, offer greater staff flexibility and improve CAD compatibility.
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AIM Institute Advances Injection Molding Careers and Fills Skill Gap
John Beaumont made his mark in the industry through his deep involvement in, and teaching of, injection molding technologies and engineering. He was also recently nominated into the Society of Plastics Engineers’ prestigious Plastics Hall of Fame. Beaumont has yet one more accomplishment to add to his long list: He has announced the first graduating class from his newly founded American Injection Molding Institute (AIM).
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Webinar: Maximizing Tax Savings for Mold Builders
In December Congress made the R&D tax credit permanent, and it was improved with the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 by allowing eligible small businesses to offset the Alternative Minimum Tax and select start-up companies to offset the employer’s payroll tax liabilities.
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More Companies to Benefit from the R&D Tax Credit!
After learning that the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 was signed into law late last month, I got a call from past MMT "tax" contributor Scott Schmidt of the Black Line Group. The vote on the Act prompted him to reach out to me to discuss the changes, so I wanted to quickly share them with MMT readers.
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Fast-Track Training
Right Skills Now focuses on in-demand skills in CNC operations, programming and machining, which will account for 14 to 22 percent of job growth by 2024, according to NIMS. Let's take a look at this unique initiative.
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Learn the Keys to Shop Training and Filling the Skills Gap
On November 17 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time, Ray Coombs, president of Westminster Tool, will present a free Webinar with MoldMaking Technology and share key strategies his company uses to not only improve toolmaking operations but to also fill the skills gap that so many mold shops are facing today.
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Finding, Training & Retaining Employees
In this multi-part series of articles, contributor Ryan Pohl, a journeyman CNC machinist who also holds a master's degree in industrial training and development, addresses the skilled-labor shortage and its potential to dramatically hinder the future sustainability and growth of the moldmaking industry.
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The LSR Learning Curve
This increasingly popular thermoset material follows very different rules than any plastic.
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NIMS Partners With Grant-Winning Apprenticeship Program
Focus:HOPE is one of the latest examples of a manufacturing training program getting attention from the highest levels of government.
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