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MMT Chats: American Mold Builders Association on Best Practices for Employee Attraction and Hiring
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges sits down with AMBA’s Managing Director Kym Conis and the Director of Strategic Execution Rachael Pfenninger to discuss its Employee Attraction and Hiring Playbook and the Workforce Development Task Force. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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MMT Chats: Giving Back by Answering the Moldmaking Education Need
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges checks in with Bruce Cateon, an executive advisor at OASIC Consulting. Bruce started out in moldmaking, eventually becoming an industry consultant and taking time to work on his passion project the “Injection Mold Design Handbook” as a way of giving back to the industry that has given him so much. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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MMT Chats: 5 in 5 with Reaction Plastics Solutions
This special MMT Chat Series delivers five best practices in five minutes on ways to improve efficiencies. My guest today is Richard Evans, owner of Reaction Plastics Solutions in Statesville, North Carolina. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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VIDEO: Applying Industry 4.0 to Cutting Tool Solutions
Craig Schepers, Regional Sales Manager for Haimer, shares tips with MoldMaking Technology’s Editorial Director Christina Fuges, on how the company applies Industry 4.0 to its cutting tool solutions. They also discuss how to adapt to customer needs in a post-COVID world.
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MMT Chats: Apprenticeship Program Thrives by Offering Supportive Services and Success Coaches
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges invites team members of the JEVS Tri-State Apprenticeship Program (JTAP) to break down how their holistic approach to apprentice training works and what makes it different from other apprenticeship models. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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MMT Chats: A Man on a Mission to Tool Up Fellow Mold Builders
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges is honored to sit down with Charlie Harris—a man who has made it his mission to find and donate cutting tools with the mold building community. Charlie is one of many mold builders who are giving back to the community by donating products, technology and skills to move moldmaking forward. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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MMT Chats: Educating Future Generations About the Plastics Industry
In this MMT Chat, I sit down with PlastiVan Educator, Mark Wolverton to discuss their strategy for educating future generations about the plastics industry. We include a balloon piercing demo and PlastiVan success stories! This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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IMTS 2022 Shop Talk: Why Moldmaking Matters
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges sits down with AMT’s Bill Herman on “the big stage” for IMTS Shop Talk to discuss all things moldmaking.
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IMTS 2022 in a Flash
With this still being the month of IMTS, I thought I’d highlight some of the technology mold builders have expressed growing interest in and are actively investigating, and what was on the show floor.
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MMT Ask the Expert: How to Succeed with Complex Resins Such as Bioresin and PCR in Injection-molded Applications
In this Ask the Expert brought to you by Husky, Sheldon Alexander answers questions about complex resins. The use of complex resins such as bioresins instead of petroleum-based resins continues to trend in our industry, and it is important to understand the challenges that can arise. This episode is brought to you by Husky, Melt to Mold Precision.
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