Leadership
Star Rapid Announces Partnership with Guhring
Through this partnership, Star Rapid will implement a new custom tool management and computerized tracking system.
Read MoreBooth Collaboration Produces Two-Component Drinking Glass
A Grosfilley mold runs on a new model of injection machine in booth W2703 of Milacron, Inc., in a system together with a Mold-Masters hot-runner system and E-Multi auxiliary injector.
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International Perspective: Twenty Years of Tool and Die Making in Europe
The European tool and moldmaking industry has moved from manual to industrial production via internationalization, digitalization, automation and communication.
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Micro-Mold Demonstration Highlights Collaboration
Mold Craft Inc. demonstrates micro-injection molding NPE2018 with a Wittmann Battenfeld press and a Sodick vertical molding machine.
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AMBA Supplier Nights to Benefit Career and Scholarship Programs
Support the West Michigan and Chicago chapters of the American Mold Builders Association (AMBA) by attending supplier night fundraisers (April 11 and 18, respectively) for workforce development projects.
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Robot Controller Has Safety Feature for Human-Robot Collaboration
The Denso RC8A Robot Controller slows or stops a robot’s movement until nearby personnel clear the area, and then instructs robot to resume its normal functioning speed.
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Milling and EDM Automation Reshape Summit Tooling’s Mold Operations
Summit Tooling President Dan Martin credits the capability to run unattended machining 24/7 to the partnership that his company built with Makino.
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SPE Calls for Nominations for its Annual Automotive Innovation Awards Competition
Dozens of teams made up of original equipment manufacturers and suppliers will work for months to hone submission forms and presentations that describe their part, system or complete vehicle module to support claims that their entry is the year’s “Most Innovative Use of Plastics.”
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2018 AMBA Mold Builder of the Year
The American Mold Builders Association does a wonderful job each year honoring a special individual among its membership with the Mold Builder of the Year Award. This year’s recipient has been a leader and a visionary in the mold building industry for nearly 40 years. He has hired and developed countless strong leaders under him and is well respected in the automotive industry. His vision and leadership have propelled two companies to the forefront of toolmaking excellence.
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Essentials of Machine and Process Protection for Moldmakers
A modest investment in machine and process monitoring technology can help alleviate the expensive or catastrophic consequences of human and equipment limitations.
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