Leadership
Straight and Simple
An internal vertical lifter system enabled this shop to design a mold that releases a series of undercuts without requiring angled machining operations.
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Treating People Right
This mold shop’s atypical approach to management is, in part, a reflection of its drive to provide a work environment that employees are happy to return to day after day.
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Democratized Toolmaking
This moldmaker’s move from a top-down management structure to a team-oriented approach has led to a more flexible and efficient production process.
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Maintaining High Levels of Initial Machining Accuracy
While planning for the future, Mold Craft is disposing of less capable equipment taking up valuable floor space and replacing it with profitable, state-of-the-art machines, such as its latest investment.
Read MoreEuroMold 2013: More Visitors and Increasing Internationality
EuroMold 2013 – With 58,673 visitors, 1,056 exhibitors and increasing internationality, the World Fair for Moldmaking and Tooling, Design and Application Development was the most successful in five years.
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Lean Without the Label
Two shops experiences' suggest that targeted, organic change with clearly defined goals can be more effective than a formal, “one-size-fits-all” approach to improvement.
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Collaborating with Competitors
Shops willing to work with their competition to solve common problems and avoid making the same mistakes could potentially improve not only their own operations, but U.S. manufacturing as a whole.
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Making Marketing a Priority
Marketing is not always a top priority for many small to mid-size mold manufacturers, but it needs to be. We asked MMT’s 2013 Leadtime Leaders to share a few successful, yet simple, solutions.
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CAD/CAM Answers New Automotive Challenges
For this blow mold manufacturer, the right CAD/CAM software yielded time savings, productivity gains and streamlined customer communication.
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Plating and Maintaining Textured Surfaces
Communication with your texturing and plating sources is key to properly maintaining the mold surface.
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