Regulations
Keeping Up with ISO: Making Certification a Profitable Proposition
The latest ISO revision challenges companies to examine the ways they consider, monitor, manage and reduce costs.
Read MoreKeeping Up with ISO: A New High-Level Structure, Part 3
Here's a look at Clauses 7.0-10.0 in ISO 9001:2015.
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Getting Busy
We have been following Cardinal Manufacturing for a few years now. We've featured them in print, online, at trade events and in videos. This innovative high school vocational manufacturing program is still growing! I recently caught up with founder Craig Cegielski and one of his students Lauren Jaskowski to get an update on what they are working on now, and boy, are they busy! Busy building with a virtual architect, among many other things.
Read MoreKeeping Up with ISO: A New High-Level Structure, Part 2
Here's a look at Clauses 4.0-6.0 in ISO 9001:2015.
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Seeing the Industry with a New Perspective
Last week I attended Plastec West in Anaheim, California (what a nice break from frigid temps in Chicago!). It was my first trade show as senior editor of MoldMaking Technology versus attending as a public relations manager for plastics industry suppliers, and I enjoyed seeing everything with a new perspective.
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Be a Plastics Industry Champion
The American Mold Builders Association (AMBA) has just added its support to the just announced 2016 Plastics Industry Fly-In, which will take place on June 21-22. Led by the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), the AMBA is in good company with eight other plastics industry trade associations whose members will descend on our nation’s capital to bring a message to legislators.
Read MoreKeeping Up with ISO: A New High-Level Structure
Examining and complying with the first three revised clauses in ISO 9001:2015 should enable your company to produce metrics on problem areas, track customer feedback and establish a change-management process.
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Apple Employs an Abundance of Skilled Labor – In China
Did anyone see the December 20, 2015, edition of 60 Minutes, which featured an interview of Apple CEO Tim Cook? A colleague brought it to my attention recently and I watched it with great interest because it actually provided a very good view into a very secretive company and covered not only the issues of encryption technology and corporate taxes, but also why the company is not bringing work back to the USA from China.
Read MoreKeeping Up with ISO: Moving to ISO 9001:2015 Requires a Top-Down Approach
Implementing ISO guiding principles to govern every activity within a moldmaking or molding facility is essential to properly managing the supply chain. This new column will share knowledge, highlight opportunities and spotlight rewards of the ISO 9001: 2015 revision.
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In Memory of Randy Winton: Industry Colleague, Road Warrior, Friend
The industry lost a good man last week. Randy Winton was probably best known to MMT readers as the Global Assessment Manager for ToolingDocs. To me, he was an industry colleague because I had the privilege to work with him for more than 11 years at ToolingDocs, but more than that, he was my friend.
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