Regulations
Letting Your Voice Be Heard
If you're a mold builder then chances are you consider yourself part of the plastics industry, so you may want to consider joining members from nine plastics industry trade associations when they gather in Washington, DC, on July 22-23 for the 2014 Plastics Industry Fly-In.
Read MoreInterview with EuroMold Trade Fair Manager
Dr.-Ing. Eberhard Döring, Trade Fair Manager of EuroMold – World Fair for Moldmaking and Tooling, Design and Application Development
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The Value of Networking
Comments from an organizer of a new mold industry trade show emphasize the importance of learning from one another.
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Are You Aware of Conflict Mineral Compliance?
This has recently come up with a few readers, and now The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) offers some information you need to know if you make molds for publicly traded companies because you may be asked to help them with required documentation.
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Just When You Think We've Lost the Next Generation
You learn about a high school student intrigued by manufacturing since middle school, excelling at his studies, being admitted early into an innovative new manufacturing program and now evangelizing about the trade. Colin Nyseth took it upon himself to reach out to Governor Scott Walker and invite him to visit his school to see the successful shop and business model that has kids getting excited about manufacturing.
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IMTS to Showcase 3D-Printed Vehicle
Designed by Local Motors in collaboration with a global community, the first direct-digital-manufactured electric vehicle will be purpose-built for the urban transportation needs of Chicago.
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NAFTA Region Market Opportunities for Mold Manufacturers
Are you interested in learning more about trade policy updates, top export growth markets, exporting basics, developing an exporting strategy and the costs associated with exporting? Then join us for the first in a four-part educational webinar series on international affairs and trade education tomorrow, March 26th, 2 p.m. EST.
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DMG MORI Expands Global Footprint
Following the recent completion of plants in the U.S. and China, the company is opening new tech centers and production facilities in Russia, Japan, Italy and Switzerland.
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Positive Growth Continues for U.S. Plastics Manufacturing
Interested in the size and impact of the U.S. plastics industry as well as global business trends, partners and hot products? Well, here are some details from a recent SPI report.
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Name Change Reflects Diverse Offering
The name GF AgieCharmilles may be best known for its EDMs, but the division of global industrial firm Georg Fischer AG has far more to offer. To reflect growth in other areas, the entity is now called GF Machining Solutions.
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