Regulations
Keep Your Friends Close, And Your Customers Closer
Moldmakers were the first wave of manufacturers affected by the outsourcing trend that pushed manufacturing into China.
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Doing the Math on Your Moldmaker's Value
About this series: For those charged with raising the sales of a mold building company, differentiating one’s company from the competition is fundamental. This quarterly series features actual examples of the front-line representative of a mold building company presenting new approaches to improve the customer’s profitability.
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Molder Only Runs One Mold with Fast Servo Motor— Instead of Two
About this series: For those charged with raising the sales of a mold building company, differentiating one’s company from the competition is fundamental. This quarterly series features actual examples of the front-line representative of a mold building company presenting new approaches to improve the customer’s profitability.
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Four Facts about High-Performance Copper Alloys
Improve your global competitiveness by using high-performance copper in your molds.
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Adding Molding Capabilities Strengthens Moldmaking
In a highly competitive market, offering your customers molding services in addition to mold manufacturing is a wise business decision to differentiate your company from the competition.
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The Dielectric Decision: Water or Oil
The emergence of today’s technologically advanced oil-based wire EDMs is an opportunity for the average U.S. mold builder to set himself apart from the competition.
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Worldwide Moldmaking Business Conditions
2010 World Tooling Conference: ISTMA Conference, International Pattern-Model Makers Congress and an Inbound Trade Mission.
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Creating a Competitive Cost Model in the U.S.
Recent China trends present opportunities for U.S. manufacturers and supply chains.
Read MoreYour Business: The Mold Shop Puzzle, Creating Constructive Change: Training Applied
One mold manufacturer that was faced with the cold realities of adapting or getting eaten by its competition is United Tool and Mold, Inc. (Easley, SC). UTM was founded as a mold builder, but struggled to find its niche in the extremely competitive moldmaking market.
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