Regulations
My Olympic Experience
Last month I wrote about the shifting fortunes of China, and how excited my wife, Debbie, and I were to have tickets to attend the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. I promised to report what we found there, so here’s what we experienced: nothing. We didn’t go. As it turned out, the “company” that we purchased our tickets through last year turned out to be a scam. From what we’ve been able to learn, this “front” created an incredibly elaborate network of physical and online attributes—offices, phone numbers, Web sites, messaging—that fooled thousands of others around the world.
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How to Better Your Machine Tool ROI
The justification of purchasing a new machine tool is becoming more and more difficult, particularly with today’s technology and global competitive economy. Return on investment (ROI) strategies based on past inefficient manufacturing performance does not represent today’s machine tool technologies. With competitive pressures the way they are, exotic materials and more complex designs, manufacturers need to be smarter, leaner and more profitable. Above all, the challenge of maintaining your competitive edge and generating the fastest possible return of your investment is crucial.
Read MoreChina’s Shifting Fortunes
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing were seen as China’s maturation as a culture, an economy and a global power. They also mark a crossroad for China. Nixon’s historic visit in 1972 set in motion events that would change—and are changing—our world. And not much has changed more in the past 30 years than manufacturing. But, this type of change is never without its challenges, and China is finding itself at a stage of maturity where its trajectory toward manufacturing/economic dominance is slowing down a bit.
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Twelve Techniques for Managing Moldmaking Design Data Effectively
Mold manufacturers can address time, cost, quality and global communication challenges by using 3-D CAD software in combination with an integrated product data management system.
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Speed Mold Verification and Improve Global Cooperation
Technology solution that combines model-based inspection software and portable inspection devices to improve mold verification.
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The Cost of Machine Tool Ownership
How older technology will impede your business in a competitive global market and how to invest properly in moldmaking equipment.
Read MoreIs ISO 9001: 2000 Worth It?
A discussion on whether or not your shop should pursue the following registrations: ISO9001: 2000, ISO/TS 16949, AS 9100, ISO 13485, ISO 17025.
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Waterjet: A New Spin on an Old Trade
Waterjet technology helps moldmakers evolve and become more versatile.
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Slide Action Technology—Higher Cavitations in Smaller Machines
A new stack mold design—Compact Slide Action Mold Technology (CSAM™)—has been developed to maximize productivity without the need to invest in larger molding machines.
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