Plan for 2020 with AMBA Publications Get a head start on planning for the new year with two opportunities from AMBA. Business Forecast Survey Launched AMBA has launched its annual Business Forecast Survey, which gathers industry-wide data from mold builders throughout the US. The final report will include data on sales and profits, tariff updates, quoting activity, 2020 … [Read more...] about Association News

By Lara Copeland, contributing writer The American Mold Builder Coming to the Anaheim Convention Center, located in Anaheim, California, Feb. 11 through 13, PLASTEC West offers engineers and executives an opportunity to meet and improve their plastics and processing capabilities. Attendees will meet leaders specializing in plastics and polymers, automation, molds and dies, … [Read more...] about Educational Opportunities Abound at PLASTEC West 2020

By Moldex3D In injection molding, the mold usually is controlled at a fixed temperature by making coolant continuously flow through the mold. If the coolant flow is not enough or the coolant temperature is not as expected, the mold temperature won’t be able to stay at the designated temperature. The manufacturers of mold temperature controllers calculate the appropriate mold … [Read more...] about What to Know Before Selecting a Mold Temperature Controller

By Michael J. Devereux II, CPA, CMP Mueller Prost The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (tax reform) ushered in a host of new tax laws and incentives, and every mold builder has now filed at least one tax return under the new tax regime. Many found new ways to defer or permanently reduce their tax bills, whether that be from enhanced expensing, larger tax credits or deferral of … [Read more...] about Year-End Tax Planning Opportunities

By Dianna Brodine, managing editor The American Mold Builder Recruiting and retaining employees are the critical issues facing the mold building industry. To assist with employee retention, the American Mold Builders Association (AMBA) created the AMBA-certified Skills Certification Program to assess and certify the skills of front-line mold manufacturing workers. By … [Read more...] about Aptitude Testing Gets the Right People in the Door at Industrial Molds Group

By Rachael Pfenninger AMBA Project Manager Understanding how to schedule jobs and maintain efficiency in any mold manufacturing facility can be critical to a business’s ability to win orders and keep existing customers – both of which significantly impact the bottom line. This is why any loss of efficiency (particularly in job programming) is worth tackling as soon as it’s … [Read more...] about Efficiencies in Machine Programming – How Do You Compare?