Rollomatic, Mundelein, Illinois, maintained its leadership position in the field of laser cutting ultra-hard materials by announcing a breakthrough achieving the highest possible surface finishing in machining PCBN material. Rollomatic succeeded in producing a surface finish of Ra 48 nanometers on a primary relief of a profile insert in PCBN material. The tests were … [Read more...] about Rollomatic Reaches Milestone Achievement

The American Mold Builders Association (AMBA), Indianapolis, Indiana, has published its first Employee Attraction and Hiring Playbook – A Best Practices Guide to address one of the most critical challenges currently facing the moldmaking industry. The playbook was developed in conjunction with its 2021 Workforce Development Task Force and is comprised of 65+ pages. The report … [Read more...] about AMBA Releases Employee Attraction Playbook

The American Mold Builders Association (AMBA), Indianapolis, Indiana, has announced the release of its annual 2021-22 AMBA Wage and Salary Report. Now in its eleventh year, AMBA’s Wage and Salary Report contains comprehensive analyses on over 50 job classifications from mold manufacturers who serve a variety of end-use markets. Newly added sections include questions relative to … [Read more...] about Annual AMBA Wage and Salary Report Now Available

Okuma America Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, has announced the launch of the next-generation machining center to join the company’s horizontal machining center lineup. This new machine – the Okuma MA-600HIII – brings new capabilities to the MA-600H family, including 10K spindle, smart design, upgraded chip and coolant management systems and more. The new machine … [Read more...] about Okuma America Launches Newest Machining Center

SyBridge Technologies, Southfield, Michigan, has completed the acquisition of Action Tooling LLC and Lakeshore Fixture & Gauge Ltd. Both transactions further expand SyBridge’s Tech & Services business unit and make SyBridge and end-to-end solutions provider. Action and Lakeshore represent SyBridge’s fifth and sixth acquisitions in 2021. The acquisition of Action … [Read more...] about SyBridge Acquires Action Tooling and Lakeshore Fixture & Gauge

by Perc Pineda, PhD, chief economist, Plastics Industry Association “Time flies when you’re having fun.” And this year went fast. But I’m not sure if it was all fun for the US plastics industry in 2021. After all, the plastics industry continues to face challenges from the pandemic. As the year closes in a few days, the U.S. plastics industry performance in 2021 can be … [Read more...] about 7 Charts: The US Plastics Industry in 2021