Consulting firm Harbour Results, Inc. (HRI), Southfield, Michigan, conducted its second of three studies to better understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting small- to medium-sized manufacturers – both production and tooling. The results show that every industry and every manufacturing process has been impacted. However, unlike the April study, all shops surveyed are … [Read more...] about Harbour Results Announces Results from Second COVID-19 Study – Manufacturing Industry Predicts 25% Drop in Revenue

Methods Machine Tools, Inc., Sudbury, Massachusetts, a supplier of leading-edge precision machine tools and automation, has introduced the OKK VB53a Vertical Machining Center (VMC) that is ideally suited for die and mold machining. The high-speed OKK VB53a features a range of features which minimize vibration and maximize accuracy, resulting in superior surface finishes for … [Read more...] about Methods Machine Tools Introduces OKK High Precision Vertical Machining Center

In mid-April, the American Mold Builders Association (AMBA) launched a periodic Industry Pulse Survey to provide business leaders and industry professionals insight into the state of the mold building industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, AMBA has collected data over four separate collection periods (over an eight-week time frame starting April 24), all of which … [Read more...] about AMBA Announces Trending Data from Industry Pulse Survey

Because of health and safety requirements imposed by the state of Illinois for holding conventions, which include the availability of a vaccine for the COVID-19 virus or a highly effective treatment protocol, IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show has announced that it has cancelled IMTS 2020. IMTS will offer two comprehensive digital programs, IMTS Network … [Read more...] about International Manufacturing Technology Show Cancelled for First Time since WWII

On May 7, the American Mold Builders Association (AMBA), Indianapolis, Indiana, filed formal comments with the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) asking that it not lift Section 301 tariffs related to the COVID-19 pandemic for HTS 8480.71.8045, plastic injection molds imported from China. “We believe the sheer number of mold manufacturing establishments in the US … [Read more...] about AMBA Files Comments with USTR against Lifting Chinese Mold Tariffs to Address COVID-19

Progressive Components, Wauconda, Illinois, a developer and distributor of componentry and software for the production tooling industry, has announced three new offerings: the Remote Validation Kit, the ProFile® System and expansion of its Bar Lock Product offering. Progressive’s new Remote Validation Kit, a product enabling tooling engineers to validate their tools … [Read more...] about Progressive Offers Remote Validation Kit, ProFile® System, Expanded Bar Lock Products