President and CEO Frank Janiszewski of Superior Die Set Corporation, Oak Creek, Wisconsin, announced that the company has hired a new CEO, Martin Girga, to lead the organization. The steel and aluminum products manufacturer has operated for the past 96 years under the leadership of three generations of Janiszewskis. “We are now at a critical point in an increasingly … [Read more...] about Superior Die Set Welcomes New CEO

Progressive Components of Wauconda, Illinois, a developer and distributor of componentry and software for the injection mold industry, announced the release of its new Insulator Block. The block installs on the outside of the mold and protects Progressive’s CounterView and CVe Monitor from temperatures found when molding high-temperature resins. The maximum temperature … [Read more...] about Progressive Components Releases Insulator Block for High Temperature Tools

The American Mold Builders Association (AMBA), Indianapolis, Indiana, proudly presented Rick Finnie, M.R. Mold & Engineering Corp., Brea, California, with the 2019 Mold Builder of the Year Award and Century Die Company, Fremont, Ohio, with the Tooling Trailblazer of the Year Award during the AMBA Conference 2019, May 8-10, Itasca, Illinois. The awards, sponsored by … [Read more...] about AMBA Mold Builder of the Year and Tooling Trailblazer of the Year Winners Announced!

Century Tool, Macomb, Michigan, a Tooling Tech Group company and composites tooling specialist, has announced the expansion of its compression moldmaking operations with the installation of a new FPT Ronin EVO 3+2-axis horizontal milling machine. The new machine can handle a workpiece size of up to 343-in. long x 100-in. deep x 120-in. tall, making it capable of handling very … [Read more...] about Century Tool Expands Large Composites Mold Capacity

The AMBA Conference 2019, a no-nonsense, two-day event, will be held at The Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca, Illinois. This year’s theme - Strategies.Executed. – is designed to inspire mold manufacturing professionals to work alongside their teams to learn and share industry knowledge and best practices. Speakers include Troy Nix, executive director of the AMBA; Chris … [Read more...] about AMBA Conference 2019 Scheduled for May 8-10

Shops that need a highly efficient digital solution to surface texturing for product design and mold making will gain new levels of design quality and productivity with the new AgieCharmilles LASER S series from GF Machining Solutions. This all-in-one texturing solution applies designs to challenging surfaces while it controls cost per part, cuts lead and machining times and … [Read more...] about New Laser S Series Boosts Surface Texturing Quality and Productivity