By Rachael Pfenninger, director of strategic execution, AMBA In 2015, US mold manufacturers were experiencing a revival of optimism. For instance, a whopping 60% of mold builders anticipated their business increasing substantially over the coming three months. The average number of shop hours hovered around 50, while design hours were around 47. Over three-quarters of … [Read more...] about The State of US Mold Manufacturing: How Mold Builders are Doing More with Less
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Driving Organizational Excellence to Generate Business Growth
By Rachael Pfenninger, director of strategic execution, AMBA Succession planning is a topic of critical importance to American mold builders. Without it, the continuity of individual companies and the mold manufacturing industry at large is in jeopardy. But as many company owners know, experienced mold manufacturers aren’t growing on trees – which means that skills development … [Read more...] about Driving Organizational Excellence to Generate Business Growth
What Do Digital Textures Offer the Industrial Mold Market? Opportunity!
By Chad Hase, director of advanced manufacturing, Custom Etch Inc. Five-axis laser machining makes digital mold textures possible for all moldmaking processes. Mold manufacturers using laser technology can play a vital role in brand protection, recyclability and traceability efforts with new digital mold textures. Laser texturing has opened the door to new possibilities … [Read more...] about What Do Digital Textures Offer the Industrial Mold Market? Opportunity!
The 2024 Regulatory Agenda for Manufacturing
By Omar S. Nashashibi, co-founder, The Franklin Partnership, LLC Twice a year, the US government provides manufacturers with a preview into what it has in store for them. This comes in the form of the Fall 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which the Biden administration released in December 2023. The Regulatory Agenda, as it is known, is a list of … [Read more...] about The 2024 Regulatory Agenda for Manufacturing
Advances in CNC Machining Technology
By Liz Stevens, writer, The American Mold Builder CNC machining was developed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Like the computing equipment that controls a CNC machine and drives CAD and CAM technologies, CNC machining has evolved dramatically since its early days and continually is improved to meet the industry’s latest needs. CNC equipment manufacturers respond to requests … [Read more...] about Advances in CNC Machining Technology
Partnership with ITR Economics Enhances Member Benefits
By Lindsey Munson, editor, The American Mold Builder On the rise and expected to grow over the next decade, mold manufacturing companies are challenged with meeting their operational expectations no matter the external market trends and economic impacts. Management teams are pressured now more than ever to assess, plan and respond based on environmental impacts and shifts – … [Read more...] about Partnership with ITR Economics Enhances Member Benefits