To celebrate national manufacturing day and manufacturing month, Westminster Tool, Plainfield, Connecticut, launched its “Manufacturing Careers in the Making” four-part video series. Each week, the company highlighted one team member and the path that led them to Westminster Tool in a video on the company’s blog page. Each video showcases the spotlight employees’ diversity … [Read more...] about Westminster Tool Launches Video Series for Manufacturing Month

M.R. Mold & Engineering recently announced its ISO 9001:2015 certification. The company recently acquired another mold maker’s assets, which include an opportunity to support the aerospace and defense industry. M.R. hopes that this certification will open the doors to new opportunities for the company. For more information, visit www.MRMold.com. … [Read more...] about M.R. Mold Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Accreditation

Seco Tools, Sweden, has launched a new high feed cutter and insert series in size 14. This new series is offered in stainless steels, titanium and superalloys milling applications and can increase tool life. The high feed square cut size 14 milling system is ideal for tough materials and comes in a full range of proven Seco Tools grades made to achieve fully secure and … [Read more...] about New Seco High Feed Square Cut Released

The American Mold Builders Association (AMBA), Indianapolis, Indiana, announced the release of its 2021 Shop Rate Report. The report gathered charge rates specific to services in engineering, moldmaking and specialty services, as well as current versus anticipated capacities, company demographics and sales information. The final report includes survey responses from 83 U.S. … [Read more...] about AMBA Publishes New Data in the 2021 Shop Rate Report

Reshoring Initiative, Sarasota, Florida, released its 1H2021 data report. The report shows that if 2H2021 progresses at the same rate as 1H2021, reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) job announcements for 2021 are projected to be over 220,000 – 38% above 2020 and the highest yearly rate recorded to date. Top takeaways from the report show that the jobs that are coming … [Read more...] about Reshoring Initiative 1H2021 Date Report: Reshoring Poised to Surge 38% to Record High

Westminster Tool, Plainfield, Connecticut, announced that it is has been awarded $100,000 as a recipient of the Additive Manufacturing Adoption Program (AMAP) grant, a CT-based program recognizing six manufacturers in the state adopting innovative additive technologies into their operations. Governor Ned Lamont, the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and … [Read more...] about Westminster Tool Awarded $100,000 Grant for Additive Technology