Progressive Components, Wauconda, Illinois, recently added its new plate retainer to its plate sequencing product line. The plate retainer was designed to hold parting lines or retain floating mold plates and requires less machining. Progressive’s new plate retainer is available from the company’s CADalog, a free parts library with downloads offered in a variety of formats. For … [Read more...] about Progressive Components Adds New Plate Retainer
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Harry Moser Inducted to AME Hall of Fame
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) inducted Harry Moser, president of the Reshoring Initiative®, into the AME Hall of Fame during the 2021 AME International Conference. The AME Hall of Fame recognizes industry thought leaders and influencers who support the values, principles and practices found within leading enterprise excellence organizations. The nomination … [Read more...] about Harry Moser Inducted to AME Hall of Fame
California Tooling and Machining Apprentice Association Names New Chairman
The California Tooling and Machining Apprentice Association (CTMAA), Petaluma, California, announced that it has appointed Randy Potter, president and CEO of Unico Mechanical, to serve as chairman of the Board for the association. Potter has been a member of CTMAA for five years in a volunteer capacity and as an employer that has graduated more than 25 apprentices. As a … [Read more...] about California Tooling and Machining Apprentice Association Names New Chairman
Meusburger Offers In-House Production
Meusburger, Wolfurt, Austria, a standards parts manufacturer, creates all of its plates in-house. Standard plates can be shipped directly from Meusburger’s warehouse stock. The goal of offering in-house production and shipping is to ensure the availability of Meusburger’s products to its customers. The company hopes to carry on the service and product availability throughout … [Read more...] about Meusburger Offers In-House Production
ASTM International Signs Memorandum of Understanding
ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, and Mexico’s national standards body, Dirrección General de Normas (DGN), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on October 29th. DGN, part of Mexico’s Ministry of Economy, coordinates the development of standards and regulations and promotes standardization use in Mexico. Kathie Morgan, president, ASTM International, … [Read more...] about ASTM International Signs Memorandum of Understanding
Pyramid Plastics Makes Investment Toward Expansion
Rockford, Illinois, based custom injection molding facility, Pyramid Plastics, will invest $2 million on equipment expansion through 2022. This investment will be laid out as a three-phase approach that includes the purchase of new injection molding presses, auxiliary equipment and an overhead crane. Pyramid Plastics, a division of Pyramid Molding Group, has been proliferating … [Read more...] about Pyramid Plastics Makes Investment Toward Expansion