AMBA has awarded eight $1,000 scholarships to students interested in mold building and related fields. Each $1,000 award is paid directly to the educational institutions on behalf of each student. Funds support pursuing a career in one of the following specialized areas: mold design, CAD/CAM programming for machine tools, machine tool skills or mold building; plastics industry … [Read more...] about AMBA Announces 2019 National Scholarship Winners

LaGrange, Illinois-based iDAdditives, a maker of purging compounds, foaming agents and liquid systems, now offers the iD Eco-Pro 360 cart, a pump and filter combination unit for flushing cooling passages in injection molds and heat exchangers. It removes, protects and helps prevent rust within cooling passages, heat exchangers and water lines. The built-in filter function … [Read more...] about iDAdditives Offers iD Eco-Pro 360 Cart

Batesville, Indiana-based Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI), a global diversified industrial company, and international firm Milacron Holdings Corp. (NYSE: MCRN), offering manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the plastic technology and processing industry, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which … [Read more...] about Hillenbrand to Acquire Milacron Holdings

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!