Commit to the Challenge Join Titan Gilroy, Titans of CNC (MAVTV), at the AMBA 2017 Annual Conference, May 10-12, in Cleveland, Ohio, as he shares his amazing story of extreme perseverance and what it takes to “Commit to the Challenge!” Titan’s story of hope and redemption had to be lived out in his own life first, with all the pain, struggle and setbacks, before his … [Read more...] about Association News

By Wayne Schoeneberg Speaker and author Core values are the driving force behind your professional life, so you had better take a moment and figure out what they are. Speakers love to talk about them. Writers love to write about them, but few get down to explaining what they are and how core values influence the actions you take daily. Whether you run the C-suite or mop … [Read more...] about Concrete Core Values: The Driving Force to Business Success

By Michael J. Devereux II, CPA, CMP, partner Mueller Prost The domestic production activities deduction (DPAD), enacted in 2004 to help offset the repeal of a tax break for US exporters, equals nine percent of the taxpayer’s qualified production activities income for the tax year. While this tax benefit is more than a decade old, we have found that not all mold builders are … [Read more...] about Mold Builders May Qualify for the Domestic Production Activities Deduction

By Nancy Cates, contributing writer The American Mold Builder Recruiting, training and retaining qualified employees is a vital part of any business, and it’s especially difficult in the skilled trades. Now, the AMBA Skills Certification Program is helping member companies and other mold manufacturing operations test and quantify the value of their employees’ training and … [Read more...] about Skills Certification Program Intends to be Industry Standard

By Laurie Harbour, president and CEO Harbour Results, Inc. The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) and Harbour Results, Inc. (HRI) recently completed their Automotive Tooling Barometer, containing data from Q2 2016. The survey reached a total of 65 respondents from North America: 69 percent from the US and 31 percent from Canada. Seventy-six percent of total … [Read more...] about Sales and Quoting: Tool Shops Express Positive Sentiment for 2016

Join more than 20,000 industry professionals at PLASTEC West at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, Feb. 7-9, 2017. Network with engineers and executives, and engage in conversation with leading suppliers across the advanced design and manufacturing spectrum offering plastics solutions including 3D printing, polymers, injection molding, rotational molding, … [Read more...] about Mold Building Suppliers and Partners to Exhibit at PLASTEC West