by Dianna Brodine, managing editor The American Mold Builder In 2017, the North American annual mold and die spend is estimated to be $15.1 billion. Of that, $11.1 billion will be sourced for the automotive industry, $0.7 billion will be related to the appliance industry and $3.3 billion will be allocated to all other industries combined. It’s no wonder that a predicted … [Read more...] about Tooling Industry Forecast Indicates Increase in Sourcing Activity

by Dianna Brodine, managing editor The American Mold Builder The current year has been one of contradictions for many of those in the mold building industry. In 2017, the US economy experienced a range of positive indicators: The S&P 500 is up more than 20 percent since Q3 20161, unemployment is at its lowest since 20002 and manufacturing order activity reached a 13-year … [Read more...] about Mold Builders Look Ahead to 2018