By Lindsey Munson, editor, The American Mold Builder When Justin McPhee, general manager at Mold Craft, Inc. (dba Westfall Technik), took the microphone to accept the 2023 AMBA Mold Builder of the Year, he said, “Go big or go home! I’m speechless – what a ride it has been! I am blown away by this awesome organization, friends and mentors. But most importantly, I am here … [Read more...] about Justin McPhee: 2023 AMBA Mold Builder of the Year
Company Profiles
TK Mold & Engineering, Inc. Named 2023 Tooling Trailblazer of the Year
By Lindsey Munson, editor, The American Mold Builder “TK Mold and its employees are a select few who talk the talk and then actually step up, doing exactly what they say they are going to do,” whispered a local business owner to Krista Barr at a community event a few weeks ago. That whisper became a roar when AMBA’s Tooling Trailblazer of the Year Award winner was announced … [Read more...] about TK Mold & Engineering, Inc. Named 2023 Tooling Trailblazer of the Year
New Perspectives at Family-Run Company
by Rachael Pfenninger, director of strategic execution, AMBA In late 2020, Kyle Scott, project manager, Liberty Molds, Portage, Michigan, left the construction industry to join his family-run company, where he planned to share and apply developed skills in sales and relationship-building. Shortly after, he attended the AMBA 2021 pre-conference session for its Emerging … [Read more...] about New Perspectives at Family-Run Company
Learning and Leadership Go Hand-in-Hand for AMBA’s Emerging Leaders
by Rachael Pfenninger, director of strategic execution, AMBA In a Harvard Business Review (HBR) article by Dr. Sunnie Giles, organizational scientist and leadership development consultant, titled, “The Most Important Leadership Competencies, According to Leaders Around the World,”1 the author suggests that while soft skills and emotional intelligence often are heralded as key … [Read more...] about Learning and Leadership Go Hand-in-Hand for AMBA’s Emerging Leaders
The Nuts and Bolts of Remote Mold Sampling and Validation
By Nicole Mitchell, writer, The American Mold Builder COVID-19 required an abundance of changes and improvements to be made in 2020. In order to keep internal teams and external customers healthy, companies such as Accede Mold & Tool Co. – a leader in mold solutions for medical, consumer, military and industrial companies – were required to find new ways to share … [Read more...] about The Nuts and Bolts of Remote Mold Sampling and Validation
Top 5 Energy/Resource-saving Accomplishments by a 3D Manufacturer and Injection Molder
By Liz Stevens The US Department of Energy's Better Plants Program helps US manufacturers set and achieve ambitious energy reduction goals. By joining Better Plants, partners like HARBEC, Inc. can tap information, tools and resources to improve their plants' energy efficiency. HARBEC, Ontario, New York, is a manufacturer of tight tolerance precision 3D printed metals and … [Read more...] about Top 5 Energy/Resource-saving Accomplishments by a 3D Manufacturer and Injection Molder