By Sujit Sheth, monitoring business manager, Progressive Components Molds are a molder’s most critical asset. When a mold is not running, – bad things happen – including parts are not being produced, labor is underutilized, revenue is not generated, supply chains are delayed and customer relations can be strained. Despite these ramifications, many molders’ toolrooms are … [Read more...] about Maintaining Increased Profitability
Molds/Tooling
Webinar: How Mantle Helps Molders and Toolmakers Win New Business
Join Mantle, Thursday, June 13 at 1 PM EST / 10 AM PST, as the company sits down with industry leaders Micheal Belmont from Westminster Tool and Mustafa Hossaini from Westec Plastics to discuss firsthand how they use metal 3D-printed tooling to win new business. In this session, we'll explore and see examples of: How using metal 3D-printed tooling can … [Read more...] about Webinar: How Mantle Helps Molders and Toolmakers Win New Business
What Do Digital Textures Offer the Industrial Mold Market? Opportunity!
By Chad Hase, director of advanced manufacturing, Custom Etch Inc. Five-axis laser machining makes digital mold textures possible for all moldmaking processes. Mold manufacturers using laser technology can play a vital role in brand protection, recyclability and traceability efforts with new digital mold textures. Laser texturing has opened the door to new possibilities … [Read more...] about What Do Digital Textures Offer the Industrial Mold Market? Opportunity!
Creating a Win-Win with Reshoring
By Shelly Otenbaker, president, WayPoint Marketing Communications Throughout the past three years, the manufacturing industry has experienced a series of challenges that have made it difficult for companies to remain competitive and, in some instances, keep finished goods in the marketplace. As a result, it has become increasingly more important for manufacturers to … [Read more...] about Creating a Win-Win with Reshoring
Tooling Design for In-Mold Labeling and Decorating in Durable Products
By Paul O’Hearn, engineering manager, Profile Plastics Adding decoration to injection-molded parts not only increases the attractiveness of plastic products, but also functionality and value. The inherent durable nature of appliques or ink transfer process, coupled with the ever-expanding decorative options and addition of functional electrical circuits, provides original … [Read more...] about Tooling Design for In-Mold Labeling and Decorating in Durable Products
Simple Metrics to Drive Efficiency and Profitability
By Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, The American Mold Builder Every mold building company operates with a set of metrics guiding its decision-making process. Is it time to hire? Purchase new equipment? Find a new market or customer set? … Close the doors? Whether simple to calculate or incredibly complex, metrics often are the determining factor … but what if … [Read more...] about Simple Metrics to Drive Efficiency and Profitability