by Kirk W. McLaren, author With 2023 fast approaching, it could be time for business owners and CEOs to decide whether to accelerate the growth plans for their businesses in the coming year. Growth doesn’t just happen though, and ambitious businesses typically face five obstacles that can thwart their efforts: winning new customers, keeping existing customers, gaining … [Read more...] about 5 Obstacles to Growth and How Businesses Can Overcome Them
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Machine Monitoring: Capture Data and Take Action
by Liz Stevens, writer, The American Mold Builder The range of data available from manufacturing machinery is wide, and different data gives insight into different aspects of operations. Fundamentally, there is production data (what the machine did or made, and whether the quality was acceptable or not) and there is condition data (the machine’s state of operational … [Read more...] about Machine Monitoring: Capture Data and Take Action
Why Moldmakers Are Turning to 3D Metal Printing
by Scott Kraemer, senior application engineer, Mantle, Inc. According to recent market research1 from SmarTech Analysis (Crozet, VA), metal additive manufacturing grew last year by 16% to $3.9B. This growth brings rising opportunities that metal 3D printing technologies can offer to mold manufacturers. Metal (and plastic) additive manufacturing capabilities consistently … [Read more...] about Why Moldmakers Are Turning to 3D Metal Printing