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Amerimold Presents MMT's Top 10 Reasons to Be a Moldmaker

Get ready! Here are the top 10 reasons you told us why you love being a moldmaker.

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Now in it's 16th year, the annual "Top 10 Reasons to be a Moldmaker" reflects the community, camaraderie and sense of humor that has come to define the mold manufacturing industry.  If your submission is selected, it is printed on this t-shirt and distributed at Amerimold from the MoldMaking Technology booth.  

Authors of submissions selected for the Top 10 receive an Amerimold ALL ACCESS PASS to the exhibit hall, Tech Talks, Networking Reception and their name, title, and company name in the Amerimold 2017 Event Directory! The author of the #1 Reason to Be a MoldMaker also gets $250 Visa gift card. 

2017 Top 10 Reasons Are: 

10        Moldmakers can split hairs, like 30 times.

9          Direction of pull matters.

8          Molds are like marriage. There’s always a better half.

7          We lube it right and torque it tight.

6          Everything is spot on.

5          Sometimes we just need a little side action to get the release we need.

4          Moldmaking is so sweet to the core, it'll give you cavities.

3          We excel at tight fits.

2          Moldmakers can prevent a shift in core values.

 

1          We get to go with the flow.

 

Winning submissions by:

10 Moldmakers can split hairs, like 30 times.
Peter Minaskanian 
Mold Precision Engineering Simi Valley, CA
 
9 Direction of pull matters.
Rich Wozniak 
Bales Metal Surface Solutions Downers Grove, IL  
 
8 Molds are like marriage. There’s always a better half.                                                      
Ralph Neufarth  
iMFLUX 3550 Symmes Rd Hamilton OH
 
7 We lube it right and torque it tight.                                                                                     
William Melton 
A&E Plastics McHenry IL
 
6 Everything is spot on.                                                                                                          
Peter Cullen 
Rehau Cullman AL
 
5 Sometimes we just need a little side action to get the release we need.                              
Denny Scher
ICOMold Road Holland, OH
 
4 Moldmaking is so sweet to the core, it'll give you cavities.
Peter Minaskanian
Mold Precision Engineering Simi Valley, CA
 
3 We excel at tight fits.                                                                                                           
Klen Drury
Phillips-Medisize Corp, Medford, WI
 
2 Moldmakers can prevent a shift in core values.
Jun Wang 
Newell Brands  Chicago IL
 
1 We get to go with the flow.                                                                                                 
Gary Blum 
Honeywell Ontario Canada 
and 
Dave Prym 
Molex Lisle IL 
 
Aquilo Cold Deck LSR Systems by Mastip Inc.
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Kor-Lok
Next-Generation Lathe

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