July 2010

July 2010

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Accurate Tooling and Fast Prototyping Helps GE Change the Look of the Modern Kitchen
A shift in consumer demand and a quick response by a major appliance maker presented a series of challenges for a prototyping firm—among which was the highest quality prototype parts requiring tooling with steel inserts to ensure optimum part definition.
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View PDx/amerimold Presentations

Progressive Components was pleased to sponsor the first PDx/amerimold Conference program and, for those who could not attend the conference sessions, those presented by Progressive and partner companies ToolingDocs, Roehr Tool Corporation and AST Technology were videotaped. They are available for viewing at procomps.com/presentations, or click here.

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Makino
Introducing the Makino F5 Vertical Machining Center.
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Mold Business Index: Forecast for Recovery Remains Unchanged

Total Mold Business Index for June 2010: 45.1. This month’s MBI data are consistent with the measurable deceleration in the overall economic growth that occurred at the end of the second quarter, but our forecast of a gradual recovery in the mold industry, and the U.S. economy, during the second half of 2010 remains unchanged.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Forecast: Mountaintop Economics & Research, Inc.

Click here to check out the latest Mold Business Index, which tracks new orders, production, employees, backlog, exports and supplier deliveries. Here you can also see archived indices and sign up to participate in the monthly survey.

Learn On Your Time

View the archived webinar: “Rethink Your Strategy: A Technological Advantage in Today’s Competitive Market” brought to you by MoldMaking Technology, Dassault Systemes and GID Corporation. This webinar reviews PLM technologies that allow you to fully leverage your company's intellectual assets.

View the archived webinar here

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Tips for Staying Tech Savvy
When it comes to the 21st century, it sometimes feels like too much information, not enough knowledge —blogs, forums, Web sites, magazines, newsletters, tweets, postings! To keep up to date on technology that is relevant to your profession, spend an hour or so finding sources that appear to be the most useful and bookmark them.
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amerimold Partner EuroMold—World Fair for Moldmaking and Tooling, Design and Application Development—Reports Strong Demand from Market Leaders
Moldmaking and tooling is the core sector of EuroMold (Frankfurt, Germany) and comprises 24 percent of all exhibitors, followed by Rapid Prototyping and Tooling, Hardware and Software, and Patternmaking and Prototyping.
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