MMT Insider

November 2009

Sandvik
Visit this month's sponsor: Sandvik Coromant

Marketplace Marketplace

Newly Posted Products on MMTOnline

Featured Product

Large Molds Made Easy
Republic Lagun CNC Vertical Machining Centers have the capacity to machine the largest molds. Find the VMC that meets your needs today!
www.republiclaguncnc.com

From the Field From the Field

Embracing Technology to Handle the Complexities of Moldmaking to Final Assembly
Manufacturer seeks solutions powerful enough to design a wide range of complex products quickly, and accurately convey the designs to overseas factories for right-first-time manufacturing.
Read More »

PDx/amerimoldPDx/amerimold
Connecting buyers & sellers from all aspects of the product development lifecycle.
Find out more »

 

Featured Product

Makino
Best deals ever on Makino V33 and V56 machines. Learn more at www.makino.com/vspecial.

Inside The Numbers Inside The Numbers

Packaging Industry Stable Market for Mold Manufacturers

Packaging
Data source: Federal Reserve Board
Forecast: Mountaintop Economics & Research, Inc.
Click here for more on the packaging industry »

Demand for plastic packaging products is driven by consumer spending patterns, and there are two major trends emerging in the data right now. First, after a year of steady declines, the monthly data has recently started to rebound. The moderate growth in October is benefitting from a very weak comparison from a year ago, but the data has stopped declining and will soon gather momentum. The second trend is that growth is skewed towards necessities. Sales at drugstores are benefitting from the H1N1 epidemic. Discount stores and wholesale clubs are also growing faster than average.

Featured Product

CVD Diamond Reduces the Cost of Machining Graphite
CVD Diamond Corporation offers a full line of diamond coated end mills for the machining of graphite and other abrasive, non-ferrous materials.
www.cvddiamond.com


October Issue
REWIND: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
From the MoldMaking Technology archives

FEATURES:

View the MoldMaking Technology article archives here »


Our Next Issue
Moldmaker Joins Economic Summit Meeting to Attract Young Talent
More than 700 businesspeople, students and parents attended an Economic Summit meeting in Mooresville, NC on Election Day—a joint effort between local industry and Mooresville High School designed to help students integrate into the workforce. Steve Rotman, president of Ameritech Die & Mold, Inc. and the AMBA, spoke about his company’s program Apprenticeship 2000.
» Read More
North American Manufacturers Cite Supply Chain Risk Management as Top of Mind
More than one-third of North American manufacturers responding to a recent survey say they’ve experienced a significant supply chain disruption in the past three months, and more than 70 percent indicate they plan to maintain or increase employment at their plants.
» Read More
Our Next Issue

moldmakingtechnology.com
 
mmt_insider@
moldmakingtechnology.com
 
MoldMaking Technology
6915 Valley Ave Cincinnati OH 45244
To change your MMT Insider subscription preference, please visit www.moldmakingtechnology.com/newsletter
Our Next Issue