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Moldmaker Drives Quality and Consistency with ERP System
Top Die Casting has grown sales from $1.5 million to more than $40 million—offering consistent quality and one-stop-shopping, from design to packaged part. However, the company was hindered by an outdated, home-grown ERP system, and needed to update the internal IT system. With the right system in place, they improved quality output, achieved time and cost savings, gained better visibility and control of inventory, eliminated manual data entry and gained new customers.
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Mark Your Calendars for The Debut of PDX/amerimold
A brand new trade show is coming next May 11-13, 2010. Built upon the foundation of the established MoldMaking Expo and Time Compression Expo, PDx/amerimold will connect buyers and sellers from all aspects of the product development lifecycle—including moldmaking and rapid prototyping/manufacturing.

This new trade show experience and marketplace follows the proven Euromold model that has been established by our event partner DEMAT. PDx/amerimold will be held at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati.

Find out more at www.pdx-amerimold.com »

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Recovery in Consumer Market Highlights Opportunity
in Growing Plastics Segments


Data source: Federal Reserve Board
Forecast: Mountaintop Economics & Research, Inc.
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Total U.S. output of nondurable, non-energy products posted a cyclical low in the first half of 2009 and it is now in the early stages of the next recovery. These represent the basic necessities for most consumers, and this recovery will continue for the foreseeable future. This sector also includes the largest end-markets for plastics packaging products. Some of the fastest growing segments are in the areas of healthcare products and recycled and green products.

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.

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.
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Moldmaker’s Perspective on His China Trade Mission
In September, Stephen Davidek, Vice-President of both Future Engineering, Inc (Flushing, MI) and Cosmos Tooling Solution, Ltd. (Hong Kong-based) participated in a trade mission to Beijing, China. Other Mid-West United States businesses also were represented from a variety of automotive industries to explore automotive opportunities in China.
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