MMT Chats: Advanced Manufacturing Program--Passion, Potential & Unlimited Career Possibilities
By: Christina M. Fuges
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with the Advanced Manufacturing Design Technology Team at Central Community College in Hastings, Nebraska, about the new facility expansion and their 100 years of instructor experience that helps to mentor students from drafting, manual machines and CNC to part, mold and die design and advanced machining.This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
#education #ICYMI
Hands-on Workshop Teaches Mold Maintenance Process
By: Christina Fuges
Intensive workshop teaches the process of mold maintenance to help put an end to the firefighting culture of many toolrooms.
#leadership #basics #FAQ
Father/Daughter Team Takes Mold Business into the Future
By: Christina Fuges
Innovation, personalized service and a team’s collective mold manufacturing experience earn customer loyalty for 56 years and set the business up for future success.
#profile
Real-Time Production Monitoring as Automation
By: Tony Deligio
As an injection molder, Windmill Plastics sought an economical production monitoring system that could help it keep tabs on its shop floor. It’s now selling the “very focused” digital supervisor it created, automating many formerly manual tasks.
#npe #industry40
How to Implement a Remote Validation Process
By: Christina Fuges
A review of the setup and use of a remote mold validation kit.
#moldingequipment #basics #FAQ
On a Mission to Develop Mold Designers
By: Christina Fuges
Editorial Advisory Board member Nicholas Vitelli—a lecturer in the Plastics Engineering Technology Program at Penn State Behrend— discusses the need for better-trained plastics engineers and mold designers to help businesses solve problems.
#education
Tackling a Mold Designer Shortage
By: Christina Fuges
Survey findings reveal a shortage of skilled mold designers and engineers in the moldmaking community, calling for intervention through educational programs and exploration of training alternatives while seeking input from those who have addressed the issue successfully.
#editorial #education
Moldmaking Activity Returns to Accelerated Contraction
By: Jan Schafer
February’s index dropped from the more positive readings seen in January, landing on par with July 2023 and remaining in contraction mode.
#ecomonics
For PLASTICS' CEO Seaholm, NPE to Shine Light on Sustainability Successes
By: Plastics Technology
With advocacy, communication and sustainability as three main pillars, Seaholm leads a trade association to NPE that ‘is more active today than we have ever been.’
#sustainability #npe
MMT Articles You Loved in February
By: Cara Ready
Love was in the air in more ways than one in February. Take a look at what articles our readers loved based on Google Analytics.
The Role of Social Media in Manufacturing
By: Christina Fuges
Charles Daniels CFO of Wepco Plastics shares insights on the role of social media in manufacturing, how to improve the “business” side of a small mold shop and continually developing culture.
#sales #marketing #leadership
Relevant Technologies Serving the Moldmaking Industry
Edited by Grace Nehls
As spring rounds the corner, companies are ramping up their new product/service releases, or highlighting optimized versions, all to reduce lead times, enhance quality and precision and keep projects on track. To learn more, read on.