Amerimold 2019: More Moldmakers Show Their Stuff

X-Cell Tool and Mold operates out of a newly expanded 45,000-square-foot building, building molds for medical, consumer, caps and closures and electronics industry customers. Continuous improvement is a fundamental goal, Brian Dippel, operations manager, says. “The mentality that you either take a step forward or backwards is alive and well here. Complacency is not accepted due to our ‘Nothing is ever fast enough or good enough’ company culture.” 

X-Cell Tool enjoys a first-pass quality rate (meaning no rework required) of 99.7% and has an on-time delivery rate average of 94.7%. The company prides itself on designing and building Class 101 molds featuring componentry that is completely interchangeable as manufactured.

Wepco Plastics of Middlefield, Connecticut, specializes in custom manufacturing solutions including building rapid aluminum prototype tooling and short- to medium-run plastic injection molding with four-axis aerospace machining. 

Minco Tool and Mold Inc. provides domestic & global tool builds for the automotive interior parts, exterior parts, lighting, under-hood, appliance and consumer products and aerospace industries. The company is ISO-9001:2015 certified and located in Dayton, Ohio. 

Crest Mold Technology Inc. of Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada, specializes in the design and manufacturing of high quality plastic injection molds. The company builds all types of injection molds, including standard two-plate, three-plate, hot runner, multi-cavity, prototype, insert, gas assist, gas counter pressure , stack mold, conformal cooling and 2-3 shot. 

Westminster Tool Inc. (Plainfield, Connecticut) participated at Amerimold in two ways. One was as an exhibitor, showcasing its team of of plastic, mechanical, tooling and aerospace engineers. who can provide customers with a complete mold design, design for manufacturing, material selection or reverse engineering services. The other way, as shown above, is as a presenter. Kylee Carbone shared the company’s success in finding, hiring and training a much lower then average age workforce.

Superior Tooling Inc. of Wake Forest, North Carolina, specializes in plastic injection molds, blow molds, die cast molds, compression molds, jigs, fixtures, and precision machine work. The company offers full-service capabilities including reverse engineering, design, manufacturing, and sampling.

Model Die and Mold is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, custom designs and builds medium-to-large compression molds, plastic injection molds, carbon fiber molds and die cast dies for such products as automotive dashboards and consoles, industrial lighting, shower stalls, bathtubs and bath panels, truck cowls, golf carts and more.

Chicago Mold Engineering Co. Inc. is based in St. Charles, Illinois, and emphasized its state-of-the-art equipment and capabilities, including producing multi-color and multi-shot molds, stack molds, thermoset and thermoplastic molds along with a wide variety of tooling services. The company serves the automotive, appliance, building supplies, housewares, lawn and garden and sporting goods industries.