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New Orders, Production Register Slowing April Activity
Total new orders for April registered slowing growth while export orders contracted. Much of the expansion in moldmaking orders during COVID-19 has come from domestic demand.
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Three Advances in Mold Measurement
Points from focus technology, micro scanning probe machines and chromatic position sensors offer mold measurement options.
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How to Use Reverse Engineering to Reduce Mold Tuning Time
Mold builders can reduce the number of iterations required to yield acceptable parts with a new tool, a damaged mold or a copy of an existing tool using modern data collection techniques and advanced surface modeling technologies.
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MMT Chats: 5 in 5 with Eden Tool Company and Eden Manufacturing
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges reveals five best practices for improving efficiencies in culture, technology, process, measuring success and staying competitive in 5 minutes with Eden Tool Company and Eden Manufacturing.
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Monitoring Kit Evaluates X-Ray Detector Performance
Nikon Metrology’s Detector Evaluation Package offers automated analysis of image data with performance trend analysis.
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Shared Engineering Expertise Overcomes Design and Delivery Challenges
Collaboration on part and mold design between a molder and mold builder were vital to overcoming design and production challenges for a unique automotive project.
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What Is Scientific Maintenance? Part 1
Part one of this three-part series explains how to create a scientific maintenance plan based on a toolroom’s current data collection and usage.
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MMT Chats: The All or Nothing Approach to ERP
For this MMT Chat, my guests hail from Omega Tool of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, who share their journey with using enterprise resource planning (ERP)—and their people—to solve their schedule and capacity load monitoring challenges.
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2020/2021 Mold Building Wage and Salary Report Indicates Positive Trends
Compensation study on the U.S. mold building industry reports 70% of 2020 job functions experienced wage increases, and a 3% jump in employee hires.
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Markforged Report Suggests 3D Printing Enabled Manufacturers to Persevere Through COVID-19
Data shows that manufacturers using 3D printing were able to continue normal operations and innovate, while saving time and money.
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