MMT Chat: Cross-Generational Mentorship: Participants Share Their Journey
MoldMaking Technology takes a broader look at the value proposition of mentoring by launching and completing a pilot mentorship program.
Christina M. Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology
Heidenhain Donates Exposed Optical Encoders To Support ASPE Student Challenge
The twelve Numerik Jena LIKgo encoders will be incorporated into the six critical XY stages of the annual precision engineering student competition.
AMBA Tackles Lean Manufacturing Principles in Application-Based Series
AMBA’s Emerging Leaders Network has met industry knowledge with critical thinking in its new offered six-part series, which guides attendees through the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of lean manufacturing principles.
Haimer USA partners with Titans of CNC organization
The collaboration will focus on developing and delivering global, high-level manufacturing education to make machinists more efficient and productive.
MMT Chat: Virtual R&D and Teaching Plastic Injection Mold Design
New Editorial Advisory Board member Davide Masato, an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, joined me for a 20-minute video chat about the importance of plastics engineering, and how COVID-19 changed the faculty's approach to teaching mold engineering and plastics research.
MMT Chat: Working On and In an Apprenticeship Program
Four years later I follow up with two young moldmaking professionals who continue to help develop the apprenticeship program that got them to where they are today.
Mold Builder Tools Up to Produce 10,000+ Ear Protectors
Since learning how Westminster Tool was embracing change, leading and communicating during COVID-19 a few months ago, I found out that they tooled up to support their local community with ear protectors too.
How to Learn Mold Design Virtually
Plastics Engineering program instructors share their strategies for successful virtual learning for hands-on injection mold design.
Adapting to New Ways of Working During COVID-19
Mold material suppliers are in the fight against COVID-19 just like their mold-building customers, and learning similar lessons too such as the benefits of going paperless and working remotely.
MMT Chat: Vials for the Vaccine/Antibody Testing
COVID has made work a little more challenging but it is also teaching teams “to do things a little bit differently” so they can turn jobs around a lot faster. MMT Editorial Director Christina Fuges chatted with one Illinois mold builder and molder who did not take on PPE, but instead, focused on tooling for vials used to collect DNA for vaccine/antibody development.
Coordinate Metrology Society Launches 3DMU Learning Portal
The Coordinate Metrology Society announces their newest training asset, 3D Measurement U, an online video training resource for the organization, educators and metrology practitioners, in partnership with Quality Digest.
Planning for the 2030 Workforce Challenge
Christina Fuges and Marion Wells of Human Asset Management discuss what the year 2030 means to mold builders, the importance of shop culture to workforce development and a collaborative project on mentorship.
A Look at Speed Mentoring
Speed Mentoring consists of a quick 30-minute session during which participants will have five interactions with potential mentors and mentees. The goal is to help you find a connection to begin mentoring.
RJG Germany Opens Injection Molding Training Facility
RJG Germany GmbH opened the doors to their new training lab on January 1, 2020.
Virtual Learning Is Taking Off in Moldmaking
If you were unable to attend Amerimold Connects, you can experience our version of virtual learning by watching all of the recorded live-stream presentations on the Amerimold Expo website.
Christina M. Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology
RJG Releases Q1 Training Schedule
RJG released its first quarter training schedule of classes for February through April.
How to Improve the Flow of Mold Repair and Engineering Changes
A new perspective on competition, training and workflow redefines this shop’s core competency in repair and engineering changes, and charges the team toward continuous improvement.
Noteworthy News: Growth Spurts
From new facilities dedicated to automation, training and distribution to new hires eager to tackle building relationships through providing excellent customer service, the industry innovators below are growing all across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
What About Mentorship?
MoldMaking Technology steps back to take a broader look at the value proposition of mentoring and launches a pilot mentorship program.
Emuge Corp., Brooks Associates Collaborate to Increase Customer Support
Emuge Corp. and Brooks Associates, Inc. have announced a collaborative effort to expand their capabilities for customer training, machining demonstrations and applications testing.
AMBA Offers Upcoming Benefits for Members
The American Mold Builders Association (AMBA) announces several upcoming events, learning opportunities and benefits for its members.
MMT Chat: The Science of Moldmaking, Part 2
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with Don Smith, North American Senior Tooling Engineer for Scholle IPN in Northlake, Illinois about lean manufacturing, teaching mold design and our future generation of mold engineers.
Christina M. Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology
The Plastek Group Wins RJG Training Excellence Award 2019
RJG announces The Plastek Group as the 2019 winner of the Training Excellence Award.
Getting Hot and Heavy during a Little Hot Runner Training
If a mold is the heart of a molding system, then the hot runner system is the heart of a hot runner mold, and I recently learned that there is a lot to know when it comes to designing and maintaining these systems to ensure optimal mold and part quality and performance.
85 Trainees and Students Begin Apprenticeship at Arburg
A total of 85 new trainees and students from the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University began their apprenticeship at Arburg on 2 September 2019.
Fritz Studer AG Apprentice Wins Bronze Medal
Fritz Studer AG is proud to announce that its 18 year old employee, Josia Langhart, who is completing his training at Studer, took a spot on the podium with his team partner, Raphael Furrer.
RJG Partners with Central Community College, Opens Training Facility
Central Community College (CCC) and RJG have partnered to bring injection molding training to Nebraska.
Shop Shares Specific Successful Strategies for Training and Retaining Talent
Owners, engineers, mold builders and human resource professionals from small to mid-size mold shops and molding facilities, as well as OEMs, tuned in for a full hour, as Director of Talent Development Kylee Carbone broke down the talent strategy at Westminster Tool, which although successful has had its challenges.