2018 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide: Software
MoldMaking Technology’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide is an accurate, comprehensive, easy-to-read and easy-to-use use guide for researching today’s technology, equipment, products and services. The year’s latest moldmaking product developments within mold engineering/design, build and maintenance/repair are broken down into 10 sections, including software.

Tradeshow Tuesday: On Display at Amerimold 2018, Part 6
Amerimold 2018 is only two weeks away, so check out this week’s slideshow of items to see some of what will be on display at the show.

Package of Programs Offers New Features for Accelerated Mold Design
At Amerimold 2018, Missler Software debuts TopSolid’Tooling, which the company says groups together TopSolid’Mold, TopSolid’Progress and TopSolid’Electrode and further speeds mold design and manufacturing.

Putting the Wow Factor into a Moldmaking Career Display
The Chicago Chapter of the American Mold Builders Association added more visually-enticing items that teach about, and promote, moldmaking as a high-tech career option.

An Email Chain Full of Surprises and Ideas for Engaging Youth
I love when a string of emails turns into a pathway for new ways to engage our youth and educate them about moldmaking and the larger industry of manufacturing!

Amerimold 2017: Multitudes of Metalworking Materials and Machines
Amerimold proved once again that it is THE event for moldmaking.

Mode Allows Multiple Mold Design Elements to be Worked on at Once
In addition to improved performance for large molds containing more than 2,000 parts, TopSolid’Mold 2017 from Missler Software has added a “pre-study” mode that enables the overall job of creating the mold design to be split among multiple designers.

SLIDESHOW: Technology Showcase, Software
Looking for software solutions? The choices seem endless, and MMT is a great place to begin your search.

Mold Software Revisions Designed to Cut Costs, Lead Times
TopSolid'Mold 7.10 from Missler Software is designed to help builders of injection molds for thermoplastics reduce tool-development costs and lead times.

Slideshow: Amerimold 2016 Preview
This annual tradeshow and technical conference addresses the business development, best practices and networking interests of the plastic injection mold manufacturing industry. Here's a small sampling of what attendees will see this year.

Solid Modeling Tutorial
Basics steps to solid modeling.

Managing All That Data
Product data management may have a bad rap, but making it a priority rather than an afterthought can help make the most of your design and machining information.

Power of PDM
Through the use of live, 20-minute software presentations, Missler Software showed visitors how working with a CAD/CAM solution based on product data management (PDM) can make a difference in their manufacturing experiences.

Missler Software Expands South-of-Border Distribution
CIM Co. will promote TopSolid CAD/CAM software in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

Missler Software Partners with Machining Cloud GmbH
Missler Software, author of the TopSolid family of integrated CAD/CAM/ERP software, and Machining Cloud GmbH, product data content provider for the digital shop, announce a new partnership under which the companies plan to work together to provide TopSolid users with direct access to product data and knowledge - 3d models, cutting conditions, tool parameters - from the world’s leading cutting-tool manufacturers.

Competition is Good
Losing business overseas motivated this moldmaker to re-engineer its tools, improve its processes and stand by its customer, ultimately winning the business back.

2014 Leadtime Leader Awards Winner: Westminster Tool Inc.—Bridging the Gap without Losing Focus
A strong sense of self and a focus on people enabled this mold manufacturer to rapidly expand pre- and post-manufacturing services without getting overwhelmed by its own growth.

2014 Leadtime Leader Awards Honorable Mention: Aalbers Tool & Mold Inc
A rush of recent change for this moldmaker belies a long-term growth strategy that’s anything but aggressive. Key aspects of this cautious approach include strategic expansion, continuous improvement, extensive data tracking, and investments in workforce development and environmental sustainability.