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Industry 40

Milling and EDM Automation Reshape Summit Tooling’s Mold Operations

Summit Tooling President Dan Martin credits the capability to run unattended machining 24/7 to the partnership that his company built with Makino.

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Hard Milling Gives Eden Tool a Competitive Advantage

Hard milling proves to be a strategic advantage for a small mold shop that runs lean and serves the medical device market.

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MMT Memories: Giving Back to the Trade

1998 marked more than one proud moment for this journalist and moldmaker’s daughter. 

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CNC Gives Moldmaker Greater Reach for Large, Contoured Molds

When building molds ranging in size from 150–5,000 tons, it is important to have CNC equipment that provides both the capacity and the capabilities to achieve accurate, efficient machining on a wide variety of jobs.

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Four European Countries in Three Days

The German Association of Tool and Mould Makers‘ (VDWF) networking event for young entrepreneurs took around 40 moldmakers on a three-day trip around Lake Constance in October 2017 to visit OEMs and innovative mold shops in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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The Industry Bids Farewell to Tony Sikorcin, Founder of Craftsman Tool and Mold

On Saturday, October 28, the industry lost a friend and colleague in Tony Sikorcin, founder of Craftsman Tool and Mold. 

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A Conversation with SA Engineering

MMT interviews SA Engineering, a company that offers full-service engineering for the development of injection-molded products.

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A Conversation with Big 3 Precision Products Inc.

MMT interviews Big 3 Precision Products Inc., a group that builds injection blow molds, one- and two-step injection stretch blow molds and extrusion blow molds.

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Mold Materials

Extra Large Wire EDM Capacity Places Shop on Path for Growth

The constant need for larger, more efficient machining capability pushed Extreme Wire EDM Services to approach GF Machining for a larger wire EDM solution.

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Learn Moldmaking Strategies, Network at AMBA Shop Tour

Learn about total quality programs, just-in-time logistics, enhanced data sharing and instantaneous communications technologies by touring A-1 Tool Corp. on September 14.

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