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Executive Decision Making in a Customer-Centric Organization
If you read the Gardner Business Index for Moldmaking that we published yesterday, and if your heart fell just a tad because it wasn’t very encouraging (especially given that indicators early in the year told us to expect a rocking summer for US molds and molding), take heart.
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The Bottom Line: Correcting Errors on Income Tax Returns
Any company can make mistakes when filling out a tax return, but sometimes those mistakes can work in your favor.
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Keeping Up with ISO: The Value of Value Stream Mapping
Most people find it difficult to translate quality into in real dollars and cents.
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Throwback Thursday: Growth Strategies for the U.S. Moldmaker
Some things never change. Like competition. There will always be competition, and let's face it, it's a great motivator to continuous improvement. What I've also noticed is that the ways to face the competition haven't changed all that much either. This reminded me of a four-part article series that MoldMaking Technology published back in 2001 on growth strategies for the U.S. moldmaker that is still relevant today.
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What You Put Out There Comes Back to You
Surely there is truth in this headline. I’ve seen it happen with my own eyes and recently witnessed it again when I participated with the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Mold Technologies Division as its Mold Maker of the Year Award was presented to Geoff Luther, owner and president of A-1 Tool Corporation in Melrose Park, Illinois. The award was well-deserved.
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West Michigan AMBA Finishes Successful Supplier Night Fundraiser
First Supplier Night event is a success for the American Mold Builders West Michigan Chapter.
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Leadtime Leaders Made Their Presence Known at Amerimold
The moldmaking community is a family of sorts, and this becomes very evident every year at Amerimold when we celebrate our annual Leadtime Leader Awards Competition. Last week this was taken to another level when 2016 Winner Krieger Craftsmen registered a busload of people to attend Amerimold and make their presence known.
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Are You Optimizing Part Design and Manufacturability?
Autodesk presented a free webinar titled “Using the Power of DOE to Design Process and Part Improvement”. If you missed it, you can still access it here.
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GBI: Moldmaking for May 2016 - 48.1
The industry contracted for the second month in a row, although the rate of contraction decelerated and the general trend of the index has been positive since October.
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Moldmaking: Where It's Been and Where It's Going
One mold builder shares his perspective on what has helped build the moldmaking industry and what will keep it going strong.
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