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Are We Being Commoditized?
Look around. Whether you’re a supplier that thinks you’re special or a buyer that thinks you have a product that no one can afford not to bid on, you’re fooling yourself. There are many reasons for this.
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Designing for Downstream
Steps can be taken to deliver to your customer not only a better performing tool, but a better performing tooling investment.
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Momentum Forecast to Build in Second Half of 2009
42.1 Total Mold Business Index for January 2009 The total Mold Business Index is a weighted average of the sub-indices for new orders, production, employees, backlog, exports and supplier deliveries.
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Going Green Can Garner New Business
Adopting green initiatives is not only important to your business, it is important to your customer and should be a part of your standard business practices.
Read MoreThink Global, Act Local!
Scan the headlines today and the news ranges from simply insane to the absurd.
Read MoreThe American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition
This grassroots effort pledges to raise awareness on this country’s current trade policy and effect change to level the playing field in regards to U.S. manufacturing.
Read MoreAutomating from Quote to Cash
Shop floor automation tools have the ability to take the concept of the interconnected shop to the next level—giving mold manufacturers technology to transform their business, enabling them to expand into new markets and new opportunities.
Read MoreKicking the Can Down the Road
I recently had two seemingly unrelated experiences that gave me an interesting perspective about the current economy, and machine shops in particular. In early December, I was invited to attend a conference call with a group of economists. As they were discussing the condition of the Medium Three automotive companies, one of them said that he wasn’t surprised at all that they were seeking relief (a bailout) in the form of government-backed loans.
Read MoreFeature-Based CNC Programming Cuts Programming Time by 25 to 75 Percent
Moldmaker switches to new programming software that auto-matically recognizes features and allows the programmer to define a process for the feature that can be repeated each time a similar feature is encountered; and, allows for more timesavings via its improved rest machining and trochoidal milling capabilities.
Read MoreBuilding a Better Mold
A look at mold performance and maintenance issues through a few simple reports in the right sequence will allow you to drill down into what the issues are really costing you.
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