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Data Management Software

5 Ways to Make Your Tooling Assets Smarter

By: Sujit Sheth, Monitoring Business Manager, Progressive Components

Global mold monitoring and asset management solutions can maximize productivity and efficiency.
#industry40

Moldmaking Industry GBI Contracts for Four Months Straight

By: Jan Schafer

The GBI Moldmaking ended the month at 45.8, down one point from June, with components contracting or nearing contraction activity.
#ecomonics

Design & Manufacturing Software

VIDEO: Benefits of Simulation to the Mold Builder, Molder

By: Christina Fuges

Mike Skaja, a technical sales representative at Sigmasoft Virtual Molding, discusses the value of simulation in the moldmaking process.

Let Go! Leverage Your Mindset, Elevate Yourself as a Leader, Drive Organizational Purpose

By: Christina Fuges

AMBA Conference 2023 motivates me (and moldmakers) to let go of traditional mindsets to move (the industry) forward. 
#editorial

Workforce Development

MMT Chats: Developments at Dynamic Tool

By: Christina Fuges

This Dynamic Tool Duo sits down with MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges to share some company news as well as updates on the shop’s workforce development efforts and technology investments. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
#leadership

MoldMaking Conference Session Spotlight: Tooling Success

By: Christina Fuges

Want to learn about best practices in program management or the mold builder's role in new product development or a remote validation process?
#MoldmakingConference #leadership

Hot Runners

How to Build a Better-Performing Hot Runner Mold

By: Ravishankar Kalvai, Lead Product Development; Tim Markham, Technical Hot Runner Coordinator, PCS Company

Early stage communication across the supply chain about design considerations optimizes hot runner mold performance.
#basics #FAQ

Build

CAM Automation Increases Mold Production, Quality

By: Edited by Christina Fuges, Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology

Mold builder switches CAM software package after 20 years to take advantage of innovative programming strategies that reduce mold machining programming and processing times.
#industry40 #casestudy

Workforce Development

MMT Chats: Redefining Human Resources to Take on Recruitment, Retention and Mental Well Being

By: Christina Fuges

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges brings back EAB member and Human Asset Management Founder Marion Wells to talk workforce 2030, human resources and marketing. She strongly believes that mold builders must consider hiring human resources analysts to collect and analyze data to paint a picture of what's going on within their organization with regard to people, process and technology. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
#education

MoldMaking Conference Session Spotlight: Software

By: Christina M. Fuges

Want to learn how to leverage CAD/CAM to streamline your moldmaking process or how to engineer cooling efficiency?
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Maintain

Technology and Sourcing Guide 2023: Inspection/Measurement

By: MMT Staff

Inspection and measurement equipment includes all of the tools and devices used to verify that mold and part dimensions conform to the tolerances required by the part’s design

Maintain

Hot Runner Tips, Apprenticeships & Waterline Maintenance, Oh My! MMT's June Top Hits

By: Cara Ready

Take a look at MMT’s top hits from June based on Google Analytics.