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MMT Chats: Simple Steps to Get Your Social Media Campaign Started

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges catches up with Gail Now’s Chief Curiosity Officer Gail Robertson. We talk about the importance of using the curiosity tool to tell your stories as part of a marketing strategy that includes social media. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Christina Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology

Business Strategy

VIDEO: What You Need to Know about the R&D Tax Credit Today

A team member from Strike Tax Advisory reviews the tax changes that are impacting the R&D credits for mold builders.

MMT Chats: Mold Builder, Master Molder and Marble Maker? Part 1

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges introduces new MMT Editorial Advisory Board Member Mike Close, Sr. Tooling Engineer for SMC Ltd. in Devens, Massachusetts. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Up Close and Personal With Precision Molds and Molding

MoldMaking Technology's Christina Fuges and Tony Deligio with Plastics Technology were onsite together at the Dynamic Group in Ramsey, Minnesota, to see how its moldmaking and molding capabilities come together to grow the business as part of an AMBA Facility Tour.

Automation

Moldmaking, the Relentless Pursuit of Innovation … Oh Yeah!

Innovation was at the root of the presentation lineup for the 2023 MoldMaking Conference, which included a heavy focus on automation, collaboration and communication, as well as mold design, talent development, reshoring and sustainability.

Surface Treatment

VIDEO: Consulting How and When to Use Laser Technology

Wisconsin Engraving President Pete Kambouris and Sales and Marketing Manager Jon Carlson share the benefits of using their laser technology expertise to alleviate customer bottlenecks.

MMT Chats: Key Pain Points and Leverage Areas of Advanced Tooling

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with Dr. Ahmed Arabi Hassen, R&D Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, about advanced tooling research and development. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

NextGen Mold Technologies is Sticking to the Plan

I caught up with Dennis Goggin, president of NextGen Mold Technologies, to learn how much has changed for this startup mold builder since we last connected.

Christina Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology

Data Management Software

VIDEO: Perspective on A.I. and Mold Design

Bill Genc of TopSolid shares his perspective on the benefits of and barriers to using artificial intelligence in mold design.

Maintenance & Repair

VIDEO: How to Protect Your Hot Runner Systems

Chad Root Managing Partner for Fast Heat by Spark Industries reviews some molding machine integration concepts that protect hot runner systems, the molding machine, reduce scrap and help keep a log of events.

Turning the Tables on Me ... Conversation All About Moldmaking

Being a guest on the All-Axis Podcast by Tebis was a pleasure to talk about all things moldmaking.

Q&A: How to Optimize Micro Molding Outcomes

Molding at the micro-scale requires a completely new perspective concerning rheology, tooling, gating, handling and assembly. Accumold Sales Engineer Craig Tappe explains the micro molding process and the right questions to ask when securing a tooling specialist.

Hot Runners

MMT Chats: Westfall Technik Talks Runnerless Micro Molds and More

Westfall Technik sits down with MMT Editorial Director Christina Fuges to discuss their new micro hot runner technology, the closeness of the moldmaking community and the importance of integration. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

MMT Chats: CAMM Paves the Global Pathway with Passion

CAMM Chair Kim Thiara explains how this association is unique to other industry groups, its biggest impact on moldmaking, her favorite memory and details about an upcoming educational event in Toronto. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Workforce Development

MMT Chats: Promoting Plastics One Student at a Time

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with Eve Vitale a chief executive with the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Foundation about her passion for plastics via Plastivan—an educational tool whose mission is to change the perception of plastics one classroom at a time. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Christina Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology

Hot Runners

VIDEO: Hot Runner Solutions Driven by Performance and Partnership

INCOE’s New Business Development Manager Jim Bott and Business Development Manager David Shirley break down valve gating technology, balanced hot runner systems and the secret to partnering with customers to develop the right melt management technology.

MMT Chats: Update from Star of “Track the Apprentice”

CDM Tool & Manufacturing Apprentice Machinist Taylor Bartelt shares where she has been and what she has learned over the past year. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Mold Components

An "Impossible" Automation Project Still Proves Invaluable

Two years later and a once-thought-impossible automation solution is still proving its worth to this high-mix, low-volume manufacturer via variable capacity.

Workforce Development

Emerging Leaders Instills Confidence in Future Workforce

What does a great leader look like to you? This question was explored at the AMBA Conference’s Emerging Leaders pre-conference session.

Hot Runners

VIDEO: Hot Runners and Sustainability

Oerlikon HRSflow North America Sales Director Robert Harvey breaks down hot runner technology that addresses sustainability opportunities and challenges.

Inspection & Measurement

VIDEO: Maintaining a Customer-Centric Culture

Progressive Components President Glenn Starkey talks about the importance of the customer and culture when developing technology solutions for the moldmaking industry.

Workforce Development

MMT Chats: SPE MTD 2023 Mold Maker of the Year

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges takes the opportunity to sit down with the newly named SPE Mold Technologies Division 2023 Mold Maker of the Year to learn about his lifelong career in moldmaking. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Christina Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology

MMT Chats: SPE MTD 2023 Mold Designer of the Year

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges sits down with the newly named SPE Mold Technologies Division 2023 Mold Designer of the Year to learn about his passion for mold design. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Surface Treatment

VIDEO: Insights and Best Practices for Mold Care

Slide Products President Michael Muth shares the products and practices he believes have helped the moldmaking industry the most when it comes to caring for molds.

Workforce Development

MMT Chats: 50 Years of Growth and Community at the AMBA

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director sits down with AMBA Executive Director Kym Conis and Board Member Tom Barr of T K Molds to talk about the association’s 50-year anniversary and the next 50 years. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Business Strategy

MMT Chats: Why Is Tooling Digitalization on the Rise?

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with Bob Vancoillie with the Consumer Division of Johnson & Johnson about OEM corporate initiatives for digitizing tooling. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Mold Materials

MMT Chats: Project Reveals Added Benefits of New P20 Grade Steel in Machinability, Cycle Time and No Stress Relief

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with Shane Appel, Polymer Manufacturing Engineer with General Motors about a project conducted with Omega Tool and Finkl Steel to prove the dimensional stability of a new grade of P20 steel. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Looking Back on 25 Years in the Moldmaking Industry

To celebrate MoldMaking Technology’s 25 years serving the industry, we’re taking readers down memory lane — for the brand and the moldmaking industry — to show how much has changed, how much has remained the same and how much innovation and opportunity still lies ahead.

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