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LeadTime Leader Award

The Excellence in Mold Manufacturing Award

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Leadtime Leader Award Winners: Hall of Fame

MoldMaking Technology’s Leadtime Leader Competition has been an ongoing award since 2003. It is a prestigious award given only to North American mold builders that go above and beyond in moldmaking. Honorees have expressed the value the Award has afforded them in exposure, recognition, morale and new business. Isn’t it time we add your shop’s name to the list?

Christina Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology

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Leadtime Leader Award Honors the Many Faces of Moldmaking

This Award is not only for big mold shops! Check out the criteria for entering our 2024 competition.

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MMT's Most-Viewed March Content: Digitalization in Tooling, The Leadtime Leader Awards & More

March was a big month for MoldMaking Technology. Not only did we celebrate our 25th Anniversary, PTXPO, and announced the return of the Leadtime Leader award, we also continued to cover some of your favorite topics. Take a look at what you might have missed in March. 

MoldMaking Technology's Leadtime Leader Awards Competition Returns!

After a brief hiatus, MoldMaking Technology’s Leadtime Leader Awards Competition is back!

FAQs: What Are the Leadtime Leader Awards?

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about MoldMaking Technology's annual Leadtime Leader Awards competition.

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Leading Mold Manufacturers Share Best Practices for Improving Efficiency

Precise Tooling Solutions, X-Cell Tool and Mold, M&M Tool and Mold, Ameritech Die & Mold, and Cavalier Tool & Manufacturing, sit down for a fast-paced Q&A focused on strategies for improving efficiencies across their operations.

2021 Leadtime Leader Talks Impact and Value of Win

Westminster Tool talks about the impact of its Leadtime Leader win so far and the value of in-person networking, especially exhibiting at trade shows.

NPE2024: The Plastics Show

Honoring Excellence in Mold Manufacturing

After a brief hiatus, MoldMaking Technology’s Leadtime Leader Awards competition returns to recognize outstanding performance and innovation in the moldmaking industry.

Christina Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology

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VIDEO: Two Impassioned Speeches Made for One Incredible Leadtime Leader Awards Ceremony at Amerimold 2021

The Leadtime Leader Award handoff is an honored part of Amerimold and this year was no different  (albeit a bit more humor;-). Congratulations once more to our 2021 Leadtime Leader Award winner Westminster Tool.

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MMT Chats: 5 in 5 with X-Cell Tool and Mold

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges has a quick 5-minute chat with Brian Dippel, the Operations Manager for X-Cell Tool and Mold in Fairview, Pennsylvania and MMT’s 2019 Leadtime Leader Winner. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Snapshot of Why Westminster Tool is MMT's 2021 Leadtime Leader Winner

Here is a quick look at some of the reasons this small advanced manufacturer took the title this year.

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2021 Leadtime Leader Award Winner: Westminster Tool—Perseverance with a Plan

Westminster Tool’s latest commitment to the plan—investment in new technologies, processes and capabilities, workforce development/training and sales & marketing—helped them edge out this year’s competition.

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MMT Chats: 30 Under 30 Honoree, Cultural Innovator, Leader Grower, Improvement Maker

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges invites Hillary Thomas Westminster Tool ‘s  vice president as a guest on this MMT Chat. She talks about leading cultural change, driving strategic company improvements, growing and supporting leaders and spreading awareness of manufacturing and its benefits to the community.  This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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Investment Activity Presents Industry Growth Opportunity

Mergers and acquisitions within the mold manufacturing industry have revealed some positive outcomes. Here, two mold builders share their recent experiences and insights.

What Do You Really Win as a Leadtime Leader?

MoldMaking Technology has honored many winners since the Leadtime Leader Awards launched in 2003, but what exactly do they win?

Christina Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology

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Why Shops Should Apply for Leadtime Leader

MoldMaking Technology’s Leadtime Leader Award has been an ongoing award since 2003. All these years later, it is a prestigious award given only to moldmakers who excel. Be the shop that wins.

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MMT Chats: The Value of Digging Deeper

Maybe it’s his passion for scuba diving, but this operations manager for X-Cell Tool and Mold loves digging deeper into relationships and mold projects. Brian Dippel chats with me about moldmaking, molding, business management, work ethic, employee-centered culture, expansion, customer relationships, deodorant sticks, acquisition and yes, scuba diving.

Leadtime Leader: Q&A with 2020 Winner Precise Tooling, Part 2

Hear from 2020 Leadtime Leader Award winner Precise Tooling Solutions. Now is the time to recognize your shop. Enter today!

Leadtime Leader Award: Enter While You Can!

Now is the time to recognize your shop. It’s not just about being the shop with the shortest delivery times. It’s about what you do with what you have. Enter today!

Leadtime Leader: Q&A with 2020 Winner Precise Tooling

Hear from 2020 Leadtime Leader Award winner Precise Tooling on the benefits of the Leadtime Leader Award. Now is the time to recognize your shop. It’s not just about being the shop with the shortest delivery times. It’s about what you do with what you have. Enter today!

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Westminster Tool Invests 10% of Revenue into New Machining Equipment

Westminster Tool’s investment in its hard machining department addresses growing production demands and opens doors for internal training opportunities.

How Do You Win MMT's Leadtime Leader Awards Competition?

Find out how your shop can take the 2024 title, how candidates are assessed and how long the process takes.

Christina Fuges
Editorial Director, MoldMaking Technology

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Future Leadtime Leader Award Winners: Your Time Is Now

Enter for MoldMaking Technology’s Leadtime Leader Award and share how your shop went above and beyond this past year.

Leadtime Leader: Share How Your Shop Went Above and Beyond in 2020

The silver lining to 2020 is all of the stories and things that mold builders have been accomplishing during this pandemic. Consider entering for the Leadtime Leader Awards and show others how your shop has pulled through and gone above and beyond this year.

Still Worth the Time!

It’s been 13 years since I wrote this message but it still stands: What if I told you that at your fingertips is a free advertising opportunity to market your shop’s moldmaking capabilities to the plastics industry?

MoldMaking Technology Opens Application Period For 2021 Leadtime Leader Award

The submission period for the 2021 Leadtime Leader Award has officially begun. The prestigious Leadtime Leader Award is given to North American mold builders that excel in their craft.

Enter MoldMaking Technology’s 2021 Leadtime Leader Award Competition

We are accepting entries for our 2021 Leadtime Leader Awards competition, so put your hat in the ring today by clicking here to submit your information to start the process.

Amerimold 2021 Announces New Dates

Amerimold 2021, North America’s premier event for mold manufacturing, will now take place on September 22-23.

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