#SUSTAINABILITY

Business Strategy

Embracing ESG: One Mold Builder's Path to Sustainability and Success

The story of how a company in the moldmaking, injection molding and metal parts industry is navigating the challenges and opportunities associated with sustainability.
#sustainability

Perspectives on Sustainability in Mold Building: A Diverse Outlook

In conversations with individuals involved in the mold building industry, a variety of perspectives on sustainability emerged, showcasing the multifaceted nature of the term.  
#editorial #sustainability

Innovative Mold Building Enhances Packaging Material Efficiency, Elevates Recyclable Design

A manufacturing-focused design and optimized tooling enhance material efficiency in packaging for a new medical instrument.
#medical #sustainability #packaging

Automation

MMT Chat: Key Principles of an Automated System

PFAFF Molds develops its automated systems to address key customer pain points – such as high worker turnover, rising costs, volume fluctuation and sustainability.
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NEWS

PLASTICS Releases Recycling is Real Video

Latest video of the Recycling is Real campaign features Amcor, highlighting its work in producing fully recyclable plastic bottles to address the circular economy of plastics.
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Mold Components

VIDEO: Why Is Sustainability Important to Mold Builders

Marta Orozco with DME shares ways mold builders can be a part of building a more sustainable future.
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NEWS

Plastics Industry Association Launches Recycling is Real Advocacy Campaign

The campaign will provide content that reflects the true efforts behind plastic recycling to help lead more informed decisions about sustainability and the circularity chain.
#sustainability

Automation

MMT Chats: Injection Molds and Integrated Solutions Through Ambition and Innovation

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges checks in with Jordan Robertson, VP, Business Development and Marketing for StackTeck in Ontario, Canada about various mold technologies to improve efficiencies in automation, cooling, lightweighting and sustainability. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
#sustainability #packaging

Inspection & Measurement

CMMs Give Moldmakers Precision, Sustainability, Ergonomic Operation

The new generation of Zeiss Prismo precision measurement devices meet speed, flexibility, sustainability and productivity demands.
#sustainability #safety

MMT Chats: Common Sense Sustainability Initiatives

Sustainability can be as easy as recognizing the initiatives you already have in place for what their sustainability benefits are and putting numbers behind them, according to Kelly Santini, a passionate safety and sustainability advocate. Here, she chats with MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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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.
#ICYMI #sustainability

Business Strategy

Internal and External Factors Continue to Impact U.S. Moldmaking

Sustainable growth remains in the forecast as economic conditions continue to progress.
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Business Strategy

MMT Chats: Project Engineer Applies Lean Manufacturing Principles to Growing Sustainability Role

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges catches up with MMT’s 30-Under-30 Honoree Katherine Pistorius, who has added Regional Sustainability Coordinator alongside her Project Engineer duties, which demonstrates the many paths one can take in a manufacturing career. Here she shares how this opportunity unfolded for her and what the job entails today and in the future.  This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
#ICYMI #regulations #sustainability

Additive Manufacturing

How Hybrid Tooling Accelerates Product Development, Sustainability for PepsiCo

The consumer products giant used to wait weeks and spend thousands on each iteration of a prototype blow mold. Now, new blow molds are available in days and cost just a few hundred dollars.
#consumer #packaging #sustainability

Hot Runners

Optimized Hot Runner Systems for PCR Compounds

Hot runner systems manufacturer Oerlikon HRSflow is developing new hot runner solutions to help create new products including fruit crates and home composting buckets.  
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NEWS

KraussMaffei Extends Focus to Large-Scale, Sustainable Additive Manufacturing

Company adds large-scale, sustainable additive manufacturing to its portfolio of sustainable solutions for the plastics industry.
#sustainability

NEWS

Mold Builder Zahoransky, Koch Establish Cooperation for Personal Care Sector

The two companies join portfolio competencies and technologies to provide sustainable, environmentally friendly packaging solutions.  
#packaging #sustainability

NEWS

DMG MORI Manufacturing USA Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

Machine tools provider reflects on manufacturing excellence at Davis, California, facility, including automation investments, local community developments and sustainability initiatives.  
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Hot Runners

How to Solve Hot Runner Challenges When Molding with Bioresins

A review of the considerations and adaptations required to design hot runners and implement highly productive injection molding operations.
#sustainability #packaging #basics

Hot Runners

Molds, Hot Runner Systems, Digital Technologies Highlight Sustainable Production

The Molding Solutions network at K Show displays Männer, Foboha, Synventive, Thermoplay, Priamus, Gammaflux and other external partners and their new or proven technologies for molding and moldmaking.
#moldingequipment #packaging #sustainability