Growth in backlogs are the primary driver of the Moldmaking Index, at 60.3 for February. Blog Post: 4/30/2018 Michael Guckes Chief Economist, Gardner Intelligence The Gardner Business Index (GBI): Moldmaking registered 60.3 for February, extending its record-setting growth for a second month. In comparison to the same month one-year ago and to the

At Bel Air Finishing Supply’s mass finishing workshop, attendees will find out how they can save time, cut costs and improve product quality on post processing 3D parts. Steve Alviti, president of Bel Air Finishing Supply (Bel Air), announced the company's biannual, all-day mass finishing seminar and workshop, which

Protolabs announced that it has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan as a Manufacturing Leadership Awards winner for its outstanding achievement in operational excellence.  Protolabs’s winning project was called Cellular Division—a continuous improvement initiative designed to position the company for further business growth,

Sobel's talk will discuss how the digital transformation journey is enabling manufacturers to make better decisions resulting in optimized assets, labor, and processes to meet customer demands at the lowest cost. Vimana, the language of smart manufacturing, announces William Sobel's participation in the Smart Manufacturing Experience. William

Sobel's talk will discuss how the digital transformation journey is enabling manufacturers to make better decisions resulting in optimized assets, labor, and processes to meet customer demands at the lowest cost. Vimana, the language of smart manufacturing, announces William Sobel's participation in the Smart Manufacturing Experience. William

Join Haimer at their North American Headquarters for the Haimer 2018 Open House. Haimer will host guest speakers, live demonstrations and presentations, food and drinks, networking, and the company will showcase Haimer tooling technologies. This year’s theme is “Explore industry 4.0,” and Haimer says it plans to do

At NPE2018, Edro focuses on three top pieces of news. Edro is the exclusive distributor of Bohler steels. Edro is the exclusive distributor for MoldMax alloys in Europe and Key Distributor in North America, and Edro is opening a new warehouse in Schaumburg, Illinois, to enhance its Midwest

The Chicago Chapter of the American Mold Builders Association (AMBA) recently hosted its fourth successful supplier night fundraiser that continues to provide much-needed support for promoting careers in moldmaking. Suppliers to the moldmaking industry were represented in abundance last week during the fourth annual Supplier Night hosted by the

It seems odd, but many organizations and companies have a hard time knowing who their customer is.

Mold component suppliers continue to standardize products that speed mold building while also developing technology that addresses design, cooling, release and other challenges. Moldmakers are pushing mold component suppliers to develop more turn-key solutions and value-added services to help moldmakers serve customers more effectively and to stay