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Moldmakers Help Drive Innovation in Medical Device Manufacturing

Mold Making Technology

Mold builders can seize opportunities in medical manufacturing as demand for precision molds grows, driven by miniaturization, LSR use and auto-injectables, to name a few, requiring advanced machining, automation and tight-tolerance molding. These business model changes align with current medical manufacturing trends. Source: M.R.

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Soft Skills Prove a Sharp Edge in Plastics Manufacturing

Modern Machine Shop

It’s easier for them to subcontract it out,” says Mark Rohlfs, president and one half of the brother-and-sister ownership team of East Coast Precision Manufacturing. “Connecticut has a long history of manufacturing and machine shops,” Nancy says. “We have Pratt and Whitney here. We have Sikorsky.

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Bottleneck Analysis in Lean Manufacturing

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Share Lean manufacturing focuses on eliminating waste and optimizing processes to achieve maximum efficiency and expediency. This is why conducting a bottleneck analysis in lean manufacturing operations is such a critical step for manufacturers to take. What is bottleneck analysis?

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Top Trends in 2025

Automation Mag

Canadian companies have had a rough start to the year as discussions on the potential economic impact of tariffs point towards difficult times ahead. Manufacturers are in strict saving-mode, hoping to emerge from this potential crisis mostly unscathed. More manufacturing moving to the U.S.A.?

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Sandvik Coromant Helps Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Compete

Fabricating & Metal Work

Manufacturers must produce lighter and more compact EV transmissions from tough materials such as low-alloy steels — and those that rely on traditional manufacturing processes risk falling behind. To examine these challenges, let’s focus on the manufacture of gear components. Meanwhile, Virta reports that 1.06

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Unlocking the Benefits of In-house CNC Machining for Fabricators

Fabricating & Metal Work

Additionally, many CNC manufacturers offer comprehensive training and ongoing support to help fabricators quickly get up to speed. Eliminating outsourcing reduces vendor markups and lead times, both of which affect the bottom line, and minimizes any shipping delays.

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Collaborative Engineering Drives Quality Mold Solutions

Mold Making Technology

MPC Advanced Machining specializes in manufacturing molds and molded parts for the most demanding applications, most often tight tolerance and functionally critical parts like this innovative cube mold technology that enables multi-material injection and efficient high-volume production through synchronized rotation.