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IMTS 2006
Sept 6-13, Chicago,
IL
The International
Manu-facturing Technology Show concluded success- fully, having introduced
numerous new products and services by leading manufacturers. Highlights included the showing of the
award-winning Hypo-Surface™, the world’s first digital architecture, and
also hourly presentations of
BattleBotsIQ, an exclu-sive road show version of the wildly popular
television robot battles.
Plastics Design &
Molding
Sep 26-28 -Telford
Nearly 200 exhibitors signed up for PDM 06,
up 20% from last year. In addition, floor space was extended as a result of
strong demand for stands from exhibitors.
As
well as molding machines, ancillaries & automation, the exhibition
showcased the products & services of polymer suppliers, color-ant
companies, plastics manufacturers, mould makers, product design-ers, rapid prototypers,
& printing/coating suppliers.
PREVIEW
Fabtech 2006
Oct
3-5 - Atlanta, GA
The FABTECH Interna-tional
& AWS Welding Show is the largest event in North America dedi-cated to
showcasing a full spectrum of metal form-ing, fabricating, tube & pipe,
and welding equip-ment and technology.
MassPlastics
Oct
25-26 - Fitchburg, MA
The
MassPlastics™ Trade Show provides a forum for the plastics industry,
fea-turing exhibit space & ind-ustry specific workshops attended by
hundreds of exhibitors & thousands of attendees coming from all over the
country to meet in North Central MA, origin of the plastics
industry.
COMING
SOON
EuroMold 2006
Nov 29 - Dec 2
Frankfurt, Germany
Plastics News China Forum 2006
Nov 14-15 - Rosemont, IL
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Here for a Complete Event Calendar
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Keeping
Molds Production Ready and Reliable
By Steve Johnson
A mold repair techni-cian’s job has always been to make molds run—any
how, any way … just make it run. Intangibles such as technique,
method-ology, maintenance efficiency, accountability and continuous
improvement have never been much of a factor in assessing the
performance of a custom repair facility or a proprietary mold repair
shop or an individual’s skill level. Performance was based on missed
production schedules … period.
However, today ...
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