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Euromold 2007
December 5-12 - Frankfurt, Germany

14th Euromold is the world meeting place of modern product development, mold making and tooling. 

Bioplastics Processing Conference
Dec. 4-5 - Charlotte, NC

The 2nd annual Bioplastics Processing Conference includes information on
Single and twin screw extrusion technologies; Thermo-forming, injection and blow molding process developments; and more.

Automotive Plastic Part Design
December 5-7 -
Dearborn, MI

This three-day in-depth automotive seminar will provide information on material selection, design procedures, processing techniques, and the assembly methods required when designing with plastics in the automotive field.


COMING SOON


Automotive News World Congress 2008
January 21 - 24
Detroit, MI
 

Package Design 2008 Conference &
Technology Expo.

January 27 - 31
St. Petersburg, FL
 

MD&M West/
Plastec West

January 29-31
Anaheim, CA


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Building a Better Mold, Part 2

By Steve Johnson 

Asking someone to expend an effort to collect and maintain a maintenance database is  normally received with the same enthusiasm as asking someone to start tracking how many pizzas they eat in a year, how much money was spent doing so and what were the consequences (calorie, fat and intake, heart-burn frequency, blood pressure changes,
off-gassing, etc…)  Who cares?  I need a pizza I pick up the phone and order one---damn the consequences.  I’ll worry about those later.  

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