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AMBA Fall Conference
Oct 2-5 - Washington, DC

The AMBA has a slate of great presentations lined up which address a range of issues including the problems of the decline of U.S. manufacturing, how companies can be more competitive and what the industry needs to do.

Fabtech 2008
Oct 6-8 - Las Vegas, NV

North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, tube and pipe, and weld-ing trade show attracts over 25,000 attendees and more than 1,000 exhibitors. 

Fakuma 2008
Oct 14-18 - Friedrich-shafen Germany

Fakuma is distinguished by broad-based offerings including processing machinery, raw materials and applications, as well as automation solutions and control technology. 

Expoplast 2008
Oct 20-21 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Attendees from across Canada and beyond will converge on Expoplast looking for advanced information and leading-edge equipment and resources critical for competing effectively in an increasingly global and challenging market.
 

   


COMING SOON


Plastics Caps & Closures

November 4 – 5
Brussels, Belgium
    

Pack Expo International

November 09 -13
Chicago, IL

 

In-Mould Decorating

November 17-18
Neuss, Germany

 

CAMM Moldmakers

November 18
Windsor, Ontario, Canada

 


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THE BONE YARD: Where Olde Moulds Go to Die

By Bill Tobin

Too many customers use their supplier base as a free warehouse for older or obsolete tooling. Many molders are also equally guilty of having a Bone Yard of old tools rusting away in a back corner. Here’s how to clean house.

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In a world of stiffening competition, business strategy is more crucial than ever. Yet most organizations struggle in this area--not with formulating strategy but with executing it, or putting their strategy into action. Owing to execution failures, companies realize just a fraction of the financial performance promised in their strategic plans.

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