Monday, November 18, 2019
Meximold, Mexico’s Premier Event for Mold Manufacturing, is Ready to Kick Off
Gardner Business Media and AMMMT (Mexican Association of Manufacture of Molds and Dies) have joined forces to launch Mexico’s first edition of an event called Meximold. The event will take place on November 20 & 21, 2019 at the Centro de Congresos in Queretaro, Mexico. Meximold is an event that combines dedicated Tool and Die producers, along with leading Global suppliers involved in mold & die production, mold maintenance and injection molding. Meximold will also offer three conference tracks focused on Additive Manufacturing, Mold Building and Injection Molding.
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Friday, November 8, 2019
What to Consider When Buying a Machine Tool
This probably isn’t mind-blowing, but machine tool purchase decisions are not to be taken lightly. A shop looking to acquire a new machine has to weigh its options. This means, among other things, carefully considering the work it needs the machine to do and evaluating any number of financial variables against the machine models available. This Knowledge Center is dedicated to trying to make those tasks a little easier. We'll continue to add content over time. Here’s the basics on What to Consider When Buying a Machine Tool as well as some recent machine introductions from some of the industry's leading players.
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Friday, November 8, 2019
Why Manufacturers Should Pay Attention to Web Accessibility
How accessible is your website? What does it mean for a website to be accessible? Do you know how to fix website accessibility issues? Accessibility doesn’t need to be thought of as a compromise that somehow reduces the aesthetic of your website. All you need to do is ensure that your design ideas are informed by accessibility standards, and you will end up with an attractive and modern website that works for the largest possible number of users.
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Thursday, November 7, 2019
October Sees Moderate Contraction, but Growing New Orders
The GBI for October was 48.3, signaling a fourth month of mildly contracting business activity across the U.S. manufacturing sector. However, total new orders continue to do well. Based on a three-month moving average, the best performing end-market as of October was aerospace, followed by medical equipment manufacturing. The market for construction machinery continued to experience the fastest rate of contracting business activity, mirrored by a similarly enduring contraction in the industrial motors market.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Steps to Ensure Your Content Strategy is Heading in the Right Direction
What would your marketing team do if you crashed on a desert island? With no compass, map, or GPS, and no way to know how to find kindling, shelter, or water, you’d be lost. Is your content team on the right path? How do you know when your content team is off the mark? Your content might look sharp and read well, and have racked up LinkedIn likes and other social media attention. But, how do you know if your content is heading in the right direction? Here are four steps to ensure your content strategy is on target.
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