The Single Most Effective Marketing Tactic That Modern Marketers Ignore

| Gardner Web

Marketing is about people and that will never change, which is why word of mouth marketing is the single most powerful tactic in all of marketing.
#brandbuilding

Meet the Gardner Business Media Advertising Team

| Gardner Web

Bill Caldwell, Advertising and Production Director, Gardner Business Media, Inc. introduces the team members of the Advertising Department and discusses its three primary functions.

Meet the Gardner Business Media Advertising Team

| GROW

Bill Caldwell, Advertising and Production Director, Gardner Business Media, Inc. introduces the team members of the Advertising Department and discusses its three primary functions.

Building Molds and Legacies

| MoldMaking Technology

Being a leader or becoming a leader isn’t just about the end product, but the people you’re leading and the history you’re making. This also means learning how to identify, address and mitigate conflict.   

Unique Coating Reduces Friction of Sliding Ceramic, Metallic, and Polymer Components

| Products Finishing

An extremely thin, hard diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating decreases the coefficient of friction (COF) of components to nearly zero, while increasing wear resistance.

A Career at the Top Helps Rebuild a Job Shop

| Modern Machine Shop

A new approach to management propels expansion into Swiss-type and multitasking machining work.
#workforcedevelopment

3 Types of 3D Printed Tooling for Injection Molding

Julia Hider | Plastics Technology

3D printed tooling for injection molding, including mold inserts, components and end of arm tooling, were on display at the Plastics Technology Expo.

Polvo para productos de exterior

Rodger Talbert | Products Finishing México

Rodger Talbert, experto en recubrimientos en polvo, analiza algunas de las cosas que se deben tener en cuenta cuando se recubren con pintura en polvo los productos destinados al uso en exteriores.

4 Tips to Gain Employee Acceptance to Change

Carli Kistler-Miller | Production Machining

Change is a good thing, right? Maybe not to all, and if you don’t have employee acceptance to change, the change is doomed to fail.
#workforcedevelopment

Consumidores de e-commerce hablan sobre sus preferencias de embalaje

| Plastics Technology México

El público que realiza compras a través de plataformas electrónicas prefiere los envases flexibles y sobres protectores para productos como ropa, y que el tamaño de los envases no sobrepase por mucho el del producto.

BLM Group presenta el equipo Lasertube LT7

| Modern Machine Shop México

Durante Fabtech 2022, BLM Group presentó el equipo Lasertube LT7, que permite trabajar de forma automática tubos y perfiles cerrados y abiertos, así como perfiles especiales.

Sandvik Coromant Appoints New Members to Management

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

The metalcutting tool company will add Michael Eneberg as vice president and head of Global Sales and Nicolas Dellachiesa as head of Merger & Acquisitions.

GenSwiss Releases Redesigned Toolholding System

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

Its GenQuick quickchange ER system for Swiss-type CNC machines and precision machining equipment has been updated.

Graphene nanotubes enhance conductivity, performance of composite printing sleeves

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Two customer projects demonstrate that small amounts of OCSiAl's TUBALL nanotubes can replace carbon black for fiberglass composite printing sleeves.

Finishing Activity: ‘Slow and steady…’ Generally Describes April

Jan Schafer | Products Finishing

April index stayed about the same at 59.6 (slowing down just two-thirds of a point vs. March)  
#economics

Faurecia invertirá 147 millones de dólares en Nuevo León

| Modern Machine Shop México

Faurecia refirió que estarán produciendo asientos e interiores y generarán 1,500 empleos directos y al menos 300 indirectos.

Five-Axis Tool Grinder Features Flexible, Scalable Design

Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop

Multiaxis CNC tool grinding machine features a scalable, modular design, making it retrofittable with any option.

Flexing Thermoset Polymers Into Production 3D Printing

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Chromatic 3D Materials develops tough and flexible thermosetting urethanes for additive manufacturing. The resin formulation is only part of the path to scale.

Safe and Reliable Cooling Line Coupling

| Plastics Technology

Hasco says its new clean break cooling range of couplers offer one-handed quick-release operation.

Rolex: Unsung AM Icon Since 2007

| Additive Manufacturing

Rolex has been utilizing additive manufacturing since 2007.

Compounder Spins Off Home-Made Industry 4.0 Platform

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Alterra to offer SmartChronos iIOT platform, which it’s been using on its own lines, to other processors

CAD/CAM System Requirements: An Overview

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

CAD/CAM programs are among the most demanding kinds of computer software. Smooth operation requires careful consideration of computer specifications.