tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45428470708185126872024-03-12T17:47:26.771-07:00M.R. Mold & Engineering Corp.M.R. Mold & Engineering is known globally for its EXPERTISE and EXPERIENCE in liquid silicone rubber (LSR), gum stock silicone, plastic injection, compression and transfer molds for its customers. With over 125 years of combined experience within the industry, M.R. Mold & Engineering Corp. - 1985-2010, 25th Anniversary M.R. Mold's management team has developed the talent, sophisticated technical knowledge, and equipment for testing and developing optimum molding conditions.DezTech Consultinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468088677771132012noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-78718274896324862832024-02-22T11:45:00.000-08:002024-02-22T11:55:34.542-08:00M.R. Mold Invites You To Be Our Guest At NPE 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="hhttps://www.xpressreg.net/register/npex0524/landing.aspttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyd9yTnTcN3tHrM6cxWs_YoGzBPI48teHzv8N3gSWb1E95GekqCMVMYSIXvVe9qcUTitW0oLUhWPM8lSUoukN1xCIDokIpUhp0TVkzwcfIkrvXSVwgMZgMuG0_3URzY1voCBA7ptDHqcBBE_83dZb0-oiE9ijm16SuDxOmz5rT3Zk8PZ1nrKZOQcAVSc/s592/NPE%20Email-Signature.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="592" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyd9yTnTcN3tHrM6cxWs_YoGzBPI48teHzv8N3gSWb1E95GekqCMVMYSIXvVe9qcUTitW0oLUhWPM8lSUoukN1xCIDokIpUhp0TVkzwcfIkrvXSVwgMZgMuG0_3URzY1voCBA7ptDHqcBBE_83dZb0-oiE9ijm16SuDxOmz5rT3Zk8PZ1nrKZOQcAVSc/s320/NPE%20Email-Signature.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>REGISTER USING CODE 47231</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">M.R. Mold & Engineering, Booth W3789, specializes in
tight tolerance, complex geometry, liquid silicone rubber and plastic injection
molds.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">We have a proprietary line of
molding products which include valve gated cold runner systems, a pneumatic stuffer
box, a universal base and a 1 drop universal base, which has been designed for
prototyping.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">M.R. Mold also offers
customers end-of-arm tooling, robotics and vacuum seals.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">We are proud to be showcasing our abilities
with 4 partners at NPE.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">Milacron, Booth
W1601, will run an LSR 4-cavity umbrella valve fully automatic with a 4-drop
cold runner.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">Shibaura, Booth W2743, is
showcasing a 4-cavity LSR duckbill fully automatic mold with a 4-drop cold
runner.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">Sumitomo DeMag, Booth W3343 will
run a 16 cavity fully automatic piston mold with an 8 drop valve gate cold
runner.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">Zeiger Industries will be
running a fully automated 4-cavity electrical connector using 30%
glass-reinforced Nylon 6/6.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">COME VISIT
US IN ALL FIVE BOOTHS!</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-4934496059408855312024-02-22T11:38:00.000-08:002024-02-22T11:38:38.815-08:00M.R. Mold Hosts Second Annual iWarriors Golf Outing<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">iWarriors West Coast Outing Raises
$17,500<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The iWarriors 2024 Annual West Coast Golf Outing organized
by M.R. Mold & Engineering was held on February 9<sup>th</sup>, 2024,
following the Plastec West / MD&M exhibition in Anaheim. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The event was a success, held at the Navy Golf
Coast at Seal Beach, raised $17,500 to support wounded combat veterans.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Everyone thought coming to sunny California was the way to
golf in February, but Mother Nature had other thoughts,” said Rick Finnie, M.R.
Mold’s president. “The atmospheric river rain system the week before put the
event in jeopardy, but the committee reconfigured the activities and the event
was able to be held, and a good time was had by all!”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">iWarriors is a registered 501C-3 entity organized by
Progressive Components, and funds are raised throughout the year to provide
wounded vets with a personally engraved iPad that is preloaded with neural
exercise apps for those suffering from PTSD, as well as links to V.A. resources
to assist in communication, scheduling, and counseling. The iWarriors
initiative is assisted by Moldmaking Technology Magazine, the American Mold
Builders Association, as well as numerous companies within the injection mold
industry.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The event was made even more meaningful with a vet onsite to
receive his tablet, and he shared his experience overseas that qualified him
for 2 purple hearts, described how this gift will be extremely beneficial, and
thanked all of the organizers, participants, and sponsors.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The organizing committee wishes to thank all of the event
sponsors: Alliance Laser, AMBA, Belmont Equipment, Bonifacio Consulting,
Crystallume, DMS Components, EDM Sales, EDRO, Hasco, INCOE, Kracht, M.R. Mold,
Mastip, MedASia, MoldMaking Technology Magazine, Peterson’s Media Group,
Prestige Mold, Progressive Components, Reaction Plastics Solutions, S&D
Tool, Shin-Estu, United Tool & Mold, UPS Mold, Vincent Tool, VIP Rubber,
Westminster Tool and Wisconsin Engraving.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This was the 2<sup>nd</sup> annual West Coat event, and
joins an annual golf outing organized each September in northern Illinois by
Alliance Specialties and Laser Sales, as well as an outing each October in
South Carolina hosted by United Tool & Mold.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To learn more about how to assist these Heroes from the
American Mold, go to iwarriors.org.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-1995185426343165472023-01-04T07:53:00.001-08:002023-01-04T07:53:37.973-08:00SILICONE ELASTOMERS TECHNOLOGY AND FABRICATION COURSE<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfRueiA_pTiYVh7-ZyZOBKrAC-0OaTMgDmirfg3vKuq0GuxAULzc1X1vwk2LBRP7f_raNxBOp-g4_8Wg8XJ0ZqxCUXBWX4_T4Vh9s3gsl6S9jDnAvEu4zSoS0mXgrAwh3ZGKi8GRS_He_tV1SXrvwsdzWbf6Yd5RbqIxkYG1rgfXOGYwDU0TSU_TT/s714/M.R.%20Toub%20Training%20Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="714" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfRueiA_pTiYVh7-ZyZOBKrAC-0OaTMgDmirfg3vKuq0GuxAULzc1X1vwk2LBRP7f_raNxBOp-g4_8Wg8XJ0ZqxCUXBWX4_T4Vh9s3gsl6S9jDnAvEu4zSoS0mXgrAwh3ZGKi8GRS_He_tV1SXrvwsdzWbf6Yd5RbqIxkYG1rgfXOGYwDU0TSU_TT/w459-h66/M.R.%20Toub%20Training%20Logo.png" width="459" /></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><i>Held in
conjunction with California Polytechnic University at Pomona<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><i>prior to MD&M
West 2023, Anaheim, CA<o:p></o:p></i></p><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Date:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> Jan 31-Feb 3 </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">(MD&M West is Feb 7-9)</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Time:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> 8:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Location:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> Kellogg West
Conference Center <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> & Lodge, Bldg 76,
Pomona, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
<b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cost:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> $2,020 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2f5496; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">3.2 earned University Education Credits<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">INSTRUCTORS:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">John Timmerman, <i>Poly-Nova
Technologies</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Rick Ziebell, <i>R.D.
Abbott</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Rick Finnie, <i>M.R. Mold
& Engineering</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Bob Pelletier, <i>ELMET
North America</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Stefan Scheibner, <i>Arburg
US<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">COURSE OVERVIEW</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This course offers a comprehensive overview of silicone
elastomers, including basic silicone chemistry, mold manufacturing, information
regarding pumping units and molding machines, manufacturing processes,
fabrication techniques, problem solving and application areas. Emphasis
is on liquid injection molding (LIM/LSR). This course is presented by
experts in the silicone field, and time is allotted for special project. This
course is unique in that it offers a full day of hands-on process training at<b> </b></span><span style="color: #2f5496; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">M.R. Mold &
Engineering Corporation</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.mrtoubtraining.com/signup/">FOR MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION </a></b></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="http://www.mrtoubtraining.com/signup/">VISIT WWW.MRTOUBTRAINING.COM/SIGNUP/</a></b></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-60711202762240660722023-01-04T07:44:00.004-08:002023-01-04T07:44:53.282-08:00BE OUR GUEST AT MD&M WEST 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBg8Vs1dNvHGzOkjkI_aT0NrcLvu4diAtOSFVvmsLG8c3QjROD6JnACYUawcl0XIZ1_GvsvhkE4EjW9LalxXLrqBYZx4iElATZYUTCAq68ihoR_O6mS_8wda97eHerhTNB6whjguDJTe9qLAUT4isFfG5Z22EQF6aRKanK5vQKNN2CaJtQsv14ztY/s481/MDM_West_rgbRev.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="481" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBg8Vs1dNvHGzOkjkI_aT0NrcLvu4diAtOSFVvmsLG8c3QjROD6JnACYUawcl0XIZ1_GvsvhkE4EjW9LalxXLrqBYZx4iElATZYUTCAq68ihoR_O6mS_8wda97eHerhTNB6whjguDJTe9qLAUT4isFfG5Z22EQF6aRKanK5vQKNN2CaJtQsv14ztY/s320/MDM_West_rgbRev.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">JOIN M.R. MOLD & ENGINEERING</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">FEBRUARY 7-9</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>BOOTH 1346</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>USE PROMO CODE MYGUEST1346 </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>FOR A FREE EXPO PASS AND 20% OFF CONFERENCES</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-72727730690878499752023-01-04T07:32:00.000-08:002023-01-04T07:32:08.835-08:00iWarriors 1st West Coast Golf Outing<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EhW-E1wn0RPCJA5p0A_ymi69cEZUF3Z49CDB6bmOXz8JYzkrLPWfSV3q2rECJlrHlpAkqJjejOEDzjB9dTIFOMIANMA3oQmj59vW1erpWgQ9Wzv130hkZvRsTpx7I9N72dOSlqGeyuvVEEGboZiJMjqgAiIlO8Z09RUGrS0YawmwHjvA04--7_gF/s1800/iWARRIORS-GOLF-OUTING-FEB10-2023-SAVE-THE-DATE-EMAIL-FOOTER.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1800" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EhW-E1wn0RPCJA5p0A_ymi69cEZUF3Z49CDB6bmOXz8JYzkrLPWfSV3q2rECJlrHlpAkqJjejOEDzjB9dTIFOMIANMA3oQmj59vW1erpWgQ9Wzv130hkZvRsTpx7I9N72dOSlqGeyuvVEEGboZiJMjqgAiIlO8Z09RUGrS0YawmwHjvA04--7_gF/w448-h269/iWARRIORS-GOLF-OUTING-FEB10-2023-SAVE-THE-DATE-EMAIL-FOOTER.png" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #3c3b6e; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">The iWarriors™ mission is to assist severely injured Veterans
of the Armed Forces by providing them with personalized tablets to aid in their
return, recovery, and reintegration.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Over
one thousand brave men and women have been technology recipients, due to the
generosity and assistance from members of the American Mold Builders
Association, the team at MoldMaking Technology Magazine, and countless friends
and colleagues throughout the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
order to continue supporting our veterans, it is with great honor, that M.R.
Mold & Engineering will host a golf outing at the Navy Golf Course at Seal
Beach in Cypress, CA on February 10, 2023.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This organization has been near and dear to Rick Finnie and his team for
many years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rick and I have handed out
these I-Pads to wounded veterans at Camp Pendelton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unless you experience their courage and fight
to get back to their companies, you can’t even image their true dedication to
America and keeping us all safe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Please
visit <a href="https://iwarriorsgolfmrmold.eventlify.com/">iWarriors Charity
Golf Outing hosted by M.R. Mold & Engineering (eventlify.com)</a> to participate or donate to this great organization.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><b>THEY GAVE THEIR ALL! LET'S GIVE SOME BACK!</b> </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-2958588843910157032022-08-22T09:36:00.002-07:002022-08-22T09:36:25.991-07:00Finding a Niche in LSR Tooling<p> <span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-family: "Roboto Condensed", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">Published <time datetime="2022-08-19T01:07:00" style="box-sizing: inherit;">8/19/2022 </time>| </span><span class="txt-mute" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #818a91; font-family: "Roboto Condensed", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">4 MINUTE READ</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-family: Oswald, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Arial Narrow", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.45rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 2.5rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></h2><div class="row" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: "Roboto Condensed", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"></div><p class="content-summary" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #777777; font-family: "Roboto Condensed", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">20 years ago, southern California moldmaker M.R. Mold & Engineering pivoted to LSR tooling, giving it a foothold in a challenging but growing market.</p><div data-swiftype-name="body" data-swiftype-type="text" id="articleBody" itemprop="container" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-family: "Roboto Condensed", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="content-info sm clearfix" style="border-top: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0b456d; font-size: 14.4px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><div class="display-table" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: table; width: 968px;"><div class="row table-row " style="box-sizing: inherit; display: table-row; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><div class="cell-vert-center author-img-wrapper" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 80px;"><div class="author-img" style="border-radius: 50%; box-sizing: inherit; float: left; margin: 10px 0px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 60px;"><div class="thumb-contain" style="box-sizing: inherit; inset: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute;"><a href="https://www.ptonline.com/blog/author/tony-deligio" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #087cc1; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Tony Deligio" class="author-profile-img" src="https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/TonyDeligio-2016-web01.JPG;width=70;height=70;mode=crop" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; left: 30px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 30px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); vertical-align: middle; width: 60px;" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-8 cell-vert-center" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: table-cell; flex: 0 0 66.6667%; max-width: 66.6667%; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span property="dc:creator" rel="author" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-transform: uppercase;"><a class="author-link" href="https://www.ptonline.com/blog/author/tony-deligio" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #087cc1; font-family: Oswald, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Arial Narrow", Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">TONY DELIGIO </a><a class="author-link" href="https://twitter.com/@tonydeligio" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #087cc1; font-family: Oswald, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Arial Narrow", Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-twitter fa-lg" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; display: inline-block; font-family: FontAwesome; font-size: 1.33333em; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 0.75em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; text-rendering: auto; vertical-align: -15%;"></span></a> <a class="author-link" href="https://linkedin.com/in/tony-deligio-9980902/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #087cc1; font-family: Oswald, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Arial Narrow", Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-linkedin fa-lg" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; display: inline-block; font-family: FontAwesome; font-size: 1.33333em; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 0.75em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; text-rendering: auto; vertical-align: -15%;"></span></a></span></p><div class="sm m-b-0 content-info-author-title" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: orange; font-size: 12.96px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;">Executive Editor, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Plastics Technology</em></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><div class="article-body col-xs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-9 xl:p-l-1" style="box-sizing: inherit; flex: 0 0 75%; max-width: 75%; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 1rem !important; padding-right: 0px; position: relative; width: 726px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Mixed in amidst the soft, translucent liquid silicone rubber (LSR) parts, the shiny, metallic chunk of silica mineral in <a href="https://www.ptonline.com/suppliers/mr-mold-engineering" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #087cc1; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">M.R. Mold & Engineering</a>’s display shelf provides a striking contrast. The fact that such smooth, squishy and clear materials are derived in part from a hard, opaque rock is counterintuitive, but for M.R. Mold’s founder and president, Rick Finnie, displaying the parts alongside their unlikely source helps customers understand the strengths and challenges of LSR.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">The toughness of silica means high wear and tear on the material-facing elements of the machines that process LSR is quite high, but it also lends the material its unique abilities to resist heat and chemicals.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Founded in 1985 with Finnie as the lone employee, M.R. Mold now has a staff of more than 30, including many highly skilled moldmakers. While it started in plastics molds, and still makes them today, it was a pivot to LSR tooling in the early 2000s that has made the Southern California shop one of the leading manufacturers of LSR tooling, as well as complementary equipment like cold runners and stuffer boxes, in the U.S.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Finnie’s start in manufacturing came as a teenager alongside his father, who worked as a tool and cutter grinder. “Back in the day, if you wanted a shape in a piece of steel, you had to have a cutter with that shape on it,” Finnie says. Eventually, Finnie was hired on by one of his father’s customers—LSR and rubber moldmaker Kipe Molds—and his introduction the unique material and its myriad challenges was made.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">In 1985 when Finnie struck out on his own, he did so with the intention of winning general machining work, but in the attorney’s office working up the incorporation documents, he learned his preferred company name—M.R. Machine—was taken, and on the spot, M.R. Mold and Engineering was born, with the “mold” in the new name being prophetic.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">“The original company was called M.R. Machine because I was planning on engaging anything that had to do with machining,” Finnie says, “but primarily I was getting customers that were all in the mold building business.”</p><h2 style="box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: Oswald, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Arial Narrow", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.45rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0px;">Finding a Niche</h2><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">In the late 90s as once abundant computer and consumer electronic moldmaking business began moving to Asia, many moldmakers struggled to find their businesses a safe harbor. In the early aughts, Finnie remembers a presentation at the American Mold Builders Assn. (AMBA) given by long-time plastics trade journalist Clare Goldsberry that both inspired him and gave him pause.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">“So much business was being lost to China that a lot of the old school tool makers were calling on the AMBA to march on Washington and make the politicians make it illegal to buy molds from China,” Finnie remembers, “and Clare gave a marketing presentation and she told everyone to quit their whining and develop a niche and market your niche.”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">At dinner that evening with fellow moldmakers, Finnie recalls everyone at the table loudly proclaiming their niche, while he was mostly silent. “I’m sitting there thinking, ‘Man I’m screwed, I don’t have a niche,’” Finnie says. “Then I thought, ‘Well, we do have this silicone business that we’ve been doing that we’re kind of ignoring, maybe we should be more serious about it?’”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Finnie purchased an Engel LSR machine in 2003 to begin sampling silicone tools. In time, the company developed its own cold runner system, stuffer box and standardized mold bases for silicone since traditional mold bases didn’t always work with LSR.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">In March 2020, the company completed a move into a larger 23,000-ft<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">2</span> space, which houses six injection molding machines—four Engel and two Arburg—ranging in clamp force from 55 to 120 tons, that can run both LSR and standard thermoplastics. On the machining side, the facility has five CNCs; two lathes; a sinker, CNC wire, and two manual EDMs; a hard-milling high-speed CNC mill; and a 5-axis CNC mill. The company also added an 18-ft tall vertical storage unit to support lean manufacturing. More recently it installed an SLS 3D printer from 3D Systems and added Moldex3D simulation capabilities.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Although the pivot to LSR has helped M.R. Mold find its niche, it finds it still has to remind its customers of its plastics moldmaking capabilities. Recently, difficulties with an LSR overmolding project prompted Finnie to contact the customer. “I said guys, why don’t you just have us make the PC tools, and they’re like, ‘Well you’re the silicone guys,’ and I said no, ‘We make plastic tools too; we just haven’t been advertising it.’”</p><div class="next-up--sentinel" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); box-sizing: inherit; height: 1px; width: 1px;"></div><p class="content-auto-link" style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 1.2rem 0px 2rem;"><a href="https://www.ptonline.com/blog/post/finding-a-niche-in-lsr-tooling" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-family: Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace; font-weight: 600; text-decoration-color: rgb(8, 124, 193); text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-underline-offset: 2px; touch-action: manipulation;">Read: Finding a Niche in LSR Tooling</a></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">With the skills to serve both markets, M.R. Mold had to rethink its trade show display and what it presented to potential customers. “The last few years, I had Geri [Anderson; M.R.’s marketing director] make sure to bring some plastic parts to these trade shows,” Finnie says. “We’ve kind of overdone it where people don’t even realize that we are capable of making plastic tools, and the guys actually kind of enjoy it.” Given the comparative simplicity of a mold for thermoplastics compared to LSR, which flows like water obviating venting—factors that dramatically change their design. “You can always tell when a plastics guy designs an LSR tool,” Finnie says.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Finnie will be sharing LSR mold design tips and more at the upcoming <a href="https://executive-conference.com/conference/lsr-2022/#overview" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #087cc1; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">LSR 2022 Conference</a> in Irvine, Calif. (Sept. 13-15).</p><div class="centered g-img" data-track-changes-ignore="ignore" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div style="box-sizing: inherit;"><picture style="box-sizing: inherit;"><source media="(min - width: 1000px)" srcset="https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/PT/2022-PT/0620sumrmold.jpeg;maxWidth=700 1x, https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/PT/2022-PT/0620sumrmold.jpeg 2x" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></source><source media="(min - width: 401px) and (max-width: 1000px)" srcset="https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/PT/2022-PT/0620sumrmold.jpeg;maxWidth=560 1x, https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/PT/2022-PT/0620sumrmold.jpeg 2x" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></source><source media="(max-width: 400px)" srcset="https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/PT/2022-PT/0620sumrmold.jpeg;maxWidth=360 1x, https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/PT/2022-PT/0620sumrmold.jpeg;maxWidth=720 2x" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></source><img alt="" data-height="298" data-width="720" height="298px" loading="lazy" src="https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/PT/2022-PT/0620sumrmold.jpeg;maxWidth=720" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 710px;" width="720px" /></picture></div><p data-track-changes-ignore="ignore" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #556670; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.008em; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 12px;">M.R. Mold moved into its new facility in March 2020.</p></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-81659574525991923862022-07-19T09:59:00.001-07:002022-07-19T09:59:17.385-07:00LSR 2022 CONFERENCE. 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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJmJvKOxCvfnUlV4-iXMzEgxmvIX2NixLOI0OU3F5OGXg3O78N0KwFvK4gtuE8mXxr9PgEddM4ku9uoYFGYstJQGFeBbwe6yqFgeTqMeIowRe7uJCy-uEGrHF1T2QS48XJB9cciG4wfTrrCj6a40aIPhmlT-TvZLPbUw-uN3zI1CimVdCFPN69Jy1b=s714" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="714" height="46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJmJvKOxCvfnUlV4-iXMzEgxmvIX2NixLOI0OU3F5OGXg3O78N0KwFvK4gtuE8mXxr9PgEddM4ku9uoYFGYstJQGFeBbwe6yqFgeTqMeIowRe7uJCy-uEGrHF1T2QS48XJB9cciG4wfTrrCj6a40aIPhmlT-TvZLPbUw-uN3zI1CimVdCFPN69Jy1b=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: red;">Held in conjunction with California Polytechnic University at
Pomona</span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: red;">And MD&M West 2022, Anaheim, CA<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
</div><p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #00b0f0; font-size: 30.0pt;">4 DAY COURSE</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Date:</b> April 5-8,
2022 (MD&M West ~ April 12-14)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Time:</b> 8:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Location:</b> Kellogg West
Conference Center <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"> & Lodge, Bldg 76,
Pomona, CA<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Cost:</b> $1,900 EARLY BIRD RATE to 3/1/2022<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"> $2,190 as of 3/2/2022<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"> <span style="color: #00b0f0;">3.2 earned
University Education Credits</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"> <b>INSTRUCTORS:</b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">John Timmerman, <i>Poly-Nova
Technologies</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Rick Ziebell, <i>R.D.
Abbott</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Rick Finnie, <i>M.R. Mold
& Engineering</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Bob Pelletier, <i>ELMET
North America</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Stefan Scheibner, <i>Arburg
US<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">This 4-DAY course offers a comprehensive
overview of silicone elastomers, including basic silicone chemistry, mold
manufacturing, information regarding pumping units and molding machines,
manufacturing processes, fabrication techniques, problem solving and
application areas. Emphasis is on liquid injection molding (LIM/LSR).
This course is presented by a panel of experts in the silicone field, and
time is allotted for discussion of specific project of interest. Featured
at this course is a one day "field trip" to<b> </b></span><span style="color: blue;">M.R. Mold & Engineering
Corp.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> during
which attendees will experience all the manufacturing processes involved in
producing the actual LSR part.</span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-35140245887534052392021-11-18T09:12:00.000-08:002021-11-18T09:12:12.963-08:00Silicone Elastomers Technology and Fabrication Course is BACK!<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /><img align="left" alt="Text Box: SILICONE ELASTOMERS TECHNOLOGY & FABRICATION COURSE" height="38" hspace="12" src="file:///C:/Users/geria/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.png" v:shapes="Text_x0020_Box_x0020_2" vspace="5" width="655" /><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">FEBRUARY 8-11, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">CAL POLY POMONA <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">KELLOGG WEST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The 4-day course offers a comprehensive overview of
silicone elastomers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emphasis is on
liquid silicone rubber (LIM/LSR) with detailed information in the areas of
material selection, pump design and operation,<br />
tool design considerations, injection molding machine setup and operation, flow
analysis and injection molding & processing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p>Featured within this course is a one day “field trip” to
M.R. Mold & Engineering during which attendees will experience all the
manufacturing processes involved in producing an actual liquid silicone rubber
part. </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Presented by a panel of experts in the silicone field, this is a must for both entry-level
and experienced rubber technologist, rubber chemists, process engineers,
laboratory manages, supervisors, technicians, shop foremen, quality assurance
managers and engineering.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">INSTRUCTORS</span></b><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">John Timmerman, Poly-Nova Technologies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Bob Pelletier, ELMET North America<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Rick Finnie, M.R. Mold & Engineering<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Rick Ziebell, RD Abbott<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Stefan Scheibner, Arburg US<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Craig Lustek, RD Abbott<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>REGISTRATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON!</b></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-55814947309261807932021-11-18T09:06:00.000-08:002021-11-18T09:06:17.996-08:00RESHORING INITIATIVE<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;" width=""><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 style="color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 40px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 48px; margin: 0px;"><b>November 2021 E-News: </b><b>Chinks in China’s Armor Create Opportunities for U.S. Industrial Recovery </b></h1></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 20px 0px 0px;"><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">China is facing a number of domestic issues including: labor shortage, shipping and electricity. The U.S./China relationship is facing additional issues: Taiwan and the possibility of decoupling. While these issues will continue to cause problems for U.S./global supply chains, they are also propelling a long overdue push in the U.S. toward greater self-sufficiency.</p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> </p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h2 style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 44px; margin: 0px;"><b>Background</b></h2><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> </p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="font-size: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img alt="" class="adapt-img" height="690" src="https://mhepy.stripocdn.email/content/guids/CABINET_a35ed705540d9afe18de1b2343963798/images/picture1.png" style="border: 0px currentcolor; display: block;" width="1120" /></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 20px 0px 0px;"><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">The relative size of U.S. and Chinese manufacturing is actually much worse than the 1.6X shown in the chart. Manufacturing is measured in value. U.S. prices are, on average, 40% higher than China’s. Therefore, China’s manufacturing is about $5.6T which, if measured at U.S. price levels, is about 2.4X the U.S level. The difference in output is troubling, giving China huge advantages with supplier countries, in military material and the ability to stop shipping essential materials and products to the U.S.</p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> </p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">The U.S. trade deficit continues to rise. Our deficit with China is up 10% from 2020, projected to reach $340 billion, which represents about 2.5 million manufacturing jobs. When we balance the trade deficit, China’s output will only be about 1.7X U.S. Below is a summary of China trends, followed by some reasons to expect a closing of the trade and output gaps.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 20px 0px;"><h2 style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 44px; margin: 0px;"><b>Problems in China</b></h2><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><br /> China’s double-digit growth and booming middle class have attracted trillions of dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI), which enabled continued growth. If growth drops to or below zero, e.g. due to contractions in real estate construction, the motivation for such investment will collapse and growth will slow further. FDI in China will also be chilled by U.S./China geopolitical tensions.</p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> </p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6MmdfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;"><b>Daily Memo: … Financial Pressure in China</b></a> <strong>“</strong>Factory gate prices in China are <a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6MqdfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;">rising</a> at a record pace as a result of the myriad inflationary forces hitting economies across the globe, including increasing wages and soaring energy costs. China’s official producer price index for the month of September showed a 10.7 percent increase over a year ago, following a 9.5 percent jump in August. This is the fastest increase since the mid-1990s.” October’s PPI rose to 13.5% year over year. The CPI was up only 1.5%. China is shifting the cost increases to exports while protecting its consumers. <a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6M%5EdfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;" target="_blank">China Macro Economy</a></p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> </p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6MydfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;">China’s Manufacturing Activity Contracts for Second Straight Month</a> </b>Manufacturing sector weighed down by raw material costs, a power crisis and a slowdown in the property sector.<br /><br /><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6M2dfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;"><b>Louis-Vincent Gave: China's Investibility Q&A</b></a><strong> “</strong>News from China has grown both more important and more confusing in recent months. Louis Gave pulls together conversations within the Gavekal team in handy Q&A format, including:”</p><ul><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Is Evergrande China’s Lehman moment?</li><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Don’t you find this string of corporate takedowns scary?</li><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Surely China and the west can work together on some issues?</li><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Doesn’t that mean China’s growth will slow further?</li><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Won’t slower growth threaten Xi’s grip on power?</li><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">What should we make of “common prosperity?”</li></ul><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> </p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6M6dfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;" target="_blank"><b>Why does Evergrande matter?</b></a> “The Evergrande crisis is not the cause of anything. It is simply one of the most recent of a series of debt-related crises beginning with that of Baoshang Bank in May 2019. These…reflect the unsustainable underlying debt dynamics that have characterized the Chinese economy for at least a decade."<br /><br /> "There are a number of potential risks and problems associated with Evergrande…Among these are the risk of domestic financial contagion, the risk of global financial contagion, the financial distress impact on the economy, and the implications for China’s underlying growth model.”</p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> </p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6M-dfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;"><b>What Does Evergrande Meltdown Mean for China?</b></a> “China’s official debt-to-GDP ratio has soared by <a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6MDdfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;" target="_blank">nearly 45 percentage points</a> in the past five years, leaving it with among the highest debt ratios for any developing country in history.” The property sector is one of the main engines of economic activity for the Chinese economy, <a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6NedfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;" target="_blank">accounting for</a> as much as 25 percent of the country’s GDP (considerably higher than is typical in other countries).” “<a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6N%7CdfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;" target="_blank">Between</a> one-fifth and one-quarter of the total housing stock, especially in more desirable cities—owned by speculative buyers who have no interest in either moving in or renting out."<br /></p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6NmdfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;" target="_blank"><b>China Urges Evergrande’s Hui to Pay Debt With His Own Wealth</b></a><b>.</b> Such severe actions may be justified but will chill investment in China.<br /></p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6NqdfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;" target="_blank"><b>U.S. Signals No Thaw in Trade Relations With China</b></a><b> </b>“…United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai...“offered [the Administration’s] strongest signal yet that the United States’ combative economic approach toward China would continue, with senior administration officials saying that President Biden would not immediately lift tariffs on Chinese goods and that he would hold Beijing accountable for trade commitments agreed to during the Trump administration.”</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><strong><u><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6N%5EdfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;" target="_blank">Shadow Inflation: Shipping costs are up way more than you think</a></u></strong> Latest data:</p><ul><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Global delays for late vessels doubled</li><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Service metrics sunk as rates have risen</li><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">2021 Spot rates up 4.5Xs vs. 2020 rates</li><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Container rates will increase 126% in 2021 vs. 2020</li><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Average delays up 425% while short term rates up 102%</li></ul><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> </p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Summary: China has huge momentum, assets and production capability. The issues so far are not enough to cripple China but are much more severe than in the past. There is some risk that the Communist Party will divert its people from increasing problems by focusing on a foreign threat.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 20px 0px;"><h2 style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 44px; margin: 0px;"><b>Opportunities for the U.S.</b></h2><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><br /> Recent reports indicate that the U.S. is starting to focus on key actions to pivot away from dependence on China.<br /></p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6NydfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;" target="_blank"><b>Logistics managers plan to pivot towards regional/domestic supply chains</b></a> “The report highlights several ways the industry plans to change to limit future disruptions: advancements in technology, reshoring of production, growth of the supply chain as-a-service business model.”<br /></p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6N2dfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;"><b>The Onshoring Project (TOP), a Consortium to Drive Thought Leadership on Strategic Supply Management Practices</b></a> In the wake of ongoing global supply chain disruptions, a consortium of North American innovators, practitioners, and supply chain experts from across the manufacturing industry have launched a new endeavor with the express intent to reverse the five-decade trend toward offshoring. TOP’s success will help the U.S. achieve balance with China.<br /></p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6N6dfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;" target="_blank"><b>2021 State of the U.S. eCommerce Consumer Survey</b></a> Shopping "Made in America" and sustainability top of mind for consumers of all generations:</p><ul><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">New data reveals that consumers are gravitating toward local shopping and American-made goods.</li><li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">63 percent of consumers want personal products and cosmetics to be made within the United States with 52 percent citing materials used in manufacturing as the reasoning.</li></ul><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6N-dfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;"><b>What does the next manufacturing workforce think about industry?</b></a> Another research study of 1,000 U.S. respondents aged 18-24 was conducted in June by <a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6NDdfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;" target="_blank">Parsable</a>, and found that the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on Gen Z’s perception of manufacturing. For example, more than half of respondents (54%) said they had not considered frontline manufacturing as a potential career before the pandemic; of those, 24% are now open to exploring it.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h2 style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 44px; margin: 0px;"><b>Reshoring Initiative Gives and Receives Awards</b></h2></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><br /><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6OedfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;"><b>2021 National Metalworking Reshoring Award Announced </b></a><b> </b>Acme Alliance, a leading die caster in Northbrook, Illinois, was announced as the 2021 winner at FABTECH. Watch the ceremony <a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6O%7CdfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;">here</a>. There is still time to reshore and <a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6OmdfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;">apply for the 2022 Award</a>.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="font-size: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px;"><img alt="" class="adapt-img" height="594" src="https://mhepy.stripocdn.email/content/guids/CABINET_a35ed705540d9afe18de1b2343963798/images/t.png" style="border: 0px currentcolor; display: block;" width="1120" /></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;">Receiving the award in this picture, is Matt Thavis, Director of Business Development, Acme Alliance, Mauri Mendes, President, Acme Alliance-Lovejoy Industries, JR Kinnett, General Manager, Acme Alliance from Harry Moser, Founder & President, Reshoring Initiative. Photo by Bruce Morey/SME.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><br /><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6OqdfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;"><b>2021 Sewn Products National Reshoring Award Announced</b></a> Venus Group of Fort Lawn, South Carolina won in the Cut & Sew (contract manufacturing) category. Soft-Tex of Waterford, New York won in the Brand category. Both winners were announced at the SEAMS Annual Networking Conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.</p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> </p><p style="-ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><a href="https://gard.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcn--cjDaq%7CFDe6O%5EdfPr8f" style="color: mediumblue; text-size-adjust: none;"><b>Harry Moser Inducted to Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) Hall of Fame</b></a> The AME Hall of Fame recognizes industry thought leaders and influencers who support the values, principles and practices found within leading enterprise excellence organizations. The nomination criteria include the significance of an individual's contributions to the growth of enterprise excellence within the lean, continuous improvement community. Local sourcing is a lean practice.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-87447524201643570882021-09-01T07:18:00.001-07:002021-09-01T08:00:28.324-07:00M.R. Mold Achieves ISO 9001-2015 Accreditation<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">With 36 years of experience building LSR and plastic molds
for the industry, M.R. Mold & Engineering is proud to announce their
9001-2015 certification. </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">M.R. Mold is known around the world for its expertise in
LSR molds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Starting in 1985 with 1500
sq.ft. the company has continually expanded its capabilities to today’s 25,000
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</span>Today, M.R. Mold boasts the latest version of machinery and software to
meet the needs of their OEM customers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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provides M.R. Mold & Engineering with the capabilities to now venture into
the aerospace and defense industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
addition, our 3D metal printer continues to add to our capabilities, bringing
prototyping to a new level.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This ISO
9002-2015 certification will open the doors to endless possibilities for M.R.
Mold & Engineering.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqdEHIMGfFE0MgTl84KixDxvSc73Xdk0SB5qzI_Hbw62GrjysPeCUlQSd54nR-7DRoOu6MpzDJ3JfnfozpluJNWwlha92XI_676ZY7lxU-G2MwEqMrxUSXIH-t2Vhq1mi6P2-6rpWrk4/s2048/iso.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqdEHIMGfFE0MgTl84KixDxvSc73Xdk0SB5qzI_Hbw62GrjysPeCUlQSd54nR-7DRoOu6MpzDJ3JfnfozpluJNWwlha92XI_676ZY7lxU-G2MwEqMrxUSXIH-t2Vhq1mi6P2-6rpWrk4/s320/iso.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-12525574016390816752021-08-05T15:06:00.001-07:002021-08-05T15:06:17.873-07:00JOIN M.R. MOLD, BOY MACHINES & MOMENTIVE AT MD&M WEST<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzjs5q7a9DTEgIfl3kuOlEgrfnwSb_VA3w1ONOStdbBGbf4Zqjoh6CyDsDolpey3xI3BGy-0tjxHKPLZKuB_qbPKuBArjk4xh4NqpARPbWA-k__tg1WSOD-dERtKwN02IxDxSIoI343U/s2915/DuckBill+P3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="2915" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzjs5q7a9DTEgIfl3kuOlEgrfnwSb_VA3w1ONOStdbBGbf4Zqjoh6CyDsDolpey3xI3BGy-0tjxHKPLZKuB_qbPKuBArjk4xh4NqpARPbWA-k__tg1WSOD-dERtKwN02IxDxSIoI343U/s320/DuckBill+P3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Using Momentive's Silopren SLR 2650 fast curing material, M.R. Mold's single cavity duckbill micro mold will run in a BOY XXS Micro Molding injection molding machine with an 8mm screw and barrel. This machine provides maximum efficiency with low energy consumption and highlights the PROCAM ALPHA 4 Control.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Don't forget to stop by Booth #1346 and say hello to M.R. Mold.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Register at www.MDMwest.com with promo code MYGUEST</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-31471799744617419822021-08-05T11:56:00.003-07:002021-08-05T11:56:31.498-07:00M.R. Mold Expands Its Capabilities<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IeW9C9Bb6B6s8s7L1ciPy1JjTR9oQR5rKfoO2hIMNyQilPQc2ZO0qqHlwSkcNftbbk-9gVZELo9CT8qWlUbClt1mR4oWyNQkZJJv4I5vHnNa96PiKX0jOEpGVXF82CaRo3p966Y0OYU/s2048/20210727_130000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IeW9C9Bb6B6s8s7L1ciPy1JjTR9oQR5rKfoO2hIMNyQilPQc2ZO0qqHlwSkcNftbbk-9gVZELo9CT8qWlUbClt1mR4oWyNQkZJJv4I5vHnNa96PiKX0jOEpGVXF82CaRo3p966Y0OYU/s320/20210727_130000.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">BIG </span><span style="font-size: medium;">things are happening at M.R. Mold with the addition of a YAMA Seiki SP4016 CNC</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-3826381324399710852021-08-05T11:53:00.000-07:002021-08-05T11:53:15.409-07:00M.R. Mold, ENGEL and ShinEtsu Together at MD&M West<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyfoL4G4Q0262FsYzCxYqXN73CCpHwTIKjAjA5l4BBOI7fFPGYu-rcQgBcmEXSwUIU30xz4GiUD3_qF75hoFDsIGLDpRz2e9pENPsGgWEO__feBv3-jiFuwQTwEvSgOrxMmYFgrIfQWs/s298/MDM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="298" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyfoL4G4Q0262FsYzCxYqXN73CCpHwTIKjAjA5l4BBOI7fFPGYu-rcQgBcmEXSwUIU30xz4GiUD3_qF75hoFDsIGLDpRz2e9pENPsGgWEO__feBv3-jiFuwQTwEvSgOrxMmYFgrIfQWs/s0/MDM.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">M.R. Mold's 16 cavity LSR reseal valve injection mold featuring a 8 drop cold runner system will run in Engel's all electric eMac 130 LIM machine using ShinEtsu Silicones KEG-2001-50 fast curing silicone. Visit ENGEL in Booth 3814 to view this cell.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTA35b7_ZdkEjoId44qrXK0Aw29q_EQT2k3n3cR84SZxSNM2MHmCNGW0FI4o0kREifxh4E6UtnI9-LhzUqhbMVgpeYprG8TYBIRocxJQE0_Px51NIAf40LvwGXYjU_nTfQPIUuHkwIAM/s2048/Pic-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTA35b7_ZdkEjoId44qrXK0Aw29q_EQT2k3n3cR84SZxSNM2MHmCNGW0FI4o0kREifxh4E6UtnI9-LhzUqhbMVgpeYprG8TYBIRocxJQE0_Px51NIAf40LvwGXYjU_nTfQPIUuHkwIAM/s320/Pic-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stop by and say hello to M.R. 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<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><td align="left" valign="top" width="1200"><![endif]--><div class="stack-column" style="display: inline-block; max-width: 1200px; min-width: 1200px; overflow: visible !important; vertical-align: top; width: 1200px;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="table-layout: fixed; width: 1200px;"><tbody><tr><td class="text-block-container" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.4; padding: 0px 20px;" width="1120"><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">The iWarriors mission has received great support from the mold making community, and we would like to thank a leader in that community, <strong><a cd-link-manager-tab="1" href="http://link.procomps.com/c/6/?T=OTM3ODAyNTU%3AMDItYjIxMDc4LTBjNGU2NmQwOTE5NTRmZThiMTRmYmEwMTY0MmU1ZDE2%3AZ2VyaUBtcm1vbGQuY29t%3AY29udGFjdC1iMDYyNjk0NTFjOTZlNTExODBlNjM4NjNiYjNjNTc3OC1hMzIwZTVkNmJlY2I0ZGJjOGI1ZmVkNzNiYzIxNjM0NQ%3AZmFsc2U%3ANw%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubW9sZG1ha2luZ3RlY2hub2xvZ3kuY29tLz9fY2xkZWU9WjJWeWFVQnRjbTF2YkdRdVkyOXQmcmVjaXBpZW50aWQ9Y29udGFjdC1iMDYyNjk0NTFjOTZlNTExODBlNjM4NjNiYjNjNTc3OC1hMzIwZTVkNmJlY2I0ZGJjOGI1ZmVkNzNiYzIxNjM0NSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPUNsaWNrRGltZW5zaW9ucyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1pV2FycmlvcnMmZXNpZD05MzMwYTg2OC1iNDg4LWViMTEtYTgxMi0wMDIyNDgwYTA1ODU&K=3K7jEiduDTsIlRtS8ZVXDA" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MoldMaking Technology Magazine</a></strong>. Each month, an ad appears that keeps the cause visible, and new for this year is the mention of our Corporate Sponsors. </span></p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Thanks to all at MMT, as your support is helping to make a difference!</span></p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"> </p></td></tr><!--[if mso]>
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<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><td align="left" valign="top" width="1200"><![endif]--><div class="stack-column" style="display: inline-block; max-width: 1200px; min-width: 1200px; overflow: visible !important; vertical-align: top; width: 1200px;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="table-layout: fixed; width: 1200px;"><tbody><tr><td class="text-block-container" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.4; padding: 0px 20px;" width="1120"><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;">We reviewed applicants and awarded pre-loaded tablets, laser engraved with the iWarriors logo and the recipients' name, to twenty-four individuals. Here are a few of their stories:</p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"><strong>Waylon S., Kansas </strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;">Wayne served during the onset of Operation Iraqi freedom. His efforts as a heavy combat engineer helped to secure the Mosul airfield. Wayne suffers from severe combat PTSD, numerous broken bones, nerve damage, decreased lung functions, and hearing loss.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"><strong>Al Q., New Jersey</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;">While serving in Afghanistan, a donkey was brought to the gate by a boy. The donkey was carrying explosives. When they detonated, Al was knocked to the ground from the impact and loss consciousness. He suffers from a taumatic brain injury and PTSD.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"><strong>Deron S., Lousiana</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;">Deron's vehicle was struck by an IED. He suffered a traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, as well as bi lateral shoulder, knee, ankle, back, and jaw injuries. He has recently undergone his 26th major surgery due to combat injuries.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"><strong>Greg R., Texas</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;">Greg was the lead vehicle driver for convoys in Iraq. His vehicle was blown up by a Vehicle Based IED. Greg suffered from injuries to his body along with a concussion and traumatic brain injury.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"><strong>Gerardo B., California</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;">Gerardo is a two-time purple heart recipient. He was awarded his first when an IED exploded underneath his Humvee. His second was given after an RPG penetrated his Humvee and exploded.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"> </p></td></tr><!--[if mso]>
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<![endif]--> <!--[if !mso]><!-- --><tr> <td class="stack-column-center image-block-container" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;" width="1200"><img class="center-on-narrow cd-image image-c90069511cb8 no-img-edit" height="900" src="https://file-us.clickdimensions.com/procompscom-afjcg/files/er-tonyiw.jpg" style="vertical-align: middle;" width="1200" /> </td></tr><!--[endif]----><tr> <td class="text-block-container" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.4; padding: 20px;" width="1120"><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;">Thanks to Tony Demakis of Alliance Specialties and Laser Sales for hosting a great golf outing last year raising funds for iWarriors to directly help the lives of our heroes. Making a difference!</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><!--[if mso]></td><![endif]--> <!--[if mso]>
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Contact us at <a cd-link-manager-tab="2" href="mailto:info@iWarriors.org" style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">info@iWarriors.org</a>.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;">Thanks,</p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px;">iWarriors Team<br /></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-57936352765792177692021-03-18T10:11:00.001-07:002021-03-18T10:11:12.523-07:00Promote Manufacturing<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP7CIKsFKBT2c2BQ8q3Nyu_U0gvdLASwUTYl0iOSF7Wng-kF0zEYvmvds681kSO4xXAdOk4hL9t8ihMvzTWM4Kj7Hog9baDMAar-1_O_oSodEfWbrQ30kSJEqtw_vHhDgoH69wh8HSXk/s828/162192597_1881362775361442_6093463016233422030_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="828" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP7CIKsFKBT2c2BQ8q3Nyu_U0gvdLASwUTYl0iOSF7Wng-kF0zEYvmvds681kSO4xXAdOk4hL9t8ihMvzTWM4Kj7Hog9baDMAar-1_O_oSodEfWbrQ30kSJEqtw_vHhDgoH69wh8HSXk/w488-h444/162192597_1881362775361442_6093463016233422030_n.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Not every student has to go to college. The trades are a great way to make a living. Get paid while you learn. No college debt. Why aren't more students looking into the trades????????</span></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-14254451319036858842021-03-18T10:01:00.003-07:002021-03-18T10:01:39.968-07:00Believe in Made in America!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljWdaUOzcluMJUkjaRUm_42YUC2S7q7Pxa3XCFxlSrzLMnLOBWAw_OPm-GQ7sWtTad7yEbBDudzfwHwv-NjTJgyzk6l0jJTzpsUDLrSnf6GwrZFjtNLa7pC6-xlGQRkyQ1bG-E11EdHg/s960/Made+in+the+USA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="736" height="511" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljWdaUOzcluMJUkjaRUm_42YUC2S7q7Pxa3XCFxlSrzLMnLOBWAw_OPm-GQ7sWtTad7yEbBDudzfwHwv-NjTJgyzk6l0jJTzpsUDLrSnf6GwrZFjtNLa7pC6-xlGQRkyQ1bG-E11EdHg/w391-h511/Made+in+the+USA.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-30587480709294177532021-03-18T10:00:00.001-07:002021-03-18T10:00:39.915-07:00MMT 30 under 30 nominee<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAx3F-s0xHonmz8UG_MgpeXXth-9hPQ6_OcxHwgpmrKGnD0r16fymJM64vXnEhyphenhyphenWcZBtkE_WGLYiGTc8nSl9dW1pTXcRlo_y2L7dFbRCisA4MhPX79_SkiHWoFWXUA4OT7YX02zxvas94/s2048/Val.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAx3F-s0xHonmz8UG_MgpeXXth-9hPQ6_OcxHwgpmrKGnD0r16fymJM64vXnEhyphenhyphenWcZBtkE_WGLYiGTc8nSl9dW1pTXcRlo_y2L7dFbRCisA4MhPX79_SkiHWoFWXUA4OT7YX02zxvas94/s320/Val.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">As Tech Center manager for M.R. Mold & Engineering
Corp, I’d like to nominate Valeria Magadan as a candidate for your 30 under 30
honors program. Valeria has shown great potential to becoming an effective
leader. Valeria came to M. R. Mold & Engineering Corp as a press operator,
but she has become so much more in the short time she has worked here. Always
looking for ways to gain more experience and expand her knowledge base, Valeria
has taken on many challenges and has become a valuable asset in our testing
center. She is a leader by example and always willing to lend her co workers a
hand whenever needed. Valeria has never shied away from a challenge and has
been a steadfast learner while being exposed to work outside her original job
description.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has learned to use
different pieces of inspection equipment for checking molded product, developed
procedures for parts handling and removal during production molding as well as
participated in installing and removing molds from the presses. Valeria has
also learned to disassemble, clean and reassemble MR Mold cold runner systems.
This has helped her get an up close and personal look under the hood of high quality
injection molds to get a better understanding of injection mold construction.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Valeria has asked to take on more responsibilities to
become a more valuable asset for MR Mold. Her ultimate goal is to learn mold
processing. She is intrigued by the mold making and sees the challenges of
generating molding processes and preparing molds to be production ready. With her
strong work ethic, attention to details and willingness to work with others,
Valeria would be a positive addition to any company.<o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-89235390364250697232021-02-02T07:38:00.000-08:002021-02-02T07:38:27.530-08:00M.R. Mold's 35th Anniversary Recognized by ENGEL <p><span style="font-family: arial;"> M.R. Mold & Engineering celebrated 35 years in business in 2020. Unable to celebrate with friends and colleagues due to COVID-19, ENGEL honored this accomplishment with a beautiful custom award!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGw5vgWyCE73RROE4EZ6kkkCzNW_sIX0rVdUeKA2EC5n52VLA6E3WiLWtHl-D7D4WbtA3wImMrBHOo2B5m24eV8bWCfypGEEKGZR9U36qL6mxPxOT0VuwL1bPbozp7xGTD7ZhpFwKuJk/s2048/20210108_121921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGw5vgWyCE73RROE4EZ6kkkCzNW_sIX0rVdUeKA2EC5n52VLA6E3WiLWtHl-D7D4WbtA3wImMrBHOo2B5m24eV8bWCfypGEEKGZR9U36qL6mxPxOT0VuwL1bPbozp7xGTD7ZhpFwKuJk/s320/20210108_121921.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">"Engel and I go way back," states Finnie. "Engel was the first molding machine I ever operated back in the 80's. Engel and my former employer were the first to jump into the LSR biz when LSR was developed in the late 70's early 80's."</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-72241021736804270712021-02-02T07:28:00.002-08:002021-02-02T07:28:31.738-08:00A Good-Bye Hug!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOVo0LrAO9yANOCj8dNl8P0rMEY-X8Ej4Md6vbuEB8JF96U6mB1C_0yGMphXeVIcKRAdYMdWHfKCfeOybu7v0lShDqzEvp93Jgnjg8t3G0-Mc9HvyRqOTRrSq9od5otq6UwL0KFCRmPs/s2048/20210111_095350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOVo0LrAO9yANOCj8dNl8P0rMEY-X8Ej4Md6vbuEB8JF96U6mB1C_0yGMphXeVIcKRAdYMdWHfKCfeOybu7v0lShDqzEvp93Jgnjg8t3G0-Mc9HvyRqOTRrSq9od5otq6UwL0KFCRmPs/s320/20210111_095350.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <i>Out with the old ~ In with the new!</i><br /><p>While many companies are struggling in the wake of the COVID
pandemic, M.R. Mold & Engineering has positioned itself within the industry
to remain busy. In the past 6 months,
M.R. Mold has hired 5 new employees, all under the age of 30, and purchased new
equipment. </p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A Mitsubishi MV2400ST series wire EDM with D-Cubes
controller and loT technology has replaced an aging Charmilles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Mitsubishi MV series is fully equipped
with enhanced functions, energy savings and low operating cost options.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The machine’s wire electrode annealing system and tension
control greatly improves automatic wire threading with a curl ratio of less
than 10%.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>High speed fiber optics provide
4 times the communication response with the fiber optic servo control system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Shape control power supply reduces the
total machining time by improving straightness accuracy during rough,
intermediate and finishing processes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>High-speed machining has been enhanced by newly improved power-supply
performance for range of multiple cuts type jobs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fully automatic rough machining control
realizes highly accurate shape machining even for complicated geometries.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidH1LQ0WB9YCVPgRpWW_EtvVVDug5vRlbm6FV79xKrVxjVHB4lYTQobWzgtbKCHhMPhYlc1Q-S2w9tPp6BOsKAtQ9bXRLm5nuvc8BQGn7w9MN_iOKPEvGVRJ4DUqNEyn33EWilYNlGLNY/s1024/20210126_092436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidH1LQ0WB9YCVPgRpWW_EtvVVDug5vRlbm6FV79xKrVxjVHB4lYTQobWzgtbKCHhMPhYlc1Q-S2w9tPp6BOsKAtQ9bXRLm5nuvc8BQGn7w9MN_iOKPEvGVRJ4DUqNEyn33EWilYNlGLNY/s320/20210126_092436.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-46103562796615783732020-11-19T13:35:00.005-08:002020-11-19T13:35:44.235-08:00Reshoring Initiative Data Report: Reshoring up despite COVID. Key to a strong recovery in 2021 and beyond.<p> <b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b></p><div class="WordSection1"><p class="p1"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p3"><span class="s1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sarasota, FL, November 19, 2020 — </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Despite COVID, reshoring is up in 2020. Job announcements for 2020 are projected to reach 110,000, which will bring the total since 2010 to over 1 million by year’s end.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In 2020 reshoring is exceeding foreign direct investment (FDI) in job creation. Reshoring will continue to be key to manufacturing growth and to U.S. economic recovery in 2021 and beyond. From 2010 through 2019 over 900,000 reshoring and FDI manufacturing jobs have been announced.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s2">Allowing for a conservative two-year lag, over 600,000 will have been hired. T</span>his figure accounts for 44% of the 1.41 million increase in U.S. manufacturing jobs since the manufacturing employment low in 2010, and 5% of total 12/31/19 manufacturing employment of 12.9 million.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The 2019 combined reshoring and FDI announcements totaled more than 117,000 manufacturing jobs, the third highest pre-revision annual rate on record. Additionally, the number of companies reporting new reshoring and FDI in 2019 was at the second highest annual level in history, 1,100 companies. <span class="s1">The numbers demonstrate that reshoring and FDI are major contributing factors to the country’s rebounding manufacturing sector.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p4"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">About the Report</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Reshoring Initiative’s 1H2020 Data Report contains data on U.S. reshoring and FDI by companies that have shifted production or sourcing from offshore to the United States. The report includes cumulative data from 2010 through 2019, as well as projections from 2020 1<sup>st</sup> half data and provides data and analysis in 10 categories, ranging from the number of manufacturing jobs gained, to reasons cited for reshoring, to a breakdown of data by industry, country, region and state. See the full report:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p6"><span class="s3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1INgYSrE3i_3ZPH26-WYFLhkBhQC0yOvK/view?usp=sharing"><b>Reshoring Initiative Data Report, Updated Through 1H2020: Jobs Announced to Reach 1 Million by Year End, 2019 Data Updates and Forecasts for 2020</b></a></span></span><span class="s4"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p4"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Top Takeaways from the Report</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="li3"><span class="apple-tab-span"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-tab-span"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Due to the pandemic, in 2020 we are seeing U.S. reshoring outpacing FDI for the first time since 2014. COVID uncertainty is causing companies to emphasize operations in their home countries.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="li7"><span class="apple-tab-span"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-tab-span"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The national demand to shorten and close supply chain gaps for essential products to make the U.S. less vulnerable is most likely to benefit the following industries: PPE, medical, tech, and defense. Already, 60% of cases after March 2020 mention the pandemic as a factor in reshoring decisions.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="li7"><span class="apple-tab-span"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-tab-span"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Going forward, we believe President Biden will prioritize reshoring highly but apply different methods than President Trump.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="li7"><span class="apple-tab-span"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-tab-span"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">There is continued growth in efforts by MEPs, EDOs and states to enable reshoring. The Reshoring Initiative is deeply involved in these <a href="https://reshorenow.org/isp/"><span class="s6">efforts</span></a>. By year’s end we will be working with 50 or more companies to reshore about 100 products. As a measure of corporate interest, the demand for this service is more than 20X the rate of 2019. Companies are doing their best to reshore, and we are here to help.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class="p8"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p4"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“We publish this data annually to show companies that their peers are successfully reshoring and that they should reevaluate their sourcing and siting decisions,” said Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative. “With 5 million manufacturing jobs still offshore, as measured by our $800 billion/year goods trade deficit, there is potential for much more growth. We call on the administration and Congress to enact policy changes to make the United States competitive again. Our <a href="http://reshorenow.org/blog/competitiveness-toolkit-draft/%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank"><span class="s7">Competitiveness Toolkit</span></a> is available to help quantify the impact of policy alternatives, including a stronger skilled workforce, competitive corporate tax and regulatory structures and a lower U.S. dollar.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p9"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">About the Reshoring Initiative<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p4"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A 50-year manufacturing industry veteran and retired President of GF AgieCharmilles, Harry Moser founded the Reshoring Initiative to move lost jobs back to the U.S. For his efforts with the Reshoring Initiative, he was named to Industry Week magazine’s Manufacturing Hall of Fame in 2010. Additional information on the Reshoring Initiative and its many sponsoring associations and companies is available at <a href="http://www.reshorenow.org/%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank"><span class="s7">www.reshorenow.org</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"># # #</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p4"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Reshoring Initiative provides the media with custom analyses of specific regions or industries.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Contact <a href="mailto:Harry.Moser@reshorenow.org"><span class="s7">Harry Moser</span></a> to inquire.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">---</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">MEDIA CONTACTS:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Harry Moser</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Reshoring Initiative</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="tel:8478671144">847.867.1144</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p10"><span class="s3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="mailto:Harry.Moser@reshorenow.org%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank">Harry.Moser@reshorenow.org</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">or</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">dgs Marketing Engineers®</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Chuck Bates, Public Relations Director</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="tel:3178132230">317.813.2230</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p10"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><i><span style="color: #919191; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">ers offers advertising, public relations, and other marketing services to companies targeting technically minded individuals.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-39404836658099801842020-10-20T11:52:00.001-07:002020-10-20T11:52:15.953-07:00COVID VS. MOLDS<p> With COVID, as we all have, we have scrubbed and bleached and cleaned every nook and cranny with every chemical we know that can kill anything and everything. However, we have been faced with a unique situation at M.R. Mold. Since COVID we have had several customers return molds to us because they have issues with rust. We've scratched our heads several times on this matter and finally contacted a chemist friend at R.D. Abbott. He walked us through our shop process. What we found is that the cleaning solutions we WERE using, Clorox wipes, hand sanitizer, bleach, all contained ammonia chloride - which when used and steel handled, rusted mold components. To verify, we took M2 and 420 stainless components, wiped them with our bleach cleansers, put them in an oven at 350 degrees for 3 hours, and THEY RUSTED! We now have nothing on the shop floor that contains ammonia chloride. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYveu3YkTi3duIT612baeiPVkC1sfjnuL1MdINwFy8H7nv44IxTKiEBZ0e1TSAhydA2-5FrKa5RB_wkCj6W8cdphqsfmrXiCdfJMMi3Tf73LmsV7T0F8JMzv430wx980iXLaIot5gkb3I/s2578/rust.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="1220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYveu3YkTi3duIT612baeiPVkC1sfjnuL1MdINwFy8H7nv44IxTKiEBZ0e1TSAhydA2-5FrKa5RB_wkCj6W8cdphqsfmrXiCdfJMMi3Tf73LmsV7T0F8JMzv430wx980iXLaIot5gkb3I/s320/rust.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOiPOzoqrAEXLi2PL3_FOe7A3v8yJ_42kra-SxKAXavF0EuKpeDcXnMJECEZbsX1_Osfu1vHqnHA-6JqPrjcvheA1uZck2C4T2Yk8PyL0jYUP5foMjLjA_d-67Ey1ZMVqnRucIYJVCEw/s2578/rust2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="1220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOiPOzoqrAEXLi2PL3_FOe7A3v8yJ_42kra-SxKAXavF0EuKpeDcXnMJECEZbsX1_Osfu1vHqnHA-6JqPrjcvheA1uZck2C4T2Yk8PyL0jYUP5foMjLjA_d-67Ey1ZMVqnRucIYJVCEw/s320/rust2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvIV6ZqACJNXz9QBI6w84Dd7rpPknqJfwl92LhIEHE1PW6AuqjeE1TINMhTbvSB6U4jr3QBv2Zepyw6Ijj_n9quvQJ8v3NjPmSp68Gc9-A7LE0k0jpa1ohfA82PvZWNljvV436RXB4J4/s2578/rust1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="1220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvIV6ZqACJNXz9QBI6w84Dd7rpPknqJfwl92LhIEHE1PW6AuqjeE1TINMhTbvSB6U4jr3QBv2Zepyw6Ijj_n9quvQJ8v3NjPmSp68Gc9-A7LE0k0jpa1ohfA82PvZWNljvV436RXB4J4/s320/rust1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>We wanted to share our experience hoping to save our colleagues problems in the future.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-4257689936063556782020-10-16T15:22:00.000-07:002020-10-16T15:22:00.378-07:00RICK FINNIE GOES VIRTUAL<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">M.R. Mold & Engineering BELIEVES in education. We are involved with grade schools and high schools in our area and with industry colleagues through TLARGI (The Los Angeles Rubber Group) and UWM (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee). Tonight Rick Finnie, president of M.R. Mold taught a virtual class with Rick Ziebell of R.D. Abbott for the benefit of TLARGI students.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiujB3nq06REk98Aaf_9KoOJyF048eYvWzWp8uPKHP-ymdMByL7fF7qNIlTbsndgJZeKpQrS475FaSbMI8IO0lkOGIXClkIwmXsJKPRxktMzOW5Fos9USIyA66WEU357dzB_c4DhnOKA/s2578/20201015_172912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="2578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiujB3nq06REk98Aaf_9KoOJyF048eYvWzWp8uPKHP-ymdMByL7fF7qNIlTbsndgJZeKpQrS475FaSbMI8IO0lkOGIXClkIwmXsJKPRxktMzOW5Fos9USIyA66WEU357dzB_c4DhnOKA/s320/20201015_172912.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542847070818512687.post-30754438453547232802020-10-16T15:18:00.007-07:002020-10-16T15:20:25.049-07:0025 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE<p> Rick Finnie, president of M.R. Mold, congratulates his Tool Room Manager, Don Marple on 25 years of dedicated service at a company lunch recently. Don is one of THREE employees to have worked at M.R. Mold for 25+ years!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtshIrqokQcPN-6hevjf2ne-6Ay6NyR_H-fKb9hqRFQtS-6G8GZzjNLIa_TSyHJtMHIj3T2hnRAtwJ9eRu7VJHsBr-8FsOd4fItLzJv9GP3_gaB5vfQsxGdWiL3EHCdFttJUzsxBIsXU/s2578/20201013_115726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="1220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtshIrqokQcPN-6hevjf2ne-6Ay6NyR_H-fKb9hqRFQtS-6G8GZzjNLIa_TSyHJtMHIj3T2hnRAtwJ9eRu7VJHsBr-8FsOd4fItLzJv9GP3_gaB5vfQsxGdWiL3EHCdFttJUzsxBIsXU/s320/20201013_115726.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0