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2014 Conference Recap
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Cardinal Manufacturing –
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Wow, what a great annual conference in Milwaukee! The
energy level was outstanding. The networking that took
place on Wednesday night at the Welcome Reception and
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and engaged, and the enthusiasm carried right over into
the presentations on Thursday and Friday. Powerful Ignite
sessions in the afternoon provided the perfect opportunity for
peer-to-peer exchange. After a fun evening and incredible
dinner at the awards banquet, everyone was back at the table
Friday morning participating in high-energy, functional-area
Michael Bohning
roundtables. It was another opportunity to learn what has
AMBA President
worked for peer organizations in areas that included sales and
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open sharing of information that is invaluable to any business leader. I still can’t
believe that the AMBA management team was able to pack so much high-quality
content into a day and a half. The ROI on the time and money invested to attend
this conference was fantastic.
The conference also provided the forum to recognize people who are making a
difference in our industry. Congratulations to Don Snow, CS Tool Engineering,
Inc., Cedar Springs, MI, for being named the 2014 Mold Builder of the Year and to
the West Michigan Chapter for taking home the prize as the Chapter of the Year.
This is well-deserved recognition for exciting contributions to our industry and
association. I’d like to thank Progressive Components for once again sponsoring
these awards and to all the conference sponsors that helped to make this year’s
event truly successful. I’d also like to thank Tim and Kim Bartz and the entire iWarriors team for the work they do to support the wounded members of our US Armed
Forces. This is a prime example of AMBA community!
Finally, I’d like to provide a special thanks to Todd Finley, Commercial Tool &
Die, as our outgoing AMBA president. Todd has been instrumental in driving so
many important initiatives and programs for the AMBA during his two years as
president, including training initiatives, the regional plant tours, transitioning the
focus of our annual conference to learning and networking and the launch of our
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I’m excited to step into the role as president of our association. We have an excellent Board of Directors and a dedicated management team at First Resource who
will continue to work hard to deliver value to our members and promote the mold
manufacturing industry in the Unites States. We look forward to your participation
in and contribution to future AMBA events. Pilot testing of the AMBA Skills CertiŅFDWLRQ3URJUDPVWLOOLVRQJRLQJDQGZHQHHG\RXUSDUWLFLSDWLRQWRPRYHIRUZDUG
with the project. Please take a moment to visit the AMBA website at www.amba.org
and follow the link to order your free tests. Take one or all three of the tests and use
them as a gauge to measure the skill levels in your organization.
I hope to see you at the August 21 plant tour at Eifel Mold & Engineering and
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Cardinal Manufacturing –
A Student-Run
Manufacturing Success
By Douglas Sands
Photos courtesy of Creative Technology Corporation.
Dana Kensmoe
In a rural high school with
fewer than 200 students,
one program has revolutionized the entire meaning of
technical education at the high school level as we know
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its hallmark program, Cardinal Manufacturing, for seven
years. What once began as a simple, fund-building project
has made the high school a pinnacle of technical education
across America.
What is Cardinal Manufacturing? When it comes down
to it, the concept is incredibly simple. Instead of building
shop projects just to pass a class, Eleva-Strum students are
machining high-caliber parts for actual business partners.
Students work as employees and receive a portion of the
business’s gross income as pay. The rest goes towards
purchasing new equipment and improving the shop at a
pace unmatchable by most high schools.
Technical education teacher Craig Cegielski, the man who
sparked the radical student-run business plan, has nurtured
Eleva-Strum Graduate Dana Kensmoe will attend Chippewa Valley
Technical College (CVTC), Eau Claire, WI, this fall for welding.
the shop from a run-down operation into an organized
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2005, the shop was nothing more than an open space with
machinery wedged between piles of junk. The lighting was
poor, the heating system was ancient and the air conditioning system was non-existent. Trash lay everywhere. What
little machinery that was in place was terribly outdated and
had been poorly maintained for years.
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cleaning, sweeping and painting,” Cegielski explained.
With the help of a handful of dedicated shop students,
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didn’t stop for long before beginning the slow rebuilding
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his students. Under his guidance, they built work tables,
cabinets and welding booths to bring the shop up to a basic
functioning level.
“The next step was to get in with local manufacturers,”
Cegielski said. Establishing partnerships with local companies was one of the main focuses of Cegielski’s early work.
+HH[SODLQHGWKDWWKHSURFHVVZDVDOODERXWEXLOGLQJUHODWLRQships: “Companies don’t like it when you walk in, introduce yourself and ask for $10,000.” Instead of approaching businesses as a school seeking donations, Cegielski
approached them as a business seeking new partnerships.
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for these companies, the shop gained invaluable support.
“They started to donate, and we started to grow.”
Some ask why Cegielski went through all the hassle to build
the business program in a school setting. In reply, he stated,
“The school here is very supportive, but it just cannot afford
to pay for all the equipment, improvements, travel and
everything else we want to do to run a high-level program.
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Chris Hazen (who now attends CVTC for welding) operates a
manual milling machine at Cardinal Manufacturing.
L to R: Luke Pederson, Brandon Anderson (now at CVTC and employed as a machinist),
Chris Hazen, Mark Warden and John O'Branovich (now employed as a welder)
The community ends up footing the bill.” Cegielski continued, “We had to basically fundraise. Yes, we could sell
candy bars, but the problem is the students then spend a
lot of time fundraising where they’re not learning.” That’s
where Cardinal Manufacturing offered the golden ticket.
“This way, we’re fundraising while we’re learning. We’re
earning our money, so it’s not a draw on the community,”
Cegielski concluded.
When asked how he came up with the idea for a studentled business, Cegielski said simply, “I saw that the students
have the capability to do this work. It’s more fun to do it
for somebody else for pay. It was a way to buy new equipment; no matter how good the school is, it just doesn’t
have that much money.”
SURGXFWLRQPDQDJHURQWKHVKRSņRRU&DUGLQDO0DQXIDFturing’s sales base now includes businesses from across
the United States.
Overall, Cardinal Manufacturing has been a remarkable
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shop program and the recognition that comes from it.
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ordered parts and in the long run with future employees.
Besides expanding the shop and its capabilities, Cardinal Manufacturing also has raised the standard of preci&DUGLQDO 0DQXIDFWXULQJ RIŅFLDOO\ EHJDQ LQ WZR sion for Eleva-Strum students. As Cegielski explained,
\HDUVDIWHU&HJLHOVNLģVDUULYDO7KHŅUVWEXVLQHVVJHQHUDWLRQ it provides a clearly relevant education: “If you go out
consisted of nine brave students who accepted Cegielski’s into the metal shop and build a hammer, there’s no real
challenge. The students started out making crude products deadline. If it’s off a little bit, you don’t care; it’s just for
that didn’t require precision machinery to build, such as a project.” This was how the shop operated before 2005.
chicken grills and trailers. “We really didn’t have good Cardinal Manufacturing’s implementation has changed
HTXLSPHQWĦ&HJLHOVNLVDLGRIWKHŅUVW\HDUĥ:HNLQGRI that dramatically. “Now there are criteria and blueprints
to follow, with real deadlines and real quality issues,”
had to make do.”
stated Cegielski. Cardinal Manufacturing has made its
But as the years passed, Cegielski and his students formed students much more accountable for the quality of work
more connections with local businesses. Each year, Cardi- they put out.
nal Manufacturing was bringing in new equipment, both
through donations and through its own purchases. The One might think that the increased pressure of the
tech ed program was growing at a stunning pace. “That’s business model would scare away some of the youth
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shop has changed from top to bottom. New lighting, new +RZHYHU WKLV KDVQģW EHHQ WKH FDVH DW (OHYD6WUXP
heating and air conditioning, new tin, new paint and new students here readily embrace the concept of the
equipment have all been added to the shop. The business business. It allows them to take ownership of their
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in addition to machinists. In the fall of 2014, the business heads high in the hallways, knowing they are part of
also will be employing a student to be the overseeing something big, something of which to be readily proud.
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The business also pays better than the other classes
that are offered. By incorporating hour-based pay, the
business program also encourages students to tackle
more projects instead of putting off the deadlines.
One of the largest issues plaguing the manufacturing industry today is how to attract youth into the
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With plenty of manufacturing jobs opening without
replacements, the manufacturing job market
will be wide open. The added edge that Cardinal
Manufacturing gives its students will take its graduates anywhere their careers might go.
Cardinal Manufacturing’s runaway success has attracted the
eye of many other schools looking to expand their technical
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to replicate the program in their own facilities. Cegielski
doesn’t blame them: “It is a model that’s working, and you
can afford to do it,” he stated. But trying to teach the ins and
outs of the entire system over the phone just doesn’t work
out. “It’s not that we’re not willing to help,” added Cegielski. “It’s just that it’s hard to help them.”
For this reason, Workforce Resources out of Green Bay
has offered to document the entire process of building a
student-run business. It would set up a model program
for other schools, showing how Cardinal Manufacturing
took the shop from its beginnings to its current success.
The goal is to help other school districts replicate what
Cardinal Manufacturing has given to Eleva-Strum.
L to R: Craig Cegielski (Eleva-Strum Cardinal Manufacturing Instructor),
Austin Harper (Eleva-Strum and CVTC graduate in machine tool, now
employed as a machinist), Austin Beynton (Eleva-Strum graduate now in
the tooling program at CVTC), Jon Fry (Eleva-Strum graduate now in
the Marines), Tom Brazeau (Eleva-Strum and CVTC graduate in machine
tooling now employed as machinist), Gabe Toft (Eleva-Strum graduate
now attending UW Stout for manufacturing engineering), Chris Hazen
(Eleva-Strum graduate now attending CVTC for welding), Luke Pederson
(Eleva-Strum graduate now attending CVTC for machine tool), Alex
Thronson (Eleva-Strum graduate now attending CVTC in the machine
tool program and working at MRS Machining in Augusta, WI) and MRS
Machining Owner Matt Guse (Picture taken at MRS Machining.)
“We’re trying to mimic a real manufacturing model,”
Cegielski said. In everything he does in the classroom,
Cegielski pushes for professionalism out of his students.
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oiled machine that can keep up with larger demands. The
main objective is to always keep expanding.
“It’s not only expanding,” explained Cegielski. “It’s sharing
our information so that other schools across the country
Cegielski also has talked about hosting a three-day can do this. If there are thousands of these [businesses]
workshop in the summer to talk face-to-face with other around the country, more and more students will go into
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business model in person. This way, the representatives can the existing skills gaps.” Cegielski continued, looking on
ask their own questions and plan out their own programs.
an even broader spectrum. “It’s good for our economy,” he
said. “We need, as a country, to make something, whether
The future is looking very bright for Cardinal Manufac- it’s farming or mining or manufacturing; you can’t have all
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space for meetings with business representatives. Cegielski also is working on implementing a new engineering The students at Eleva-Strum fully believe that they are
program to the curriculum and is looking into adding making a difference in the future of manufacturing. They
RQWRWKHVKRS+HIRUHVHHVFRQVWUXFWLQJDZDUHKRXVHRQ are fully behind their program as it paves the paths of
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projects. Not only will this give students a place to keep but surely, small shops like Eleva-Strum’s are giving their
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AMBA
MOLD BUILDER
OF THE YEAR
DON SNOW
Photo courtesy of Creative Technology Corporation.
Jill Finley, Chicago Chapter administrator, presents Don Snow, CS Tool
Engineering, with the AMBA 2014 Mold Builder of the Year Award.
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he American Mold Builders Association (AMBA)
proudly awards Don Snow, operations manager,
CS Tool Engineering, Inc., Cedar Springs, MI,
with the 2014 Mold Builder of the Year Award. Snow
was honored during the AMBA Annual Conference
Awards Banquet with a $5,000 endowment, sponsored
by Progressive Components, for continuing education in
moldmaking, to be presented to the educational institution
of his choice.
Growing up in Sand Lake, MI, Snow was exposed at an
early age to tractors, snowmobiles and motorcycles – all
things mechanical. Snow’s father was a machinist and
later became a machine repairman. In addition, two other
neighbors who were in the machinist/toolmaking trade
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better in our neighborhood,” Snow stated.
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In high school, he took all of the
industrial arts classes the school
offered and, after high school, enrolled
in Ferris State University to study
machine tool. After receiving his
associate’s degree, he continued two
more years and graduated in the spring
of 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in
Trade Technical Education with a
minor in Technical Drafting. During
his second year at Ferris, Snow also
was named Outstanding Student of the
Machine Tool program.
While attending Ferris State, Snow
had the opportunity to work parttime at Greenville Tool and Die.
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desire to be involved in the tool and
die trade. During his time there, he
drove the truck, which allowed him
the opportunity to visit many different
stamping plants, foundries and
steel suppliers. While at Greenville
Tool and Die, Snow also performed
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the opportunity to work on tools that
would eventually produce a car part
for an upcoming model was special,
and it still is today,” Snow commented.
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with a part produced of a tool that was
designed and constructed in our shop,
it is a true sense of accomplishment.”
Building a lifelong career
After graduating from Ferris, Snow had the opportunity
to hire on at Greenville Tool and Die, but CS Tool
Engineering (Cedar Springs Tool and Die at the time)
made him a better offer. CS Tool was started in 1967 by
two brothers, Don and Tom Mabie, who still own the
operation today and live in the Cedar Springs community.
Snow started as the only mold designer on the drawing
board with the Mabie brothers as his mentors. CS Tool
employed 17 people when Snow was hired in 1979.
Most of the tools constructed at CS Tool at that time
were either die cast unit dies for automotive trim or
plastic injection molds for Kenner Toys. The company’s
main chip-making machines were pantographs and
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shop grew, adding a couple of CNC machines and a
Computervision CAD system. As CS Tool grew, the
size of its machines and molds did as well. Some of the
largest tools the company now builds are compression
molds for automotive headliners that form the shape and
then trim critical openings.
Today, CS Tool Engineering operates with 50 employees
on two shifts. Specializing in building injection mold
tooling primarily for the automotive industry, the
company has a high experience level with automotive
interior and exterior trim components. It offers full project
management from concept through textured sample
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molds, CS Tool designs and builds large compression
forming molds for headliners and package trays. Within
these compression molds, it has developed tool actions
and trimming functions that are mechanical or hydraulic.
Snow celebrated his 35th year with CS Tool just last
month and has witnessed many changes in the mold
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have witnessed the growth of CNC machining to what it
has become in the mold building trade. Wire EDM was
just coming of age when I started, and now I marvel at the
laser sintering of metal to produce shapes that cannot be
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the laser sinter metal machines are very expensive and
somewhat slower than conventional machining, but
given the speed at which technology advances, how
long before we simply design and ‘grow a mold’ out of
metal powder without producing a single chip?”
Cultivating tomorrow’s workforce
CS Tool Engineering’s apprenticeship program has
changed from the early years of young toolmakers taking
theory classes at a community college to now using
Expert Technical Training for online and classroom
instruction. The company’s new hire apprentices
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cleaning and light maintenance before they are brought
into CS Tool’s apprenticeship program.
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discuss draft and parting lines, mold design and hot manifolds, texture and welding procedures,” Snow explained.
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from our competition.” CS Tool prides itself in building
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new employee.”
Snow also participated in a tool and die collaborative
with the Whitehall Township Tooling Coalition
(www.wttcmi.net), which worked to get legislation
changed in the state of Michigan to have career tech
Don Snow, two years out of high school in 1978, works as a teacher’s
classes, like CAD, satisfy some of the foreign language
assistant in his old shop class to earn a college credit.
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can communicate with many different languages, as do
other skilled trades with their schematics and assembly
manuals that represent ‘languages’ that are common to Snow, too many people launch into expensive schooling
their discipline,” Snow explained.
without looking ahead to the employment possibilities
when they graduate. Many people don’t know anything
Looking to the future
about these types of skilled trades because of high
Snow sees a great need to replenish the nation’s school graduation requirements that are designed for the
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replace, but it is the employees of any organization that removed from the curriculum of most schools.
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word out of the different careers available for those who ³%HVLGHV ZKR KDV WLPH WR ¿[ WKLQJV WKDW EUHDN ZKHQ
like working with their hands and minds.” According to living in our throw-away society?,” Snow continued.
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why something stopped working at an early age, I would
encourage you to buy them some basic tools and let them
tear apart some of those broken items. Chances are that
child may be your next toolmaker in the rough who needs
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Living the dream
Currently, Snow and his wife, Deb, have a home in
Belmont, MI, and a summer cottage on Baptist Lake,
which Snow hopes to convert to their year-round home
before he retires. Valuing faith and his family, Snow is
proud of his wife, a part-time teacher; his three children
and son-in-law, who all graduated with bachelor degrees
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new grandchild. When he’s not working, Snow can be
found restoring antique Allis Chalmers farm tractors,
participating in tractor caravans, catamaran sailing and
snowmobiling in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Snow
concluded that he is honored to have been chosen by his
peers to receive the 2014 AMBA Mold Builder of the Year
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Focus
AMBA
CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
WEST MICHIGAN
Tim Krieger, Krieger Craftsmen, accepts the AMBA 2014 Chapter of
the Year Award on behalf of the West Michigan Chapter.
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n recognition of its ongoing promotion of educational/
apprenticeship programs and its efforts to raise awareness throughout the state of Michigan as to the opportunities available through the mold building industry, the
AMBA proudly honors the West Michigan Chapter with
the 2014 AMBA Chapter of the Year Award. Announced
at the AMBA Annual Conference in May, the chapter was
awarded a $5,000 endowment from Progressive Components to donate to the educational institution of its choice.
The West Michigan Chapter has worked to promote education primarily through its scholarship program. In late
summer 2013, the chapter’s golf outing raised a phenomHQDO IRU WKH VFKRODUVKLS IXQG $FFRUGLQJ
to West Michigan Chapter President Andy Baker, Byrne
Tool & Die, Inc., “We had nearly 100 golfers, and many
vendors made contributions to this event. The overwhelming support was record-breaking and truly wonderful to
witness.” Scholarships are available to dependents of
employees of the companies that are members of the West
Michigan Chapter of the AMBA.
Individually, chapter members continue to invest in the
future of the industry by hiring new apprentices, improving their apprenticeship programs and investing in
technology. In the past year, members have collectively
hired more than 33 new apprentices.
Some of the members support local high school and
college career days while others, like Paragon D&E,
Franchino Mold & Engineering, Commercial Tool & Die
and Byrne Tool + Design, have given tours to area high
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Eaton ISD and Rockford. “Being involved in career days
and tours allows members to promote manufacturing
and seek out potential candidates for our apprenticeship
programs,” stated Byrne.
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Program, in-house training programs are being developed and revised. Paragon D&E has developed Paragon
Technological University, an in-house apprentice training
program that has helped the company to achieve consistent
results in training its apprentices. Many other members
have revised their apprenticeship programs to improve the
training and knowledge they pass on to the next generation
of mold builders.
The West Michigan Chapter recently approved a Tooling
for Apprentices Program (TAP), which will give current
member apprentices the opportunity to apply for a gift
card drawing. The gift cards will be used exclusively to
purchase precision tools that will last a lifetime in the
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developing the TAP program and are currently working
with an AMBA partner member that sells hand tools to
help sponsor the program,” Byrne explained.
Within the state of Michigan, the chapter continues to
support efforts to promote the trade. Many members meet
with Congress and representatives to keep them informed
of the needs of the mold building industry. Members
also continue to work with educators to inform them of
the great working environments and high-paying careers
within the industry. Viking Tool & Engineering, CS Tool
& Engineering, Action Mold and General Die & Engineering all met with the heads of the Muskegon County ISD,
Kent County ISD and the Kent Career Technical Center in
November of 2013. The meeting was set up to discuss the
current issues in manufacturing and how to help each other
with those current issues.
Byrne Tool, Commercial Tool and Paragon D&E sponsored
area schools to help students enter the Discover Manufacturing Video Challenge. Additionally, Franchino Mold &
Engineering hosts a shop tour for engineering students at
Michigan State University each semester. The majority of the
chapter’s membership is involved in the Michigan Manufacturing Association (MMA), which covers all of manufacturing, including moldmaking. Other members are involved in
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and the Kent Career Technical Center CNC Committee.
Byrne added, “Paragon is participating in the Tooling
and Equipment Mold Index Aggregation, which includes
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industry, as well as government legislation that would
impact our industry.”
On a national level, the members of the West Michigan
Chapter continue to support and promote the industry by
being involved in trade shows, conferences and shop tours.
“The exchange of knowledge, feedback and networking
opportunities that result from these events is vital to our
continued success,” stated Byrne. General Die & Engineering even traveled to Germany to attend the Euroguss International Trade Fair. “Our chapter understands that these
investments pay big dividends, which have a positive effect
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Speaking on behalf of the West Michigan Chapter at the
AMBA Awards Banquet, Tim Krieger, Krieger Craftsmen,
said the following: “Krieger Craftsmen has been a West
Michigan AMBA member for 20 years and looking back,
I am personally grateful for the leadership and direction
that was provided by people like Ray Brown at Model Die;
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and Fred Keller at Paragon D&E. The programming they
brought in during our chapter’s early years was engaging
and challenging and opened up a forum for sharing ideas.
They kept our members united and built the foundation on
which our chapter operates today. They were our mentors
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with special recognition of Ryan Pohl with Expert Tech,
along with the support of Commercial Tool & Die, for the
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Michigan’s workforce. Today, Krieger Craftsmen has three
students in the Expert Tech program, not to mention all of the
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AMBA CONFERENCE
M
old building professionals from across the US made
powerful connections at the 2014 AMBA Annual
Conference in Milwaukee, WI, this past May. The conference theme, Power your Connections, provided a wealth
of opportunities for attendees to connect with fellow mold
building peers, strategize on challenges they currently face
and share best practices and industry metrics to help make
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suppliers to dynamic presentations and targeted breakouts,
the stage was set and the atmosphere charged as conference
attendees made new connections, rekindled old connections and discovered connections to ideas and concepts
that could help drive their operations in new directions.
with each other during the conference and tap into the
wealth of knowledge possessed, collectively, by the AMBA
community through its new website.
The conference kicked off with the Welcome Reception
and Supplier Trade Fair, where attendees had the opportunity to connect with other mold building professionals and
new business partners in a lively atmosphere of good food
and great conversation.
Technical Education Instructor Craig Cegielski from
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ways of attracting high school students to the mold building
industry through the school’s student-run manufacturing
company. “It’s not only expanding,” explained Cegielski,
“it’s sharing our information so that other schools across
the country can do this. If there are thousands of these
[businesses] around the country, more and more students
Conference programming opened on Thursday morning
with a dynamic introduction from AMBA Executive
Director Troy Nix, who challenged attendees to connect
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of the 2013 Automotive Vendor Tooling Study and what
tactical actions can be taken by tool suppliers to position
themselves for future demand. AMBA members Todd
Finley, Commercial Tool & Die (Comstock Park, MI), and
David Bowers, JMMS (Easely, SC), provided an informaWLYHXSGDWHRQWKHSURJUHVVRIWKH$0%$6NLOOV&HUWLŅFDtion program – encouraging attendees to participate in the
pilot testing currently underway.
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organizations. “For me, it was an incredible day of learning, connecting and growing,” Bohning concluded.
Functional area round table discussions jump started the
day on Friday and provided yet another opportunity for
mold builders to discuss current business challenges in
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and marketing, human resources and operations. Strong
presentations rounded out the programming that day
with excellent insight from Gene Marks on the realities
of upcoming economic and regulatory changes that will
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meaningful ways to connect with customers in order
to drive not only repeat business, but additional sales
growth.
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Conference attendee Ray Coombs, president of Westminster
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of valuable takeaways from the conference and thanked the
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will go into manufacturing careers. They become
exposed, where they may not have chosen those
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gap.”
Thursday afternoon, success stories and best
practices were shared by industry peers in dynamic
Ignite sessions, where attendees had the opportunity
to ask questions and share their own insights. “What
a great way to get some real-world input from
people that are working through the same issues as
you are each day,” said conference attendee Michael
Bohning, Creative Blow Mold Tooling, Lee’s
Summit, MO.
The day’s sessions wrapped up with Paul Akers
and Dr. Alan Robinson, who challenged attendees
with ideas on engaging their own team members in
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“We came away with many implementable ideas and
valuable connections, one of the most important being the
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us on the path to becoming ‘an idea a day’ organization.
The content of the speakers and the environment were very
conducive to improvement, which is the cornerstone of our
company. We will be putting this event on our ‘must do
annually’ list moving forward!”
In recognition of industry leaders
AMBA President Michael Bohning gave special recognition to outgoing AMBA President Todd Finley, citing
the many initiatives that were launched during Finley’s
tenure as president. In addition, Tim and Kim Bartz, Mold
Craft, Willernie, MN, made a special iWarriors presentation, thanking all who have supported the program since its
inception four years ago and helped to raise over $145,000
in support of more than 255 service members from all four
branches of the US Armed Forces.
MOLD BUILDER OF THE YEAR
L to R: Deb Snow, Don Snow (CS Tooling), Glenn Starkey and
Cyndi Kustush (Progressive Components)
Rounding out the evening, the West Michigan Chapter was
presented with the AMBA Chapter of the Year Award and
Don Snow with CS Tool Engineering, Inc., Cedar Springs,
MI, was presented with the AMBA Mold Builder of the
Year Award (see both stories under Focus in this issue).
AMBA would like to thank all of the 2014 conference sponsors for helping to make this year’s event
an overwhelming success: Acrisure, Belmont Equipment & Technologies, Cimatron, CGS North America
(CAM-TOOL), DMS, Erowa, Incoe, Industeel, Makino,
Millstar, Ohio Carbon Blank, PCS Co., Progressive
Components, Ultra Polishing and Wisconsin Engraving.
IWARRIORS PRESENTATION
Kim and Tim Bartz, Mold Craft, present an iWarriors update during
the AMBA Awards Banquet.
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A SPECIAL
THANKS TO
OUTGOING
AMBA
PRESIDENT
TODD FINLEY
The AMBA would like to give special thanks to
outgoing AMBA President Todd Finley, president
of Commercial Tool & Die, Inc. Two years ago,
Todd Finley took the helm from Past President
Mike Armbrust of Mako Mold. During Finley’s
tenure, many initiatives were launched, such as
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currently underway; the launch of the AMBA
Plant Tour Workshop Series, which has been an
overwhelmingly success and the launch of the new
AMBA interactive website, which is successfully
connecting members with the click of a button!
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over the past two years, such as restructuring the
way the association operates to minimize duplicate
costs. The board also voted to restructure member
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all AMBA members must build molds and those
supplying mold builders were re-categorized to the
partner program. Resolving these issues was vitally
important to the future health and well-being of the
association.
“I am proud of the work the board and the AMBA
management team have done,” said Finley. “I am
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investment to help move the benchmarking forward.
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members.”
When asked what he enjoyed the most about working
with the AMBA board during his two-year term as
president, Finley replied, “I am always impressed
by the way the board members put aside their own
needs and agendas to focus on what is best for the
AMBA. The board members are volunteers in the
truest sense and the AMBA will continue to grow
and thrive as long as this culture in the board room
exists.”
“This is a great time to be an American mold
builder,” concluded Finley. “The industry is thriving
and growing, and the AMBA is right there with its
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successful.” One last time, as he ended each of his
columns in The American Mold Builder magazine,
Finley proudly encouraged, “Keep on building Great
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Product
New SRT Slide Retainer Sizes from
Progressive Components
The exclusive SRT Series Slide Retainers
from Progressive Components, Wauconda,
IL, have captured the loyalty of customers
worldwide due to their smooth, greaseless
and reliable operation when holding side
actions, especially in cleanroom molding
environments. Progressive now has added
additional retention options within this
line. SRT Series Slide Retainers feature an
unprecedented compact design, allowing
installation in the mold base or in wear plates.
Customers who use the new SRT Slide
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information, visit www.procomps.com. See
animations of this product and others at
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New Grinding Services from Vincent Tool
Vincent Tool LLC, Chippewa Falls, WI, recently announced that it now
offers grinding services. To better match customer needs, it recently
added a 20x40 Okamoto grinder that increases the company’s grinding
capabilities. Vincent Tool’s newly designed climate-controlled facility
allows it to hold close tolerances and increase productivity to provide
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Skar, tooling manager, at [email protected] with additional
questions. Vincent Tool is known for quality, competitive prices and ontime delivery. To learn more about Vincent Tool’s products and services
or to receive a mold base quote, visit www.vincenttool.com.
New HASCO Push-Lok Cooling System
The new Push-Lok
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rapidly and easily. Ancillary parts such as hose clips and
ferrules no longer are required. A special geometry at
the coupling point and the special hose ensure a reliable
connection during the molding process. Repairs can be
carried out directly, permitting considerable time- and
cost-savings. The hoses and quick-action couplings,
both with and without a shut-off valve and angled at 45°
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switchover. For more information, visit www.hasco.com.
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Monorail Slides from Midland Technologies
Midland Technologies, Rogers, MN, is
pleased to introduce monorail slides for
all CAM applications. The monorail slide
is compact, durable and easy to install.
The slide body rides on a single gib via a
t-slot cut into the bottom of the slide body.
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This provides an extremely solid travel
surface while helping to keep out dust and debris.
The gib is integrated with the wear plate as one piece for
bolt-and-go convenience during installation. The slide
body actuation can be hydraulic or mechanical via angle
or horn pin. Locks can be integrated with the pin or as a
separate wedge. Lock and base are manufactured from
high-quality, hot forge die steel, which provides high
tensile strength for repeated push and pull actions under
pressure. Monorail slides can be designed and produced
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available at www.midlandtechnologies.com.
Enshu to Introduce the GE30Ve Vertical
Machining Center at IMTS 2014
Enshu USA, Schaumburg, IL, is pleased to introduce
the GE30Ve vertical machining center at IMTS 2014.
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small parts in a lean line, the GE30Ve is available
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unmanned automation systems. For more information
on the GE30Ve, visit Enshu at IMTS Booth S-8592 or
online at www.enshuusa.com.
Kurt Introduces Cobra™ Dovetail and Chameleon™
Vises at IMTS
Kurt Manufacturing Co.,
Minneapolis, MN,
will
feature a new and expanded
lineup of advanced workholding products for improved
machining productivity at
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2423. Kurt’s new Cobra™
vise is a 5-axis dovetail vise that provides up to 4,000 lbs. of
precision clamping force without distorting the workpiece. The
Cobra’s unique, one-half inch movable jaw stroke allows precise,
raw stock clamping with less material prep for fast positioning in the vise jaws. It is 2" wide and handles part widths from
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speed, complex, small part precision machining, the Cobra vise
is ideal for aggressive 5-axis machining. Made from 4140 alloy
steel, the Kurt Cobra has high fatigue and torsional strength
with high abrasion and impact resistance. Kurt’s new Chameleon™ vise is designed for tool room, knee mill applications
and for use on smaller CNC machining tables. With up to 5,000
lbs. of precision clamping force, the Chameleon with its special
design features gives the machinist more clamping options than
previous standard vises. The Chameleon vise is 3.5" wide with
a 4" jaw opening. It features predrilled sine holes for use with
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jaw lift. For more information on all of Kurt’s new products, visit
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Large-Bore Turning Center from Haas Automation
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Irvine, CA, is a heavy-duty, large-bore turning center that is extremely rigid,
highly accurate and very thermally stable. The machine’s twin-chuck capability, high-torque spindle and 12.5" (318mm) diameter through-bore make it
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Expert Tech Launches 3+1
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Expert
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Comstock Park, MI, is proud to
introduce its newly developed
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CNC
machinists,
moldmakers
and diemakers. This apprenticeship program consists of a series
of 100-percent customizable task
check sheets and learning objectives
that take approximately four years
to complete. They are organized in
a fashion where workers get credits
for work done on equipment. The
classes can be taken through Expert
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Technology
New Methods for Producing Energy Savings
when Using Hot Runner Systems
By Paul Boettger, Technoject Machinery Corp.
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The heat produced by heaters in hot runner systems keeps
the resin in melt conveying channels of injection molds
molten. The molten resin then is injected into the cavity of
the injection mold. Some of the heat produced will be lost to
the surroundings. This article will show how new methods
and materials can reduce the amount of energy lost from hot
runner systems and result in additional cost savings.
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and a manifold. The melt conveying channels inside these
components typically are heated with 230V heaters. The
energy requirement for these heaters depends on the type
of resin, nozzle/manifold mass and other factors. Through
the use of new materials and manufacturing methods, the
energy consumption of hot runner nozzles and manifolds
can be greatly reduced. The energy savings for the nozzles
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produced due to the high number of nozzles installed.
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to the surrounding mold plates and components largely
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radiation, conduction and convection. While there usually
is only one manifold in a hot runner system, the amount
of wattage required to heat the manifold block can be
quite high due to the size and mass of the steel block.
To minimize the heat radiation from the manifold block,
the hot runner manifold can be encased completely with
insulating material (see Fig. 1).
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conductivity of about 13 W/m°C. This compares to a
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choice of material largely depends on ease of machinability, as well as cost and length of usage. An injection
mold intended to run 10 to 15 years may warrant the higher
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in the center of the nozzle as there usually is no contact
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the heat output only in the areas where there is demand for transfer but it also covers a larger surface area to which to
it, such as the tip or gate area of hot runner nozzles. The transfer. The result of a metallic bond is that lower wattage
tip in the gate area often requires more heat to push out heaters can be used to satisfy the same heating requirethe cold slug with the next shot and to counteract the heat ment. For example, a nozzle previously requiring 200
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there is much less heat requirement further back along the just 150 watts. The metallic bond also prolongs the heater
nozzle path where there is no mold contact and no cold life due to fewer hot spots in the heater coil.
slug. This difference in heat requirement allows energy
savings in the following manner:
The manifold heaters commonly are known as round,
tubular heaters. These heaters typically are pressed into a
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in the middle section of the nozzle
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All components of the manifold, which are in direct
contact with the tool, also can be made of special insulating materials, resulting in further energy reduction. Such
components include spacer pads and center supports (see
Fig. 2). Typical choices for these types of materials include
titanium and ceramic materials. While the ceramic materials clearly have an advantage in providing a better insulating value, they do not have the strength that a titanium
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achieve a better heat transfer, but they also retain a better to reduce the mold size with smaller hot runner components.
contact to the manifold block due to the straight sidewalls This is especially relevant when injecting very small articles
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only related to the design of the manifold and nozzles, but drives the required cavity spacing and mold base size in
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manifold and often bigger nozzles, which in turn require more common larger nozzle, it also will increase the mold
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smaller, the wattage requirement is much lower and the
energy savings are substantial. The smaller manifold results
in a wattage requirement of only 2x800 watts for a total of
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which allows a much lower heater wattage requirement
(see Fig. 13).
A further comparison of the nozzles shows that not only can
the smaller size lead to smaller spacing, but it also can lead
to smaller heaters on the nozzles and therefore, a reduced
wattage requirement in each case. While the larger nozzle
requires a heater with 200 watts, the smaller nozzle can
function with a 150-watt heater (see Fig. 14). Redesigning
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requirements. One such example is a multi-edge gate
nozzle, which was redesigned to reduce the bulky body into
a smaller, slimmer version (see Fig. 15). The larger multi-tip
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nozzle is equipped with only a 300-watt heater. The heater
savings are not only noticeable due to the smaller physical
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design and mold design makes it possible to increase the
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optimizations realized, the energy savings could be as high
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Nozzle Type
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Various ways to produce energy savings in hot runner
molding were investigated. It was found that insulating
materials could be used to completely encase hot runner
manifold blocks, thereby reducing radiation and convection. A closer look also was taken to the way the heaters
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heaters can supply heat in areas of demand and lower the
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Inside Track
Cyber-Crime Trends
Affect Small Businesses
By Mark A. Eich, CPA, CISA, CliftonLarsonAllen
We’ve all heard the famous quote attributed to Willie
Sutton, the notorious bank robber who, when asked why
he robbed banks, replied, “Because that’s where the
money is.” In today’s connected world, that assumption is
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has become a profession that costs the global economy
billions of dollars.
The more complete the information and associated to an
individual the more valuable it is on a “wholesale” basis.
Payroll databases, customer sales records and supplier/
accounts payable records are common targets for this type
of attack.
This was the driving force behind the Target breach, as well
as breaches at Neiman Marcus, the University of Maryland
and many others. Indeed, as the price paid to the hacker
+LJKSURŅOH DWWDFNV DW EXVLQHVVHV VXFK DV 7DUJHW KDYH escalates, smaller businesses are being targeted, too.
shined a fresh light on a growing problem. Small businesses
are being targeted by malicious attackers as never before. Online banking malware
Attackers are discovering that improved defensive Zeus, Citadel, Spyeye and Gozi are just a few examples of
PHDVXUHVKDYHPDGHKDFNLQJEDQNVGLUHFWO\YHU\GLIŅFXOW the new breed of sophisticated online banking malware.
and time consuming; however, the bank’s customers are Once a network is infected with this type of malware, the
online banking credentials (user ID, password, challenge
by and large much easier targets.
questions, etc.) are harvested by the attacker who then
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from outside the country, who attack the online cash used to bypass multi-factor authentication tokens, such as
management features that banks provide to their custom- RSA tokens. This type of attack often is called corporate
ers. Manufacturing companies, health care organizations, account takeover.
trade associations, construction contractors, main street retail
shops and many other types of small businesses have found The malware code often is delivered via email either by a
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themselves victims of these types of attacks.
by use of a website link directing the user to a rogue
website. In the latter case, the malware returns with the
The attacks fall into three main categories:
webpage and attempts to install itself on the victim’s
computer. This type of phishing attack has been dubbed
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victim organization. Spear phishing emails have improved
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CryptoLocker)
message to entice the user to click the link. In some cases,
the emails are even “spoofed”, that is, they are crafted
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Europe and China) have created a high demand for organization (i.e., the company president). In other cases,
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steal this information and then sell it to organized crime, designed to increase the likelihood that the recipient will
which then uses it to commit various forms of identity theft. act quickly, clicking on the link without much thought.
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Website Piracy: One Mold
Builder’s Story
M.R. Mold & Engineering Corp., Brea, CA,
recently fell victim to a different type of cyber
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for images, M.R. Mold Owner Rick Finnie came
across an image that he recognized as his own and
hovered over the image with his mouse to track the
source. To his surprise, M.R. Mold’s website did
not appear but instead, a company from China by
the name of Mold Sourcing China. The website was
an exact copy of M.R. Mold’s site, from categories
and tabs to all verbiage and images. M.R. Mold’s
website had been pirated – copied to the T.
Taking immediate action, M.R. Mold contacted
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could be done. According to M.R. Mold Marketing
Director Geri Anderson, its website administrator
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of the pirated website. “Ice Miller sent out a letter to
the host company to cease and desist, accompanied
by a 40-page document proving the website was
pirated,” said Anderson. “It was a long, arduous
process putting together the documentation, but it
was necessary to prove the theft.”
Ransomware
The process took about a month, and on January
10, 2014, the pirated site was taken down. Unfortunately, on January 13, 2014, just three days
later, the site reappeared using a new host, and the
process started all over again. “We went after the
hosts instead of the Chinese registrar because the
hosts were in the US and provided a route that was
much easier and quicker,” said Anderson. “Going
after the registrar would have taken too long and
cost too much money.”
Today, M.R. Mold continues its struggle, as the
stolen site still contains two categories copied off of
its website. To help combat future theft, M.R. Mold
recommends taking the following precautions:
• Watermark all images with company name
and/or website. These watermarks cannot be
removed and help to protect your property.
• Register your contact information with Google.
Google then checks content information and the
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not valid, it penalizes the fake author via Google
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your content, but it is a deterrent.
• Conduct periodic searches through your web
browser to ensure the integrity of your website. Q
because they are easy and effective. Such attacks rose from
Ransomware attacks also involve delivering malware LQ$SULORIWKLV\HDUWRRYHULQ0D\RIWKLV
to the network. In this case, the malware very aggres- year. In addition, a new ransomware variant, Kovter, was
VLYHO\HQFU\SWVYLUWXDOO\DOOGDWDDQGŅOHVWKDWLWFDQŅQG discovered recently in May. Kovter deploys an especially
both on the local machine and on every network device malicious new tactic in that it dumps a payload of child
to which it can connect. This renders the data unusable pornography in addition to the encryption. This is designed
by the victim organization. Typically, after the malicious to put more pressure on the victim to comply with the
payload is delivered, the hacker sends instructions on how ransom demand.
to provide a payment (the ransom) in order to purchase
then encryption key necessary to decrypt the affected data. Protecting your business
This is how the hacker hopes to make his money.
Preventing such attacks is no small task, and it requires a
multi-layered approach. Businesses should consider each
Tested, working backups are critical to surviving such of the following tactics:
attacks. This allows the victim to wipe the affected machines
and reinstall both systems and data. Be aware, however, that
• Educate users to spot potentially fake emails and to
for those companies with high reliance on technology, even
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the downtime required to wipe and reinstall can result in
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costly losses and potential reputation damage.
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CryptoLocker is by far the most common ransomware
up to date.
deployed. CryptoLocker attacks are increasing rapidly
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• Anti-virus software on each device should be kept
updated and regular scans should be completed.
• Keep all network servers and PC workstations updated
with the latest security updates and patches.
• Limit the number of PCs used to conduct online cash
management. If possible, isolate them from the rest of
the company network.
• Encrypt sensitive data, such as intellectual property
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management, including the following:
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who to contact immediately if they suspect malicious
activity on their computer.
• Make regular backups of key data and systems and
store them in a secure location off-site.
• Establish a relationship with local law enforcement
agencies that are familiar with such crimes.
• Perform periodic vulnerability or penetration assessments to validate that controls believed to be in place
are functioning as intended. Q
Mark Eich is principal in charge of the Information Security
Services Group at CliftonLarsonAllen. He has over 25 years
of experience in auditing and technology consulting. In this
position, he has led many IT audits and security assessments
for clients in a range of industries and with a diversity of
operating environments. He leads a team of technology
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security analyses that are balanced with business needs.
For more information on CliftonLarsonAllen’s full range of
services, visit www.cliftonlarsonallen.com.
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(Fraser, MI), known best for its automotive interior molds,
and Midwest Mold Services (Roseville, MI), known for its
innovative production-based aluminum molds, have both
channeled and focused their available resources on becoming really great suppliers to the customers they serve.
Although many executives feel they are great suppliers to
their customers, few have invested so heavily and taken on
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WESTMINSTER TOOL WINS MMT 2014 LEADTIME LEADER AWARD
especially true when compared to traditional management
styles in which upper management makes changes in procedures and processes. This often can take longer and be less
effective. Westminster is managed from the bottom up – not
the top down.”
Glenn Starkey, Progressive Components; Kylee Carbone, Westminster
Tool; Alex Orphanos, Westminster Tool; Ray and Kim Coombs,
Westminster Tool; Mark Ypsilantis, Westminster Tool; Christina Fuges,
MoldMaking Technology and Claude Mas, Gardner Publications, at
the Leadtime Leader Award presentation.
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magazine at the recent amerimold 2014 conference and
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implement two ideas each month. Every idea must either
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In addition to the idea program, Westminster employees
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such as communication and learning to work effectively
with others whose communications and learning styles may
differ. The manufacturing industry currently is facing a shortage of skilled workers; however, Westminster has worked
tirelessly to promote and implement workforce development, attracting talented team members to its organization.
In addition to these internal focuses on workforce improvement, Westminster has joined an organization called Eastern
Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (EAMA), which works
with other local manufacturers and academia to create
education programs that meet the educational needs of area
employers.
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with team members, is a key differentiator and a tremendous
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without their dedication and commitment to the company
and to our customers, this award would not have been possible. I’m truly honored,” he said.
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General Pattern
Blaine, MN
Dennis Reiland, CEO
General Pattern is a full service manufacturing company
that strives to cultivate a work environment that encourages employees to embrace today’s new ideas, new
processes and new technologies and mainstream them into
General Pattern’s rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and rapid
manufacturing development. This enables General Pattern
to meet or exceed rapidly changing market demands and
technological needs of tomorrow.
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Riverside, RI
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Special Report
AMBA Unites with iWarriors
in Support of US Troops
It is hard to imagine three years after the introduction of
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over 255 wounded warriors with iPad gift packages. The
idea of giving back to severely wounded members of the US
Armed Forces came in 2010 when Tim Bartz, Mold Craft,
Inc., Willernie, MN, challenged members of the AMBA to
join him in supporting a group of Marines who had recently
returned from Afghanistan. Each of the Marines lost one or
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AMBA members stepped up to the charge and contributed $10,000 in a few short weeks. iPads and accessories
were purchased and presented by Bartz and his family in
a ceremony at Balboa Naval hospital in San Diego, CA, in
March of 2011.
That was just the beginning.
Each year, donors are invited to travel with the Bartz family
to personally present iPad gifts at a military base or naval
hospital. In April of 2014, members from the Carolinas
Chapter had the opportunity to meet and present iPads to
Special Operations Marines based at Camp Lejeune, North
Carolina. (Photo below.) All nine Marines were recently
injured in Afghanistan.
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Many are attending college and interviewing for jobs. In
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grateful to all who have supported the program over the
past four years and looks forward to many more years of
partnering to give back to those who were wounded while
ensuring freedom.
iWarriors recently exhibited at the AMBA Annual
Conference in Milwaukee this past May and presented
during the Awards Banquet on Thursday night.
On behalf of the iWarriors program, Tim and Kim Bartz
thanked all AMBA members for their continued support!
Visiting with the wounded truly is an honor and AMBA
members were invited to participate in a future trip. Since
the spring conference, 20 more iPads have been distributed,
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Strategies
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the value of an organization. When looking outside the vendors, inventory levels and reducing debt. A budget
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Which scenario best describes your organization?
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budget, accounts receivable should be monitored continually with an emphasis on past due accounts. The longer an
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A properly balanced, motivated team is able to develop
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technologies of Uniloy, Mold-Masters, Kortec and DME,
is proud to announce a partnership agreement with Big 3
Precision Molds. This partnership brings together industry leaders for the development and commercialization of
technologies in the injection blow molding sector of the
plastics industry. The partnership features a state-of-the-art
technical center that will allow Milacron and Big 3 to work
closely with customers for the development of complete,
turn-key injection blow systems, both for monolayer
and co-injection applications. The technical center will
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with two Uniloy injection blow molding machines, both
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collaborative development of high-cavitation tooling
featuring the most advanced technologies and products
of DME, Mold-Masters (Axiom hot runner, TempMaster
controller technology) and Big 3 by virtue of the capability of the technical center to facilitate resin testing, process
development and tooling validation/optimization for its
customers. The partnership and technical center at Big 3
Precision brings together the top talent from each of the
respective companies that will produce technologies for
customers in the injection blow molding market that have
not previously been seen before. For more information,
visit www.milacron.com.
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identity that accurately represents Extreme’s focus on delivering strong engineering knowledge and superior customer service. “I really believe that the passion we have
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within our organization to truly ‘bring plastics to life’ is
After just seven months in construction, INCOE Inter- not something that can be found just anywhere,” said Exnational Europe, Rödermark, Germany, has completely treme President Michael Zacharias. “It is a huge part of
moved into its newly built European headquarters near the who we are and what we do, and our business developformer company building. The new facility nearly doubles ment strategy has been to seek best-in-class clients to align
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building expansion in the future. “Up until now, divisions need for same.” Extreme recently received both local and
such as Applications Technology, Design and Manufactur- industry recognition for offering one of best places to work
ing had to be coordinated across three buildings,” explained in the Upper Peninsula and the plastics industry. With a
Gunnar Gramatzki, general manager in Rödermark. While focus on bringing leading manufacturing services and jobs
conceptualizing the new building design, lean management to the area, it was time to take a closer look at how the
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manufacturing, management, engineering and customer the marketplace. By combining customers’ feedback with
support processes within the facility. Modern energy internal analysis, Extreme worked towards a brand identechnologies were utilized as well, including a climate- tity that showcases its quality-centered business model
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in the last several years. Despite the tepid economic environ- excuses.) is derived from key characteristics customers
ment, INCOE has continued to thrive here in Europe, and recognize and value. The circular graphic represents the
worldwide as well.” The new facility in Germany joins core of Extreme – its three core capabilities: engineering,
other recent expansion projects in China and the United tooling and injection molding. With the launch of the new
States. For more information, visit www.incoe.com.
brand identity, the company has simultaneously launched
its redesigned website: www.extremetool.com.
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Beaumont Names New Director of Strategic &
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Acrisure ............................................................................................................. www.acrisure.com .............................................................................................................43
Alliance Laser Sales .......................................................................................... www.thenewonesource.com ....................................................................Inside Back Cover
Alliance Specialites ........................................................................................... www.thenewonesource.com ..............................................................................................33
CGS North America, Inc. ................................................................................. www.camtool.com.............................................................................................................21
Cimatron Group ................................................................................................ www.cimatrontech.com.....................................................................................................41
Crystallume Engineered Diamond Products ..................................................... www.crystallume.com .......................................................................................................49
DME.................................................................................................................. www.dme.net......................................................................................................Back Cover
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Ellwood Specialty Steel .................................................................................... www.ess.elwd.com ............................................................................................................
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KRJ Designs...................................................................................................... www.krjmolddesigns.com .................................................................................................
M & M Tooling, Inc. ........................................................................................ www.mmtooling.com ........................................................................................................12
Makino .............................................................................................................. www.makino.com .............................................................................................................29
Meusburger ....................................................................................................... www.meusburger.com.........................................................................................................9
Midland Technologies, Inc. .............................................................................. www.midlandtechnologies.com ........................................................................................32
Millstar, LLC .................................................................................................... www.millstar.com .............................................................................................................
Mold-Masters Limited ...................................................................................... www.moldmasters.com .....................................................................................................15
Mold-Tech Midwest.......................................................................................... www.mold-tech.com .........................................................................................................32
National Tool & Manufacturing, Co. . .............................................................. www.ntm.com ...................................................................................................................
Noren................................................................................................................. www.norenproducts.com...................................................................................................49
Ohio Carbon Blank, Inc. ................................................................................... www.ohiocarbonblank.com...............................................................................................50
Plastec Midwest ................................................................................................ www.PLASTECmidwest.com...........................................................................................48
Plastic Engineering & Technical Services, Inc. ............................................... www.petsinc.net ................................................................................................................13
Precision Laser Technology .............................................................................. www.precisionlasertech.com.............................................................................................39
Progressive Components................................................................................... www.procomps.com/cve ........................................................................ Inside Front Cover
Rocklin Manufacturing Co. .............................................................................. www.rocklinmanufacturingco.com ...................................................................................44
Superior Die Set Corporation............................................................................ www.superiordieset.com ...................................................................................................43
Ultra Polishing Inc. ........................................................................................... www.ultrapolishing.com ...................................................................................................25
Wisconsin Engraving Co. Inc. / Unitex ............................................................ www.wi-engraving.com ....................................................................................................48
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