This week we publish our ranking of North American mold makers. The top 100 are in print but all 140 firms are online. Those 140 companies reported total 2019 fiscal year sales of $2.9 billion, a 0.1 ...

Workforce development is the biggest ongoing challenge facing mold makers, according the American Mold builders Association's Business Forecast Report. "The No. 1 challenge that all we face actually ...

Injection overmolding of unidirectional fibers and preforms is an attractive process for many good reasons. It’s fast, consistent and repeatable, and it can be performed with a machine that is ...

The hybrid-composite rear load floor uses unidirectional (UD) thermoplastic tapes plus direct-long-fiber thermoplastic (D-LFT) composites. Thermoplastic tapes provided high stiffness/strength in a ...