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Survival of the Quickest Tuesday, October 27, 2009

It might seem a paradox, but as the economy slows down, it's the quickest that survive and position themselves for future growth.

Join us for this web seminar and learn first hand how winning mold and die makers are using their speed to:

  • Produce high quality tools at lower cost
  • Respond to customer schedules and last-minute changes
  • Be more aggressive in their quoting (and produce quotes quicker)
  • Better position their businesses against overseas competition
Guest Speakers
  • Kent Smith, Founder and President, Diamond Tool & Engineering
  • Zelko Rezler, Co-Owner and Engineering Manager, Rezmin Tool & Die

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Doing More with Less in a Sluggish Economy

How can your shop do more with less?

Toolmakers around the globe are searching for strategies to help them weather the current financial storm and economic crisis. If you are looking to do more with less, now is the time to revisit Lean and make sure you practice it in your business.

Attend this free online seminar and learn:

  • How to eliminate wasted time and effort in your shop
  • How to get more productivity out of your existing resources
  • How you can deliver every job faster (and at lower cost)
  • A Lean CASE STUDY

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Concurrent Engineering for Today's Machine Shop Applying concurrent engineering processes to design and manufacturing can help toolmakers increase productivity and shorten product delivery times--improving responsiveness to customers and your company's bottom-line results. How can you make concurrent engineering a success at your machine shop?
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Keeping the Die Industry Competitive The tool and die industry has seen significant changes over the last half decade. Increasing competition from overseas leads to new pressures from customers to reduce your delivery times, cut costs, and improve overall efficiency.
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Tool Shop Optimization: Lean Mfg. Case Study Manufacturers around the globe and across all industries are turning to Lean Manufacturing techniques to help them stay competitive. EIMO Americas provides a shining example of a toolmaker that has fully embraced lean manufacturing and has the results to show for it: shorter delivery times, lower cost of production, and high quality products that keep customers coming back.
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Tool Shop Optimization: From Quoting to Delivery Featuring keynote speaker: Alan Christman, Chairman, CIMdata The tooling industry has seen significant changes over the last half decade. Increasing competition from overseas leads to new pressures from customers in all industries to reduce delivery times, cut costs, and improve overall efficiency.
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Learn to Love Electrodes Many mold makers consider electrodes a necessary evil. Like it or not, electrodes are still required for a good portion of mold making jobs. Toolmakers are constantly seeking new ways to ease the pain of creating electrodes.
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How to Compete: The Real Cost of Outsourcing Manufacturers often turn to overseas shops for lower-cost molds. Looking at the bigger picture, however, reveals that this move may actually increase their cost.
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Tooling for Success The tooling industry has seen significant changes over the last half decade. Increasing competition from overseas leads to new pressures from customers in all industries to reduce delivery times, cut costs, and improve overall efficiency. While some toolmakers see these trends as a threat, others see an opportunity to set themselves apart.
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