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THIS MONTH ON moldmakingtechnology.com From the Editor 6 MoldMaking Technology August 2015 Gardner Business Media (including MoldMaking Technology, Modern Machine Shop and Plastics Technology) and its partners—The American Mold Builders Association, SPI–The Plastics Industry Association, The Society of Plastics Engineers and Creative Technology Corp.—are committing to educating and promoting current employ- ment opportunities in manufacturing with the Manufacturing Education Video Series, which consists of the following videos and discussion guides: Volume 1: Does this Teacher Have the Winning Formula? An innovative high school vocational manufacturing program has students engaging in production work for paying customers. Volume 2: Meet a Manufacturing Engineer. An engineer with GE Aviation describes the work she does and why she finds her field rewarding. Volume 3: What is it Like to Study Manufacturing? A student proj- ect team at a community college illustrates the learning and experience involved in preparing for a manufacturing career. The MoldMaking Matters segment of this series consists of two additional videos focused specifically on the moldmaking and plastics industries: Volume 1: Your Career Can Make a Difference. A team of young manu- facturing professionals at NyproMold explains what it takes to make a life- saving medical device, taking viewers through the various steps of the pro- cess, explaining their jobs, sharing how they feel about their current careers and helping to dispel many myths about manufacturing along the way. *NEW Volume 2: Your Road to Success. The latest video in the series is targeted at youth who are considering their career choices, introducing them to numerous people in various roles at six different mold manufactur- ing facilities. These professionals talk about the opportunities, their careers, responsibilities and rewards, and the fulfillment their jobs provide. This Manufacturing Education Video Series initiative serves as an aide for growing and training our future workforce. You can help by watching these videos and sharing them in your neck of the woods. To easily view these videos, click on the Videos tab in MoldMaking Technology's Next Generation Zone at moldmakingtechnology.com/zones/nextgeneration . You can also view them on our YouTube and Google+ channels at youtube.com/c/mold- makingtechnology and google.com/+moldmakingtechnology . To take it one step further, how about also introducing our future manu- facturers to some of our leading success stories in mold manufacturing, namely the Leadtime Leader Award winners? These are the shops of today that will take our next-generation workers into the future. You can check out a video feature on this year's winners at short.moldmakingtechnology. com/2015lla. Now get out there and spread the word! Manufacturing Matters This new initiative will help you help us to spread the word. Christina M. Fuges Editorial Director Follow MMT on: Follow @ MMTMag BLOG: Big Area Additive Manufacturing, Big Hit A presentation by Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL) on Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) was a huge hit among visitors to this year's Amerimold show, and this technology is sure to wow attendees at this fall's Additive Manufacturing Conference as well. The conference, presented by Gardner Business Media and hosted by ORNL, will focus on industrial applications of additive technologies. For links to more information and conference registration, visit short.moldmakingtechnology.com/baam. ZONE: Additive Manufacturing This Zone includes content from our quarterly Additive Manufacturing publication, highlighting the use of additive technology to make functional parts, as well as links to related products, news, blog posts and videos. Visit moldmaking technology.com/zones/additive. WEBINAR: Getting Real about Manufacturing Education to Fill the Skills Gap With school almost back in session, register for this webinar on key elements of a local teaching strategy on Thursday, September 3 at 2 PM EST. short.moldmakingtechnology.com/ localteach. SLIDESHOW: Inspection & Measurement This month's Product Focus is on inspection and measurement technologies. Go to short.moldmaking technology.com/inspect for a closer look at the equipment we are featuring on pages 50-52 of this magazine. A U G U S T 2 0 1 5 A Supplement to Modern Machine Shop, MoldMaking Technology & Plastics Technology I N A S S O C I ATI O N W ITH A property of Gardner Business Media M o Making Parts by Layering Carbon Fiber