Editorial Tool and mold making
Act strategically
The economy is slowing down, the associations are reporting declines and, depending on who you talk to in the industry, there is talk of a crisis or a cyclical downturn in the economy, which was to be expected. The only thing everyone agrees on is that things may not pick up again until 2021.
Sectors and companies with close ties to the automotive industry are particularly affected by the slump in sales and short-time working. They are now looking for new market and growth opportunities. For other companies, the shrinking economy is just right: they are using the decline in incoming orders and the associated lower capacity utilization in production to revise their processes, maintain their machinery and push ahead with digitalization and employee training.
Mapal is certainly an example of a company that is tapping into new markets. The precision tool specialist has developed a complete series for tool and mold making. You can read about what the tools can do in the SCOPE special issue "Tool and mold making" from page 42.
The report from Kauth Werkzeugbau shows that CAM is also essential in tool and mold making. As a subsidiary of Paul Kauth GmbH, the company manufactures tools for the parent company. In addition to precision and quality, the focus is also on economic efficiency. You can find out how Solidworks supports this from page 44 onwards.
And if you would like to know how your company compares to others in the industry and what opportunities for growth are available to you, then I recommend that you get in touch with Marktspiegel Werkzeugbau. You can find more information in the special issue on page 41.
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