Tool and die making is one of those professions that prompts a layperson to ask, open-mouthed, “does that job still exist?” In 2016, nearly 75% of tool and die makers were over age 45, according to ...

This 1953 film directed by Matt Farrell for the National Tool and Die Manufacturers Association looks at the importance of tool and die manufacturing for the functioning of American Industry at large.

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Setting aside all of the turbulence from the UAW strike ...

Having the latest technology is a necessity in manufacturing, but it's not the most important thing, said Automation Tool and Die Inc. president Bill Bennett. "Frankly, having good equipment's easy.

The U.S. endured a 36% drop in the number of tool and die shops between 1998 and 2010. Those that remain, like Fiat Chrysler Automotive’s tooling subsidiary, Autodie, have worked to adapt to the ...

Blame it on NAFTA or lax trade enforcement, but the Made in the USA journey has domestic roadblocks, too. Here’s one: the skilled workers who make the molds and tools used in automotive parts ...

Walking through a toolroom, one is struck by the silence. Unlike an automotive plant with its hum and clang, here the work is quiet, meticulous, almost artistic. Yet these jigs, dies and fixtures ...

The suburban Detroit manufacturing consultancy Harbour Results has been working with auto suppliers and automakers on efficiency and operations since 2009. CEO Laurie Harbour, 53, is an expert on ...

German auto parts maker ElringKlinger AG has announced that it has taken over the assets of insolvent German tool and die making specialist Maier Formenbau GmbH. Jens Winter, a spokesperson for ...

In 2014, investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel infamously posed the distinction between companies that deal in “atoms” versus those that deal in “bits.” In its crudest terms, the former category ...