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 ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Automotive tool-and-die companies, many of which have ...

HEIDENHAIN is a world-leading provider of encoders, machine controls, touch probes, digital readouts and metrology solutions—empowering engineer...READ MORE Otto Engineering makes both compound and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Among other demands, Titan Tool & Die is demanding the union accept a three-year wage freeze and the elimination of the Cost of Living Allowance. Unifor Local 195 workers who have been locked out by ...