Since 1999 Anderson Employees annually pass the hat for both Thanksgiving and Christmas in order to help those in need in Muskegon County. A social committee made up of both union and non union employees organizes the annual holiday campaigns that provides complete Thanksgiving meals for senior shut-ins and Christmas for several area families. Read more…
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General Motors GM Uzbekistan General Director Juergen Spendel discusses powertrain components at the General Motors Powertrain-Uzbekistan, on October 23, 2011, with U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton. She is viewing Cylinder Head castings produced from Anderson Global tooling for the 1.2-1.5 L semi permanent mold.
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While it may be true that no North American company can compete with the lower wages paid to workers in the developing world, on many other levels, North American plastic injection mold manufacturers are prospering. There are many North American plastic injection mold manufacturers who have taken on the future very successfully. Their approach may vary, but the common theme is technology and lean manufacturing.
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Very often, when somebody is trying to understand how the plastic injection molding process works, they are referred to a detailed explanation of the mechanics of an injection mould and molding machine. This is an interesting and fascinating topic, to be sure, but there is another aspect to this process that needs to be addressed.
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Sharing. For me, the word has been around a long time and my first memories of its use were because I had something my sister wanted. I was asked to share what I had with her. From my early memories of that experience, I don’t remember sharing making me feeling exceptionally good, rather it meant giving up something I had, so someone else could enjoy it instead. As a young lad, I don’t remember feeling like I wanted to share much of anything with my sister, unless of course it was her sharing half of her warm cinnamon roll with me. Read more…
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Five years and CAD/CAM-centric business process makes a world of difference at Anderson Global
[MUSKEGON, MI -- APRIL 2011] In 2005, Troy Leroux left his job at Anderson Pattern (Muskegon, MI) to pursue a new career opportunity. Anderson was a highly regarded conventional custom casting process tooling manufacturer that was struggling in the face of foreign competition and inflexible business processes. Read More
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Anderson Express was created because it filled a need not yet filled. It combines the latest in technology while offering a small shop, quick turn-around set of services that are necessary in today’s fast changing markets.
Typical small casting tooling shops are filled with skilled people, older technologies, older equipment and traditional management systems. Read more…
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Until recently, trade shows seem to have fallen out of favor for some B2B companies, perhaps understandable given the global economic challenges and corporate belt-tightening strategies. I on the other hand, try to make it to and exhibit at as many of the relevant tooling and casting shows as I can. The upcoming April Metalcasting Congress in the Chicago area—North America’s largest annual event for the metalcasting industry—is among our favorites at Anderson Global. We’ll be there in April 5 – 8 at Booth #322. Read more…
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The ability to create strategic alliances and assemble tooling and casting teams to exponentially expand services means more for everyone—from provider to buyer to end-user. I believe it’s the future of the tooling and casting industry. It has already proven out in our experiences that alliances make it easier for the metal casting industry to create superior products on time and on budget. The integration of exceptional hands-on know-how, insight, innovation, skill, expertise, and global resources through partners can offer tooling and casting designers, foundries, and end-users vast opportunities for new and better products, services, and value. Read more…
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