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Right now we are doing pretty good. Industry has not been good since 2001. The last two years have been going up steadily. I get my Tooling and Automotive industry stats at these two addresses: http://www.amba.org/busForcast.php http://www.tmanet.com/industry/business.asp They Poll people...

I have Quickbooks pro 2000 and it has a timer. It is a bit crashy/glitchy but it hasn't lost any time that I can see. I am looking for a replacement timer for it. There are lots of companies that sell them but they range from $25 to $900. I don't know which is best to buy. Quickbooks Pro is...

Does any one know of a good book on starting, and running a design office? I have a small Tooling Design Office and I want it to grow. I would read several books on the subject. They would prove to be good examples. One very helpful book I have found is "The Contract and Fee-Setting Guide...

Unfortunately that type of behavior is rampant in the automotive industry in North America. There are certain states that have implemented laws specifically about this too. It is a circular problem. By this I mean that the chances that it has happened to your customer is very high. Then he...

I am quoting for Mold design. How much time is average for a mold design to be done? I have some customers and they are asking me to quote various things. Solids and a four drawing layout. Or Solids and complete detailing etc. Complete detailing takes a lot of time and seems to be 2-3...

If all else fails then Dxf or Dwg them out and back in again. If available. Regards Rmarmei Rick Marmei - Tool Designer http://axis-design.org

I just came across a book by Douglas Adams. Called the meaning of LIFF (spelling is correct). If you want to fall off your chair laughing read it. We all need a good laugh now and again. It is a dictionary for things that don't have names. I was also in the library and found a Dictionary of...

Hi I love Sci Fi. I am a mold designer and product designer. I love new Ideas and old forgotten ones too. I have heard that the modern day space suit was in science fiction 50 or 75 years before they even needed it (you know environmental suit with a glass dome and a air pack on the back)...

I don't know if there is a market for it. But you could represent several CNC machine companys and carge a commition on each machine sold or brought to the CNC seller. The new sellers of machines have all there Programing things sorted out to make the sales go though better (I have see that)...

I would look closely at the competition and see how they do it. I have seen people in the construction businesses selling machines with Sales Reps with various areas. Are you in Canada??? I have just attended a seminar about R&D Tax Grants. The government is willing to give 1/3 to 2/3 of your...

Hi I would check with the molder of the end mold as to what it should be. If they can't tell you ask which resen they will use and go to the resin company. They will use a specific supplyer and a specific brand. The Shrinkage will very from Supplyer to supplyer and brand. The plastic...

I have found several interesting ways to get around high software costs. The first is the absolute best. look for a seller that sells not the latest upgrade of software. You can settle for ver 13.8 if 14.2(e.g. only) is out on the market. I did this with Adobe PDF writer. version 5 is...

I understand that but what I was asking was is there something better than what I use. I am using Solidworks and Cadkey. I know how to do it quite well in Cadkey and then import it into solidworks and Knit it. But I know there are other types of programs that may do this easyer. I have...

Thank you for your answers so far that is great. I really need the feed back on this. There are not that many professionals around here to discuss it with. Maybe there is a more specific forum for tool and die maker or mold makers business concepts. I am reviewing this area of my billing...

Hi I get alot of automotive parts to mold and alot of these parts have flaws or holes that won't alow them to become solids. I have done surface molds but find them very difficult. I use solidworks and like solids it makes nice molds. What is the best software to patch these part files and...

I am a Mold designer and I know how to price a mold design designs. Pretty much based on a percentage of the sale value of the final mold 7% - 15% depending on complexity. But I have clients and they want part designs too not just the molds to be designed. I have one customer and he wants a...