— -- The economic recovery has been driven by a manufacturing revival the past two years. But the strength of that revival could be threatened by the challenges facing a small and beleaguered ...

Automotive tool-and-die companies, many of which have struggled financially in the past three years, should soon be in a stronger position as automakers launch more than 130 new electric or hybrid ...

The U.S. International Trade Commission is evaluating anti-dumping and countervailing duties on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

VENICE – When William Merriman was called into the office of Curt Celentano, tool and die manager at PGT Innovations, his first thought was that he’d made a mistake. But Celentano wanted to see if ...

When the engineers at Metalcraft Solutions, formerly Acro Tool and Die, set out to learn the science of additive manufacturing it was to serve the traditional book of business that had fueled the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- When Dave Hendricks took a job at his father's tool-and-die shop in 1983, a customer told him it was always the second generation that ran a business into the ground. "Not on my ...