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Colby Jacquemin is only 17 years old, but he is already gaining valuable on-the-job training to prepare him for his future career. The Lone Jack High School and Summit Technology Academy student spent his summer interning at Creative Blow Mold Tooling in Lee’s Summit, where he learned to make molds that end up on factory lines all over the …
Like many manufacturing business owners, Michael Bohning had felt the pain of a tight labor market. Bohning bought Creative Blow Mold Tooling in 2006. The Lee’s Summit company designs, manufactures, repairs and tools products for the blow mold industry. Creative’s products end up on factory lines all over the world to help create the products found on store shelves, but …
National Manufacturing Day: Manufacturing Day is a celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers. Manufacturing Day occurs on the first Friday in October – this year Manufacturing Day was October 6, 2017. Manufacturing Day is an annual celebration of modern manufacturing which manufacturers invite their communities – including students, educators, business people, media, and politicians …
The purchase of one, and then another, Haas UMC-750 five-axis machining center triggered the implementation of new, better machining processes that have helped Creative Blow Mold Tooling significantly reduce lead times and expand into new markets. Image courtesy of Creative Blow Mold Tooling. Explain how Creative Blow Mold Tooling better serves the needs of its customers through supply-chain management. Jim Hensiek, director of …
Creative Blow Mold Tooling, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, has installed its second Haas UMC 750 5-axis machining center. This greatly expands the company’s capacity for custom machining. The 33-year-old company has built a strong reputation in the blow mold industry for designing and producing molds for the bottle and packaging industries across the country. It focuses on collaborating with its customers …
Over the course of 33 years, Creative Blow Mold Tooling, located in Lees Summit, Missouri, has found a way to break the mold so to speak. With Creative in its name, the company has committed itself to designing blow molds that will set its customers apart. A blow mold is the tool companies use to manufacture hollow plastic packaging or …
Creative Blow Mold Tooling, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, has recently installed a new Haas UMC- 750 5-axis machining center. The 31-year-old firm specializes in the design, manufacture and repair of tooling for the blow mold industry across North America. It can handle rigid container and PET projects ranging from 4-ounce bottles to 5-gallon containers. Creative also builds blow molds for industrial …
[section_dd][column_dd span=’12’][text_dd]Developing a strong and effective supply chain will benefit both the moldmaker and its customers. MoldMaking Technology, Jim Hensiek , Director of Business Development from Creative Blow Mold Tooling Being “first to market” is a common goal for manufacturers in this industry, but the reality may actually be quite different when there is ineffective supply chain management. For example, …
[section_dd][column_dd span=’12’][text_dd]by Clare Goldsberry, published September 8, 2014 Manufacturers are always looking to improve profitability and moldmakers are no different. Yet, according to Jim Hensiek, director of business development for Creative Blow Mold Tooling (Lee’s Summit, MO), most companies are missing out on an important opportunity for improved profitability simply because they are unaware of the profit contributions their supplier …
[section_dd][column_dd span=’12’][text_dd]The key to optimal customer support for any mold manufacturer is doing more—from upfront design engineering during the initial stages of product development to emergency mold repair services. And this is exactly the business model Kansas City-area blow moldmaker Creative Blow Mold Tooling offers to stay ahead of its customers’ needs. MoldMaking Technology, Christina M. Fuges , Editorial Director from MoldMaking Technology magazine Creative …
