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October 14, 2019 09:36 AM

Signs of fall: Pumpkin spice, falling leaves, mold making report

Hollee Keller
Editorial Research Coordinator
Plastics News Staff
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    Research by Hollee Keller, Graphic by Amy Steinhauser

    It must be fall because we are publishing our North American mold makers ranking this week. (What, do you mean you don't track the seasons by which ranking Plastics News has on tap?)

    In this week's issue, the top 100 are featured, with the full list of 139 online, totaling $2.8 billion in related sales. That's up 7 percent over last year's report.

    For each of our rankings we mail out survey forms. Some return those paper forms, and some email their responses. I like to think of these companies as our volunteers. Combining their results with public documents like annual reports, we got a feel for the 2018 market.

    On average, those that had growth went up 8 percent. There was a downward trend for those whose business is exclusive to injection molds. More than half reported a change in sales over the previous year, up or down. Leaving 43 percent with flat sales.

    Research by Hollee Keller, Graphic by Amy Steinhauser

    This year marks our 30th Anniversary at Plastics News — check out last week's edition with all our best data on the "Age of Plastics." One thing we left out of that report is a bit of history on our mold makers ranking, because we originally focused only on the Top 20. However, over time we pushed for more and more firms to be added.

    And speaking of special years, Happy 20th Anniversary to Westminster Tool Inc. of Plainfield, Conn.

    Our in-house database of plastic related firms is too big to memorize every company name. Frequently I use word associations to help remember if a company has been ranked. These are silly references I usually keep to myself, however, I am going to share my most memorable connection with an old joke: M R Molds … M R not Molds … O S A R … L B M R Molds.

    Congratulations to Rick Finnie, president and owner of M.R. Mold & Engineering Corp., who was named Mold Builder of the Year by the American Mold Builders Association 2019.

    Research by Hollee Keller, Graphic by Amy Steinhauser

    Welcome to the ranking:

    Big 3 Precision of Centralia, Ill.

    CDM Tool & Manufacturing LLC of Hartford, Wis.

    Comet Die and Engraving Co. of Elmhurst, Ill.

    JunoPacific Inc. of Anoka, Minn.

    Kent Mold & Mfg. Co. of Kent, Ohio.

    Liberty Molds Inc. of Portage, Mich.

    Viking Tool and Engineering Inc of Whitehall, Mich.

    These firms have moved up the most positions in the ranking:

    Cavaform International LLC of St. Petersburg, Fla., moving up 20 spaces to rank at No. 48.

    Pyramid Mold & Tool of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., moving up nine spaces to rank at No. 53.

    Action Mold & Machining Inc. of Grand Rapids, Minn., moving up nine to No. 59.

    Michiana Global Mold of Mishawaka, Ind., moving up eight No. 68.

    Commercial Tool & Die Inc. of Comstock Park, Mich., up seven to No. 12.

    Accede Mold & Tool Co. Inc. of Rochester, N.Y., moving up four to No. 38.

    Reko International Group Inc. of Lakeshore, Ontario, moving up three to No. 28.

    Laval Tool & Mould Ltd. of Tecumseh, Ontario, up one to No. 51.

    The full listing is online at www.plasticsnews.com/rankings/mold-tool-makers, the data itself can be purchased from our data store at www.plasticsnews.com/data.

    If you work for a company that is missing from the ranking, we would like to include you next time. Please download a survey form or contact Hollee Keller at [email protected] or mail your information to Plastics News, P.O. Box 790, Tallmadge, Ohio 44278.

    Research by Hollee Keller, Graphic by Amy Steinhauser
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