The Indianapolis-based American Mold Builders Association recognized its trailblazers and presented a new award to an emerging leader during its annual conference.
Roger Fox of Accede Mold & Tool in Rochester, N.Y., was named the 2024 Mold Builder of the Year and United Tool and Mold of Liberty, S.C., got the 2024 Tooling Trailblazer of the Year Award during the AMBA conference, held March 19-21 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
This year's industry awards were complemented with the inaugural 2024 Emerging Leaders Rising Star Award, which went to Nick VanderZwaag of Legacy Precision Molds Inc. in Grandville, Mich.
AMBA established the honor to highlight the accomplishments of an individual who is new to the U.S. mold manufacturing community, or new to their current role.