A recent survey of automotive mold-and-die shops reveals that the North America’s tooling sector’s capacity utilization has dropped to a new low point since the coverage three years ago. The ...

Five U.S. and Canadian trade groups, made up of tool, die and mold makers that primarily service the auto industry, have teamed up to form the North American Automotive Tooling Coalition. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

ZANESVILLE – Every now and then, a business is also a legacy. So it is at H&R Tool and Machine Co. “I don’t think I ever envisioned this as a generational thing,” said William Hill, a tool and die ...