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"The recent "Made in America" executive order will continue to drive demand for domestic manufacturing. Since the pandemic began, reliance on offshore suppliers and manufacturers has led to significant supply chain disruptions. Domestic manufacturing decreases transportation costs and time, and with improvements in technology and automation, quick-turn domestic manufacturing will allow our customers to bring competitively priced products onto the market faster." // Rich Stump, Chief Commercial Officer, Fathom

At FAKUMA 2024, ENGEL will showcase a tie-bar-less e-victory 100 optimised for the highly precise production of liquid silicone rubber (LSR) parts, combining efficiency, precision, and flexibility. Read more

Investment in multi-layer plastic drum machine expands capacity for growing demand of Infinity Series products manufactured with recycled resin. Read more

KraussMaffei introduces the powerMolding range, a cost-effective solution manufactured in Asia, fully backed by KraussMaffei’s European centre of excellence and global servicing network. Read more

Investment in multi-layer plastic drum machine expands capacity for growing demand of Infinity Series products manufactured with recycled resin. Read more

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag launched three remote connectivity systems to diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve issues faster, contributing to higher productivity. Read more

Muller Technology will expand its product offering with the launch of custom mobile robotic systems at the NPE 2024 exhibition May 6-10. Read more

Working with Fathom provides comprehensive access to the most relevant equipment and expertise in digital manufacturing, engineering, and prototyping.

Arburg will present a high-speed application for medical technology in the form of a hybrid Allrounder 570 H: 64 syringe plungers at FAKUMA 2024. Read more

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HARTLAND, Wis., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fathom Manufacturing announces the acquisition of Summit Tooling and Summit Plastics, a leading precision tooling and injection molding services provider specializing in small-to-medium prototype injection molds for the domestic market. This acquisition will greatly expand Fathom's domestic injection molding capabilities.

It’s now two years since managing director Andy Walter started building i-mold’s now global reputation as a supplier to injection mould makers from the company’s first base in Brensbach in the Odenwald, Germany. Read more

At this year’s K, recycling specialist BritAS will be presenting the ABMF PET-C melt filter to the public for the first time. Read more

Following its world premiere at NPE in Orlando, US, and its European premiere at Plastpol in Kielce, Poland, Arburg is showing the Allrounder 720 E Golden Electric for the first time at a trade fair in Germany at FAKUMA 2024. Read more

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KraussMaffei introduces the powerMolding range, a cost-effective solution manufactured in Asia, fully backed by KraussMaffei’s European centre of excellence and global servicing network. Read more

Discover Jenco's revolutionary Diamond range of vacuum loaders, unveiled at Interplas 2023. Celebrating 60 years of innovation, this new lineup integrates cutting-edge technology like brushless motors and smart control systems, setting new standards. Read more

In this White Paper Nokia look at best practices and use cases to drive productivity, sustainability and worker safety. Click here to download. Read more

"Summit's focus on customers during the design, prototyping and low-volume production stages of a product's life cycle perfectly aligns with Fathom's unique customer value proposition. We're excited to work with the Summit team to explore opportunities to even better serve its customers through Fathom's comprehensive digital manufacturing platform while also providing Fathom's existing customer base with expanded domestic quick-turn precision tooling and molding capabilities." / / Ryan Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Fathom

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag launched three remote connectivity systems to diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve issues faster, contributing to higher productivity. Read more

Herbold Meckesheim will deliver its newest washing line to Türkiye where The Doğa Group is constructing a recycling plant in Türkiye that aims to produce 100 metric tons of PET recyclate daily for bottle-to-bottle applications. Read more

ABOUT SUMMIT TOOLING & SUMMIT PLASTICS: Founded in 1996, Summit Tooling. and Summit Plastics (collectively, "Summit") is a leading provider of high-quality plastic injection mold design, precision mold-making and close-tolerance injection molding.  Specializing in small-to-medium prototype injection molds, Summit primarily serves customers in the medical and packaging end markets through a fleet of over 30 CNC, EDM and injection machines outside of Chicago in McHenry, Illinois. To learn more, visit www.summittooling.com.

ABOUT FATHOM:  Fathom is one of the largest digital manufacturing platforms offering on-demand manufacturing in North America.  With more than 100 large-platform industrial-grade 3D printing machines and a national footprint with more than 200,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity across five facilities, Fathom seamlessly blends in-house capabilities across plastic and metal additive technologies, CNC machining, injection molding & tooling, urethane casting, and design and engineering.  Founded more than 35 years ago, Fathom is at the forefront of the Industry 4.0 digital manufacturing revolution serving clients in the technology, defense, aerospace, medical, automotive and IOT sectors.  Fathom holds ISO 9001 and AS9100 Rev D certifications and is ITAR registered.  To learn more, visit www.fathommfg.com.

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At FAKUMA 2024, ENGEL will showcase a tie-bar-less e-victory 100 optimised for the highly precise production of liquid silicone rubber (LSR) parts, combining efficiency, precision, and flexibility. Read more

The future in quality testing is the focus of SCITEQ’s trade show appearance at K2022. SIGMA, the new generation of intuitive browser-based software developed by SCITEQ, is prepared for the future and supports Industry 4.0, IoT and OPC UA. Read more

Following its world premiere at NPE in Orlando, US, and its European premiere at Plastpol in Kielce, Poland, Arburg is showing the Allrounder 720 E Golden Electric for the first time at a trade fair in Germany at FAKUMA 2024. Read more

Summit Protech introduces a comprehensive range of Automation Robots designed to elevate efficiency, precision and productivity across various moulding applications. Read more

"Since my wife, Michelle, and I founded Summit 25 years ago, we have been committed to providing outstanding quality and customer service to build the business into a leader in the design, engineering and construction of molds and precision components. We've now reached an inflection point in our growth trajectory, and we believe Fathom is the perfect fit in terms of both culture and customer value proposition to help take Summit to the next level." / / Dan Martin, President, Summit

In this Webinar You will be able to discover how to achieve energy savings by lowering chiller usage with adiabatic and direct free air coolers during low ambient conditions. Register today. Read more

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Guill Tool, a provider of extrusion tooling, offers its Series 1000. Model 1025 uses material blends which are ideal for medical, automotive and specialty packaging. Read more

"Summit's focus on customers during the design, prototyping and low-volume production stages of a product's life cycle perfectly aligns with Fathom's unique customer value proposition. We're excited to work with the Summit team to explore opportunities to even better serve its customers through Fathom's comprehensive digital manufacturing platform while also providing Fathom's existing customer base with expanded domestic quick-turn precision tooling and molding capabilities." / / Ryan Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Fathom

FANUC is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its high-performance ROBOSHOT fully electric injection moulding machine by showcasing it in full at the FAKUMA 2024 exhibition in Friedrichshafen (15-19 October). Read more

With the Summit acquisition, Fathom is strongly poised to lead the digital manufacturing revolution and answer on-shore demand with expanded domestic injection molding capabilities.

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