In establishing the best course of action for your company’s prototype tooling needs, there are several factors that need to be addressed in the prototype tool design; cost should not be the only driver in that decision making process.  The critical factors that need to be assessed can have lasting effects on production tooling, and […]

Rapid Mold Solutions has made an investment in modern turning with the addition of the Mori Seiki NL2500SY / 700 turning center. This marvel of modern hybrid turning and milling technology will enable the production of more complex round parts for our customers. This machine is unique in that increasing the rigidity between the spindle […]

Few things make upper level management happier than improved profits! Throughout the last few years, RMS has taken pride in the fact that we have helped a number of customers improve their margins by close evaluation of their machined component machining processes. New technology combined with old-fashioned ingenuity is quite often the means to happier […]

In the words of the New York Yankee’s immortal, Yogi Berra: “It’s like déjà vu all over again”. These words ring true, yet again in the tool and die world. As the automotive industry rebounds from one of the most tumultuous economic downturns in history; the globalization of platforms, the rush to roll out new, […]

In the past few days I have been focusing on a presentation that I have to deliver to a customer’s purchasing team. The theme of the presentation is how Rapid Mold Solutions’ long term business plan will create competitive advantage for this particular customer. During the process of formulating this plan, it struck me how […]

The most recent economic downturn has forced many companies to reduce human resources to an absolute minimum. This dramatic reduction has made massive productivity increases mandatory to maintain the services that every level of the supply chain from OEMs down is accustomed to. Let’s face it; there are only so many hours in the day […]