Rick Finnie reaches a new milestone... 50th BD
Friday, March 05, 2010
 Join in and wish Rick a Happy 50th Birthday. Contact him at rick@mrmold.com
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M.R. Mold Cold Runner System
Friday, March 05, 2010
Since introduced at NPE 2009, M.R. Mold has sold 4 stand alone cold runner systems.
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M.R. Mold & Engineering Exhibits at MD&M East
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Visit us at Booth 744 at MD&M East. Held June 8-10, 2010 in New York, NY, it's the most comprehensive resource for exploring the latest industry issues and developments, meeting with world-class suppliers, and discovering solutions to all of your medical product development needs.
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Successful MD&M West Show
Thursday, February 18, 2010
M.R. Mold & Engineering had a very successful show in Anaheim. Many new acquaintances were made; many old acquaintances stopped by the booth just to say hello. M.R. Mold collected approximately 100 qualified leads. Of those leads we have already been contacted by 4 companies about pending projects. Look for us at MD&M East, Booth 744, in June 2010.
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We are a proud sponsor of Molding 2010, April 12-14, San Antonio TX
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Who: M.R. Mold & Engineering Corp.
What: Molding 2010 ConferenceWhen: Monday, April 12th - Wednesday, April 14th Where: San Antonio, Texas
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Productivity * Innovation * Market Opportunities
The 20th International  Conference & Exhibit Molding 2010 will focus on important innovations in manufacturing technologies to enable intelligent molders and manufacturers stay ahead and prosper. Industry leaders will present the latest developments in various injection molding processes, hardware and controls. Additionally, issues and opportunities of molding non-commodity materials will be discussed. These conferences are widely recognized by injection molders, manufacturers, and plastics suppliers as the most important forum for technical information and business connections.
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M.R. Mold is proud to unveil their new website created by DezTech Consulting LLC
Saturday, February 06, 2010
On Saturday, February 6th, 2010 DezTech Consulting LLC of Huntington Beach, CA launched our new website with a number of great improvements to coincide with M.R. Mold & Engineering's 25th Anniversary year. The project was completed in only 3 week's time so that the new website would be up for our February 9th - 11th MD&M West show in Anaheim, CA.
If you haven't done so already, please take a moment to visit our new website and explore the various pages and photo galleries set up to showcase our 25+ years of mold manufacturing, innovation, and serving our customers!
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M.R. Mold & Engineering Celebrates 25 Years in 2010!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
From: http://www.plasticstoday.com/articles/mr-molding-anniversary-1229
M.R. Mold hits 25-year mark By Clare Goldsberry
Published: December 27th, 2009 M.R. Mold & Engineering in Brea, CA is celebrating 25 years in business in 2010. In 1985, Rick Finnie opened M.R. Mold & Engineering in Southern California, with one employee. Fortunately for Rick, he had a number of contacts within the industry and he steadily grew his business. “We’re really happy to be celebrating this milestone of 25 years in 2010, and plan to continue our growth strategy by serving our customer base in our targeted niche,” says Finnie. “We have a talented, dedicated group of employees, many who have been with us for more than 10 years, who have helped us be successful over the long term.” Today, M.R. Mold is known around the world for its expertise in liquid silicone rubber (LSR) molds, gum stock silicone, plastic injection, compression, and transfer molds for its global customer base. The company occupies 15,000 ft2 and currently has 25 employees. In addition to Finnie, M.R. Mold’s management consists of Jim Albert, general manager, and Phil Bristow, project manager. Together, these three have over 100 years of combined experience in the industry. M.R. Molds' unique niche in LSR molds grew so rapidly that a few years ago, Finnie added a 4000-ft2 Tech Center, which today has three company-owned molding machines, a 100-ton Engel, a 55-ton Engel, and 110-ton Negri Bossi. These machines are used for mold trials and sampling prior to sending them to customers. M.R. Mold has facilities to provide turnkey solutions for their customers. The company has built over 5000 molds in 25 years for customers in the medical, surgical, aviation, fluid transfer, and consumer products industries. M.R. Mold is also proficient in overmolding silicone on silicone, silicone on plastic, silicone on glass, and silicone onto metals. The firm will be exhibiting at MD&M West, Anaheim, CA, Booth 1632; MD&M East, New York, NY, Booth 744; MD&M Minneapolis, Booth 608; and is a proud sponsor of Molding 2010 in San Antonio, TX, April 12-14, 2010. —Clare Goldsberry
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NPE2009: Technology and innovation point the way forward
Thursday, July 30, 2009
By Rob Neilley Published: July 30th, 2009 As always, the big show in Chicago did its job, providing a venue for the latest, hottest technologies to get you back on track or put you one step ahead. Here are some of the highlights.—Rob Neilley, Kate Dixon, and Clare Goldsberry LSR molding ever more widespread When Rick Finnie, president of M.R. Mold & Engineering Corp. (Brea, CA), signed up for a booth at NPE, he knew he would also have a mold running at one of the machinery manufacturer’s stands. Finnie specializes in design, build, and process tryouts of liquid silicone rubber (LSR) molds. However, Finnie got calls from a total of three injection molding machinery makers to run LSR molds in their LSR machinery. So the company ran its molds in Negri Bossi, Toshiba, and Boy machines, says Finnie, to enable those companies to showcase their LSR processing equipment and capabilities. “All these companies are trying to show their various capabilities, primarily because LSR has become so popular,” says Finnie. “And in this market, trying to find a niche that’s actually growing is tough.” Finnie said he’s always amazed that, as many years as LSR has been around, “it’s still so new to so many people.” Finnie has a Technical Center at his Brea facility, in which he runs three LSR molding machines and performs R&D for new product and process development as well as mold sampling. Creativity is what keeps M.R. Mold on the cutting edge. Over the past few years Finnie has developed and commercialized LSR baking cups for cupcakes. They come in three sizes and are wildly popular, particularly as NPE show giveaways. Finnie’s newest product is his Cold Runner System for LSR, which he has just started commercializing. The system comes with mold base plates by Royalloy; the water jackets are titanium, and nozzles are 420-SS. Nozzle tips are Vanadis powdered metal, which have a long life—up to 250,000 cycles compared to 50,000 from typical S-7 tips.
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Single-Shot Multicolor Silicone Molding
Friday, August 22, 2008
From: http://www.plasticstoday.com/product-watch/single-shot-multicolor-silicone-moldingBy admin Created Aug 22 2008 - 7:39pm A patent-pending, single-step LSR technology jointly developed by Toshiba Machine (Elk Grove Village, IL) and M.R. Mold & Engineering (Brea, CA) reportedly allows you to mold multicolor LSR products on a single-barreled press. Originally introduced at Plastec West in February, the technology was again demonstrated more recently in June at Plastec East on a Toshiba EC-NII all-electric. Key to the new technology is said to be Toshiba’s V-30 machine controls ability to precisely monitor each step of the process. M.R. Mold & Engineering’s molds are specially designed to ensure accurate application of the colors, with neither gaps nor bleed-through. Toshiba Machine Co. America www.toshiba-machine.comM.R. Mold & Engineering Corp. www.mrmold.com
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LSR Molding Equipment
Monday, February 28, 2005
From: http://www.plasticstoday.com/product-watch/lsr-molding-equipmentBy admin Created Feb 28 2005 - 4:00pm M.R. Mold & Engineering Corp., a mold manufacturer specializing in the design and manufacture of molds for liquid silicone rubber, introduced three new products at Plastec West. The company developed these products for its own use but found a market for them generally in the molding of LSR. A new type of pneumatic control for valve-gated cold decks was introduced, and has several unique features such as a Windows-based platform, convenient touch screen for data input, and models available to control up to 32 zones. A pneumatic stuffer box for LSR/gum stock silicone/rubber is also a new product. Features include stainless steel and anodized aluminum construction for medical applications, and 27-cu-in material capacity. Its ideal for prototyping and short-run production, and mounts easily on any machine. Its designed to allow for quick cleaning and material changes. The company also introduced a silicone vacuum seal for parting-line sealing of silicone and rubber molds. It has a tapered body to avoid being pinched in the parting line, and eliminates the compression set seen when using traditional O-rings. Its designed with locking feet to retain itself in the seal groove. The company also provides mold tryouts and qualifications with in-house LSR molding capabilities. M.R. Mold & EngineeringBrea, CA (714) 996-5511 www.mrmold.com
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