HASCO supports "Toolmaker of the Year" competition

The "Toolmaker of the Year" competition offers the mould-making industry in German-speaking countries an important forum to demonstrate its performance and capabilities, measure itself against the best in the industry, and further develop its activities.

The renowned organisers – the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) at RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT Aachen – will stage this competition with a high degree of professionalism and will make maximum demands on quality.

Not only is the event a good opportunity for the winning companies to demonstrate their expertise and competence through this quality seal, it also opens up development prospects to all the other participants. Mouldmaking and tooling design companies can acquaint themselves with the growing demands of the market and implement them in their day-to-day work.

As one of the sponsors, HASCO will support this high-level competition. By inventing standardised modular elements in 1960, HASCO triggered a significant productivity boost in mould design at that time. In fact, high-precision, individually interchangeable, ready-to-install standard mould units that are globally available ex stock have been simplifying mould design for the last 50 years. Through the permanent further development of its plate, accessory and hot runner portfolio, HASCO has become the leading full-service supplier for all activities connected with the production of plastic parts. It has also become the competence partner for mouldmaking and tooling design.

Increasing productivity in mould manufacture has always been HASCO's driving ambition. This striving for excellence in the industry makes HASCO the ideal sponsor for the "Toolmaker of the Year" competition.

The competition, which has already started, will conclude with the presentation of the award at the 10^th International Colloquium "Tool and die-making for the future" on September 28 and 29, 2010 in Aachen