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What You’ll Find in Our Booth

New LIVE DEMO

For the first time ever, see one of Westminster Tool’s metal 3D-printed molds running LIVE at the show at the Plastrac Booth #4001 in the West Hall. The H13-equivalent printed cavity and core are molding prototype surgical forceps all week long as part of a demonstration from one of our recent case studies.

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New Additive Materials

Discover how Westminster Tool is using Mantle’s brand new 420SS-equivalent material to develop custom mold components for our customers. The new material is the latest metal additive material that measures up to tool steel used in the industry.

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New Partnerships

Hear the latest news on our developing industry partnerships and how we’re working with our friends in the plastics world to better serve our customers. Westminster Tool is proud to announce developments in our partnership with Sumitomo SHI Demag, brining advanced molding technology and technical education opportunities to our facility.

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Speaker Agenda

The Whiteboard Sessions LIVE

WHEN:

Tuesday, May 7th @ 4:00PM

 

WHERE:

Bottling Zone Stage (S10089 South Concourse)

 

TITLE:

Injection Molding – The Conformal Cooling Revolution

 

SUMMARY:

Learn more about how new advancements in injection molding are transforming mold building strategy when it comes to cooling and cycle time in this Whiteboard Panel Session on the Bottling Zone stage. Each panelist will share firsthand experience working with conformal cooling and using it to their advantage for optimal performance and part quality.

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Mold Building Roundtable

WHEN:

Wednesday, May 8th @ 1:00 PM

 

WHERE:

Room W331A (West Concourse, Level 3)

 

TITLE:

Additive Manufacturing and Mold Building

 

SUMMARY:

Listen to industry leaders in the mold building and additive manufacturing world to understand the benefits that additive manufacturing provides in today’s mold building environment and what the future holds for these technologies. Key panel speakers will be discussing key topics such as rapid prototyping, reducing lead times, structural lightweighting, and improved conformal cooling using additive.

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Manufacturing Mavens Podcast

WHEN:

Wednesday, May 8  |  1:30 PM

 

WHERE:

NPE Podcast Point – West Hall Lobby

 

TITLE:

Mavens of Manufacturing at NPE 2024 – with Hannah Belmont

 

SUMMARY:

Westminster Tool’s Hannah Belmont joins Mavens of Manufacturing host Meaghan Ziemba to discuss workforce development in the plastics industry.

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3D Printing Workshop

WHEN:

Wednesday, May 8th @ 4:30 PM

 

WHERE:

Room S320A (South Concourse, Level 3) 

 

TITLE:

Bridging Medical Product Development to Production with 3D Printed Tooling

 

SUMMARY:

Westminster Tool shares lessons learned from building a metal 3D printed prototype mold and how they applied them to a full-scale production mold for a medical device OEM. Follow this case study as the team shares how they overcome the customer’s major challenge: develop production-quality parts for biocompatibility testing in under 3 weeks.

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Meet Our Partners

Discover what's new with our strategic partners at their booths.

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Mantle Inc.
Booth S27055 in the South Hall
See some of Westminster Tool’s metal 3D printing tooling up close in the Mantle Booth.
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Sumitomo SHI Demag
Booth W3343 in the West Hall
Learn more about Sumitomo and Westminster Tool’s plastics training partnership at the booth.
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Plastrac Inc.
Booth W4001 in the West Hall
Find Westminster Tool’s own mold for surgical forceps running in the Plastrac booth.

Meet the NPE Crew

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MJ Belmont
Technical Sales Manager
Meet MJ, the technical sales expert at the heart of every mold building project who has been with the team for over 9 years. MJ brings a wealth of technical know-how to table from job quoting to job delivery. Got an injection molding mystery? MJ works with every area of the business to turn challenges into solutions.
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Hannah Belmont
Marketing and Talent Development Manager
Hannah rejoined her family's business three years ago after working as an editor for manufacturing magazines covering a variety of sectors. Today she's the brains behind all things marketing at Westminster Tool, spreading the word about our products, our services and our story. She also manages our Westminster Academy and workforce education programs to keep our team at the top of their game.
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Jonathan Varga
Manufacturing Engineer
Meet Jonathan, one of our rising rockstars at Westminster Tool who started as a work-based high school student over 7 years ago. Today, Jonathan is a driving force behind some of our coolest R&D projects, from medical device prototyping to aerospace part production. Jonathan attends his first ever NPE to explore the latest technology in the plastics industry.
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Ray Coombs
President and Owner
Westminster Tool's President and Founder, Raymond Coombs Jr., holds over 30 years of experience in the moldmaking and plastics industry. A trailblazer and visionary in the moldmaking world, Ray’s success and community impact have been driven by two passions: for the manufacturing industry and for growing people. In 2024 for his 7th NPE show, Ray is fostering new industry relationships and exploring new opportunities for innovation.

Let’s Connect

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