Hello! Mold and tool making in the U.S. has been hard hit by offshoring. Even now, as government policy encourages manufacturers to bring jobs home, an American-made mold may not be the cheapest. But homegrown shops are setting themselves apart with high-tech capabilities, extreme precision, IP protections and a variety of services. Read on to find out how reshoring may finally become a reality.

We have new equipment from CMG and Shini, news from Beckhoff USA and Mokon, and from our colleagues at MH&L, a look at a new study on the implications of the current trade war.

Lynne Sherwin, managing editor