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Moving forward, however, early data from the 2025 AMBA Business Forecast Survey points to shift ing
conditi ons and some opti mism.

For example, although capacity uti lizati on hovered around 71 percent in July 2024, current capacity
uti lizati on has risen to an average of 73 percent and is anti cipated to rise
to 77 percent over the next quarter.
mold builder
Respondents serving the aerospace, aircraft , medical, dental and opti cal OPPORTUNITIES
PERSPECTIVE
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industries are largely opti misti c and anti cipate rising revenue in 2025,
while those serving the consumer products and automoti ve industry
largely believe that conditi ons will improve or stay the same.
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Mold manufacturers also are turning to the conditi ons that they can
together. THAT’S what
control, including machine and equipment improvement and investment,
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lean and conti nuous improvement initi ati ves, as well as the pursuance
of new business development and the development of new training
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“AMBA seeks to provide its members with opportuniti es that can be found Did You Know?
nowhere else in the industry,” explained Kym Conis, AMBA Managing
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Director. “We believe that every connecti on opportunity, every event,
every meeti ng, is an opportunity for executi ves, up-and-coming leaders,
management teams and others to learn from one another, hone business
operati ons and improve profi tability. When one mold builder succeeds,
so do its peers, industry suppliers and the U.S. mold manufacturing
community at large.”
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*Data collecti on for the 2025 AMBA Business Forecast Survey was sti ll in progress at ti me
of publicati on; to access the fi nal conclusions of the 2025 AMBA Business Forecast Report
or the AMBA 2024 AMBA Wage and Salary Report, visit amba.org/publicati ons/.

This arti cle was compiled by the American Mold Builders Associati on (AMBA) and is AMBA.ORG
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based on the Associati on’s benchmarking eff orts, industry perspecti ves provided by
AMBA executi ves and industry-related learning opportuniti es.

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