High speed machining gives California molder technology edge. (Design Insight).(Reny & Company Inc. installs Mikron Bostomatic Corp. VCP 600)

From: Medical Design Technology | Date: June 1, 2003 | Copyright information

From an unpretentious location in El Monte, Calif., near Los Angeles, a mold maker is successfully applying the latest machine tool and design technology to create new life-saving devices.

Steve Raiken, president of Reny & Company, Inc., is a native of Southern California. He became interested in mold making when working as a sales representative for a local plastics injection molder after graduating from the California Institute of the Arts with a bachelor of fine arts degree.

Raiken was intrigued by the art and craftsmanship of making molds, but found his strengths were ...

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