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title: "The Manufacturing Alliance NPE2018 : Domestic Molders in a Global Market | Alliance Specialties and Alliance Laser Sales"
description: "The Manufacturing Alliance NPE2018 : Domestic Molders in a Global Market In this episode we discussed the challenges facing domestic molders in a global ec"
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# [The Manufacturing Alliance NPE2018 : Domestic Molders in a Global Market | Alliance Specialties and Alliance Laser Sales](https://alliancesls.com/podcast/npe2018-domestic-molders)

 Written by [Name](https://alliancesls.com/podcast/author/name) | May 21, 2018

 

In this episode we discussed the challenges facing domestic molders in a global economy with John Berg, [Sussex IM](https://www.sussexim.com) and Alex Hoffer, [Hoffer Plastics](http://www.hofferplastics.com). Topics include: How to remain competitive on a global scale and what competition really means when you break it down. Challenges facing molders today including employee retention and doing whats right for your team. Areas of predicted growth and how they are changing the market place. Benefits to utilizing additive manufacturing and much more.

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[John Berg – LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-berg-60ba8511/)  
[Sussex IM – SussexIM.com](https://www.sussexim.com)  
[Sussex IM – Twitter](https://twitter.com/SussexIM)

[Alex Hoffer – LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhoffer/)  
[Hoffer Plastics – hofferplastics.com](http://www.hofferplastics.com)  
[Hoffer Plastics – Twitter](https://twitter.com/hofferplastics)

 

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