Associations representing thousands of tool, die and industrial mold manufacturers throughout the United States have welcomed the release of a fact-finding study assessing the state of the country's tooling industries. The study, Tools, Dies and Industrial Molds: Competitive Conditions in the United States and Selected Foreign markets, was conducted by the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) at the request of the House Committee on Ways and Means. Spokespersons for the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA), American Mold Builders Association, Tooling and Manufacturing Association, Tool and Die Summit from northwest Pennsylvania, Coalition for the Advancement of Michigan Tooling Industries, and D-M-E Co., a supplier to the mold-building industry, expressed cautious optimism that the study would draw attention of federal and state lawmakers and Bush Administration officials, and eventually lead to legislation or other action that would benefit these industries.
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