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Un sector con un espíritu comúnCefamol (Portuguese Association of the industry of moulds) brings together all the subsectors of the industry of moulds and not only the moulds for plastics and plays a role of representative of the industry in negotiations with the Portuguese Government and other entities. Its scope includes technological research, vocational training and the exchange of scientific and technical information with other entities.
Cefamol, the protuguesa of mould industry association, is a non-profit organization whose main objective is the development of the sector. Manufacturers of molds for the plastics industry was founded in 1969 on the initiative of seven companies in Marinha Grande. The Association has 120 associated companies, about 90 percent of the productive sector in Portugal, and since its foundation has contributed to the progress of the sector in different ways. As a means of communication between partners, or working with the Institute of Portuguese foreign trade, the ICEP, to encourage the exporting activity of the sector.
On the other hand, Cefamol has promoted the creation of an awareness about the autonomous industrial sector and its recognition at the national level, through the Organization of the congresses of the industry of moulds, and finally representing the Portuguese industry of moulds in ISTMA (International Special Tooling and Machining Association), Association President until 2004.
In order to systematize the set of rules in the different functional areas of business of the industry of moulds, Cefamol created the Manual of procedures of the industry of moulds. This document was prepared by entrepreneurs, higher and technical controls of this industry and wants to be a guide for anyone working in the sector.
In 1991, Cefamol contributed to the implementation in Marinha Grande of Centimfe, a centre of high research and development in the industry of moulds. The Centre supports companies that want to improve quality control and productivity.
This Center joins the Cenfim, the vocational training centre for the sector of the metal with offices in North and South of the country. Supplied resources range from administrative education for managers, Department heads and technical instruction, vocational training in subjects such as the use of CAD/CAM and CNC programming for all the work in general.
Portugal occupies an outstanding abilities at the global level in the field of moulds for plastics industry. The centres of development of the industry of moulds in Portugal have been in the cities of Marinha Grande and Oliveira de Azeméis, situated respectively 150 and 250 km north of Lisbon.
One of the last acts organized Cefamol and Centinfe was the week of the 2002 molds, which was carried out from 7 to 11 October, in Marinha Grande and Oliveira de Azeméis. The week of the 2002 moulds had form place simultaneously with the week of the sciences and professions, promoted by the Eng secondary school. Acácio Calazans Duarte, with the support of the Municipal Council of Marinha Grande.
