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Publications

2007 ISTMA STATISTICS YEAR BOOK

  2nd edition





The success of “2007 ISTMA Statistics Year Book” is confirmed by the release of its second edition. This book includes statistical information about international trade and manufacturing on Tools, Dies and Moulds in 2007. In this edition, the Year Book uses extensive graphical presentation as a prevailing support. More than 550 figures on 239 pages (size A5) are accessible in order to fully describe product and country industrial tooling dynamics in long time-series – one decade – presentations.


The purpose of the work is to collect, treat, compute and release data concerning production, exports, imports and value unit indices (value / quantity) for the most important classes of products in the industry under analysis, namely:

 

  • dies for pressing, stamping, punching and forming;
  • injection and compression moulds;

The indicators are mostly based on international and national statistical data provided by independent sources and the countries covered in this edition are: Canada, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and USA.

Data in the 2007 ISTMA Statistical Year Bookwere collected and treated in three levels of currencies: National (whenever different from the following), USD and EUR and figures were organized in two levels:

1. Product level - Summaries

 

  • Part 1 – Comparison between the positions of different countries according to indicators applied:

Production: quantity, value and unit prices;

Exports: quantity, value and unit prices;

Imports: quantity, value and unit prices.

 

In the case of values and unit prices, these elements are presented in EUR and USD;

 

  • Part 2 – Comparison of aggregated values among products categories:

Dies;

Moulds for plastic and rubber;

Moulds for metal, injection and compression;

Moulds for metal, excluding injection and compression.


2. Country level – Detailed Data

 

Presentation of national indicators for each country in the sample and for each product category:

 

Production: quantity, value and unit prices;

Exports: quantity, value and unit prices;

Imports: quantity, value and unit prices.

 

In the case of values and unit prices, these elements are presented in EUR, in USD and in national currency terms.

 

To obtain the book or additional information please contact ISTMA Secretariat: secretariat@istma.org




TERMINOLOGY

International technical dictionary. Tool and die industry.
3rd edition



  • Globalization of markets requires the introduction of uniform terms for standard parts. ISTMA has developed a specialized dictionary to help overcome language barriers.
  • 238 pages written in ten different languages:
    • German
    • Spanish
    • French
    • Finish
    • English (UK)
    • Italian
    • Deutsch
    • Portuguese
    • Sweden
    • English (USA)
  • This new technical dictionary is an invaluable tool for companies operating in the global market. It includes:
    • International glossary for tool, die and mould making
    • Technical terms in ten languages
    • General standard parts
    • Standard parts for injection/compression molds and diecasting dies
    • Standard parts for stamping and punching dies
    • Standard parts for jigs and fixtures
(click for sample )

The 3rd edition of TERMINOLOGY has been organized by a group of experts from Germany, France and USA under the ITMA Standardization Committee, headed by Jean Louis Rabourdin, and with strong support of Hasco-Normalien (Germany).

Available in book and CD: only 99.95 USD (includes both printed book and CD).

Order from ISTMA Secretariat (secretariat@istma.org).

International Terminology Directory for the Special Tooling Industry

 
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