2000 Top 25 Diemakers

Along these dielines, Crabtree suggests diemakers look at the value of what's going out the door rather than trying to control what's coming in "on the cheap." He believes many diemakers would do well to consider whether it is more prudent and profitable to spend $5 to make $7, or spend $6 to make $9--a lesson he says U.S. diemakers could learn by taking the lead of their top European counterparts.