Article: ABCO Tool & Die, Inc.: eyes on the prize.(Profile: Where Are They Now?)(Company overview)

Article: David Bourque,
Concord Monitor;  June 10, 2009 ;     201 words ...DAVID BOURQUE, son of Sandra and Bruce Bourque, will attend Boston University. Bourque is a member of the Class of 2009 at Bow High School.

Article: letters.(Letter to the Editor)
Plastics News;  July 21, 2003 ;     661 words ... ... trading partners are many and they will continue to receive their share of business worldwide. Our economy is in dire straits. We need to focus on what we can do to help ourselves. David Bourque Abco Tool & Die Inc. Hyannis, Mass. %%

Article: THE RISE OF CHINA INC. US MANUFACTURERS SAY ASIAN COMPETITOR HAS ...
The Boston Globe;  August 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ...It is a long way from China to Hyannis, but not far enough for David Bourque. His 20-person Hyannis company, Abco Tool & Die, has been losing jobs to competitors in China. On some projects, Bourque has submitted ...

Article: CHINA TAKES 1ST STEP TO SHRINK TRADE GAP LIFTING VALUE OF YUAN ...
The Boston Globe;  July 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... of labor, China enjoys a huge cost advantage over companies in the United States. David Bourque is well aware of the difference. The president of Abco Tool & Die in Hyannis, Bourque makes plastic molds for the optical industry. Abco can build ...

Article: SMALL CHANGE REVALUING CHINA'S YUAN IS NO MAGIC BULLET FOR ...
The Boston Globe;  May 31, 2005 ;     700+ words ...David Bourque has 16 employees, down from 25 three years ago. The chief culprit: Chinese competition. Bourque's firm, Abco Tool & Die in Hyannis, makes plastic molds for the optical industry. Bourque can build an elaborate mold for $80 ...

Article: Optical molds give ABCO big advantage in solar lenses: expertise ...
MoldMaking Technology;  June 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... technically demanding area to different but related markets. ABCO Tool & Die Inc. (Hyannis, MA) has built a successful ... been building optical molds for 25 years, says President David Bourque. We're small, but our niche gives us a pretty good customer ...

Article: Toys don't get lost in the data clouds
Manufacturing Engineering;  May 1, 1997 ;     684 words ...No stranger to digitizing, Dave Bourque, president, ABCO Tool dt Die (Hyannis, MA), uses the process to generate digital surface maps from complex models of toy action figures. Each surface ...