Computer software, and computer hardware and software systems, for mold management programs, related to molding, injection molding, an injection mold production tool or another similar part production system, for accessing, communicating, providing, maintaining and/or transmitting data including cycle counter information, mold data and customer information within a designated database which can be used to schedule maintenance and other system or business controls based upon target dates or cycle counts for preventative maintenance, for providing alarm information as a reminder of tasks and actions, for producing reports on cost data, customer data and/or or mold data, for maintaining and accessing customer information, for maintaining and providing historical data, for providing information for ordering or procuring spare parts and other equipment or supplies, for accessing and communicating acquired data via or through a network such as an internet network, an intranet network or another similar communication system, and for electronically or wirelessly communicating with an input device such as a mold cycle counter or another similar mold part or mold tool