Reducing Waste and Maximizing Efficiency in Manufacturing
By Steve Bieszczat, chief marketing officer, DELMIAWorks
When processors and manufacturers think about conserving valuable resources, they are not only considering energy; they’re also...
Looking for Cost Savings? Start with Energy
By Sinead Ross, director of marketing, Titan Energy
In the United States, industrial buildings contribute to one-third of total energy consumption, yet a majority lack...
Technology Focus: Process Simulation
Process Simulation
A look at process simulation in plastics manufacturing using computer modeling to virtually test, experiment and/or train to validate the methods and procedures...
Effective Leadership Planning for NextGen Succession
By Lindsey Munson, editor, Plastics Business
“If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted,” are words that resonate with leaders.
This quote stands as a...
Booklist: Put On Your Oxygen Mask First
By Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, Plastics Business
I’ve been on enough planes at this point in my life that the safety presentation prior to...
Four Changes That Have Economic Impact
By Chris Kuehl, managing director, Armada Corporate Intelligence
Has it been mentioned that the sole function of economic forecasting is to make astrology respectable? This...
US Manufacturers Face Threat of Increasing Healthcare Rates, Seek Answers to Protecting Margins
By Andrew Carlsgaard, analytics director, MAPP
In an increasingly competitive landscape for hiring and retaining skilled employees, rising healthcare and benefits costs for employers in...
Hoffer Plastics Builds Careers Based on the Principle “People Matter”
By Lindsey Munson, editor, Plastics Business
Family-owned since 1953, Robert Hoffer and his wife Hellen started Hoffer Plastics embodying four core values: family, integrity, service...
MAPP Association News: Issue 2 2024
MAPP Plastics Benchmarking
Survey Now Open
MAPP advocates for the crucial role of data in the success of plastics processors. As an Association, MAPP is thrilled...
Protecting Plastics Processors from Digital Disruption
By Tom Wojcinski, principal, and Michael J. Devereux II, CPA, CMP, partner, Wipfli
While talking with a group of plastics processors, one asked if there...
