Are You Neglecting Your Brand Touchpoints?

by Teresa Schell, Strategic Marketing Partners, LLC My what? For plastic processors, it's not an everyday water cooler conversation that evaluates the effective use of...

Collaboration Strategies for Tool Launches

by Dianna Brodine, managing editor Plastics Business Seven years ago, Rick Riesterer stood in front of an audience of his peers at a MAPP Benchmarking Conference...

From Melting to Molding — Analytical Techniques to Support Process Optimization and Quality Control...

by Mettler Toledo . Click Thumbnails to View Quality issues in injection-molded products can range from purely cosmetic to serious structural defects that affect product performance and...

Embracing 2 Second Lean

by Brittany Willes, Plastics Business In his book, "2 Second Lean: How to Grow People and Build a Lean Culture," Akers discusses his conversion to...

Increase Profits and Opportunities for Growth with Data-Driven Process Cooling

by Al Fosco, Marketing Manager Frigel North America   Business-savvy plastics processors have long leveraged process cooling to gain a competitive advantage. And now, with readily available...

In-Mold Label Market Study Assesses Industry

Plastics Business AWA's Global In-Mold Label Market Study 2013 is the third assessment conducted by Alexander Watson Associates of the current status of one of...

COVID-19: Business Policies and Best Practices

by Ashley Turrell, membership & analytics director, MAPP When the Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP) asked plastics executives to rank their top priorities for...

Forecasts are Changing for Plastics Manufacturers in 2020

by Ashley Turrell, membership & analytics director MAPP Fourth-quarter indicators are down, nearly across the board, for plastics processors. Company leaders are reporting slowing sales, lower...

MAPP Survey Reports on 2015 Business Forecast

Plastics Business Nearly 85 percent of plastics processing executives are expecting their 2015 sales trends to increase during the next 12 months, according to the...

Advocacy for Plastics in Legislation

by Liz Stevens, contributing writer Plastics Business Editor’s Note: The Manufacturers Association of Plastics Processors (MAPP) once again has partnered with Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) for...

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