by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business Cosmetic Specialties is a custom package company serving the cosmetics and personal care industry in Oxnard, California. With 37 injection molding machines, 135 active mold bases and 276 sets of inserts, efficiencies - or inefficiencies - in the tool room have a significant opportunity to affect quality, delivery times and bottom-line … [Read more...] about Investing in the Tool Room
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MAPP’s Annual Benchmarking & Best Practices Conference: The Power of Influence
What could you accomplish if you started each day with an attitude of gratitude? What would your leadership style look like? What would your organization look like? How would employee attitudes change if the attitudes of those leading the company changed? MAPP Executive Director Troy Nix opened the 2015 Benchmarking & Best Practices Conference by sharing the ways in which … [Read more...] about MAPP’s Annual Benchmarking & Best Practices Conference: The Power of Influence
Reducing the Risks of Combustible Dust
provided by Grainger Combustible dust, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), is "a solid material composed of distinct particles or pieces, regardless of size, shape or chemical composition, which can present a fire or deflagration hazard when suspended in air or some other oxidizing medium over a range of concentrations." The presence … [Read more...] about Reducing the Risks of Combustible Dust
Robotics ROI: The Bottom Line on Automation
by Ronald K. Bryant, Yushin America When automating your facility, current perception is leaning toward classifying robots as a commodity, with purchasing decisions based solely on price and delivery. That is a path typically leading to a poor return on investment. What is the reason for your need to automate your molding process? Sometimes, what seem to be the most … [Read more...] about Robotics ROI: The Bottom Line on Automation
American Export Expertise Leads to Presidential Award
by Brittany Willes, Plastics Business Dymotek Corporation, Ellington, Connecticut, is an injection molding provider of precision parts to the defense, aviation, aerospace, medical, electronics, automotive and industrial/consumer goods industries. While the company has an extensive reach into so many markets, Dymotek also reaches more than 35 countries by exporting its … [Read more...] about American Export Expertise Leads to Presidential Award