by Jen Clark, Plastics Business The case of an American patent, copyright and trademark theft by a Chinese company is drawing scrutiny from the US Department of Homeland Security and other authorities. The patent, copyright and trademark in question are held by Beaumont Technologies, Inc., Erie, PA. John Beaumont, president and CEO, said a company in China lifted sales … [Read more...] about Patent Infringement
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CPT Continues to Grow Staff, Reach
CPT Continues to Grow Staff, Reach Plastics Business Cincinnati Process Technologies (CPT), a supplier of machinery, parts, services and technology for the plastics molding industry, has appointed Bob Willenborg as its new territory manager for Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. He replaces Sales Manager Dane Bales in the region. Bales is opening a new sales … [Read more...] about CPT Continues to Grow Staff, Reach
Partners Plastics Equipment to Sell Conair in New England
Partners Plastics Equipment to Sell Conair in New England Plastics Business SUBMITTEDEd Freier, left, and Fred Charpentier, of Partners Plastics Equipment will sell Conair products in New England. The Conair Group, Cranberry Township, PA, has appointed Partners Plastics Equipment, Inc., to represent its full line of plastics auxiliary equipment in New … [Read more...] about Partners Plastics Equipment to Sell Conair in New England
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by MAPP, Inc. 2014 Wage and Salary Report Now Available MAPP is pleased to announce the 2014 Wage and Salary Report now is available for purchase at www.mappinc.com. This report consists of a comprehensive analysis of well over 50 different job classifications from plastics manufacturing companies that serve a variety of end-use markets. This report has been compiled from … [Read more...] about Association News
Bhar, Inc.: Driving its Own Recovery
by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business In July 2009, Fort Wayne, IN, had lost 8,900 manufacturing jobs in its metropolitan area to the recession. Bhar, Inc. was one of many local companies headed into trouble, and the company's leadership team knew it. The injection molder was heavily invested in the automotive market, and it had only one primary client. Sales dropped from … [Read more...] about Bhar, Inc.: Driving its Own Recovery