Stay Hip, My Friends
by Dianna Brodine, managing editor, Plastics Business
I’ll admit it – I have a few more gray hairs than I used to, and I don’t...
Understanding Cleanrooms and Their Successful Use in Plastics Decoration
By Paul Uglum, president, Uglum Consulting, LLC
Contamination in its various forms often is the largest contributor to yield loss in plastic decoration. This is...
M&A in the Time of COVID-19
by Todd Parsapour, investment banking managing director, Stout
The global pandemic has dramatically affected people, governments and businesses during the past year. Many companies have...
Manufacturers Losing the Battle Against Healthcare Insurance Companies
by Troy Nix, executive director, MAPP
America’s insurance company giants receive billions and billions of dollars in profit, yet the cost of providing health insurance...
Blast from the Past: A Return to 1990s Economics
by Chris Kuehl, managing director, Armada Corporate Intelligence
Remember grunge? Did you once sport a look featuring Doc Martens, dark flannel shirts and torn jeans...
Successful Transition: Leadership Changes in a Pandemic
by Brittany Willes, writer, Plastics Business
To say that 2020 will go down as one of the most difficult years in recent history is hardly...
Association News: 2021 Issue 2
Plastics Business
Welcome Ian Gjertson
Ian Gjertson is the newest member of the MAPP team. Gjertson will assist with the benchmarking program. After spending nearly a...
View from 30 Feet: From Surviving the Resin Shortage to a Zero-Scrap Footprint:...
By Marcella Kates, director of marketing, MAPP
While the resin shortages are affecting supply chains all over the world, one Indiana molder’s venture into repelletizing...
Five Places to be on the Lookout for Fraud
by Christina Solomon, CPA/CVV, CFE, CGMA and Michael J. Devereux II, CPA, CMP, Mueller Prost
Fraud takes on many forms, resulting in substantial financial losses...
Finding Waste on the Plant Floor
by Liz Stevens, contributing writer, Plastics Business
Jedd Smith is the director of quality and operations at EirMed in Menomonie, Wisconsin. EirMed specializes in the...
