By Andrew Carlsgaard, benchmarking and analytics director, MAPP The results of the 2025 Artificial Intelligence Adoption Survey provide a precise and nuanced portrait of how US manufacturing leaders are deploying artificial intelligence (AI), particularly among members of the Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP) and the Association for Rubber Products … [Read more...] about AI a Growing but Underutilized Technology in the Plastics Processing Industry:2025 AI Adoption Survey
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What is Business REALLY Seeing in the 2025 and 2026 Economy?
By Chris Kuehl, managing director, Armada Corporate Intelligence Volatility remains the dominant theme. A report commissioned by EY asserted that the last 10 years have seen an almost continuous series of significant economic disruptions, and these have cost the Fortune 100 close to $400 billion in profits. There have been pandemics, a collapse of the London gold market, the … [Read more...] about What is Business REALLY Seeing in the 2025 and 2026 Economy?
The Power of Presence at the Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference
Authentic Influence was the theme for this year’s Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference, inspiring hundreds of plastics professionals through engaging keynotes, interactive breakouts and insightful panel discussions. Held at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott on October 1-3, the conference brought together attendees who took advantage of a comprehensive and immersive … [Read more...] about The Power of Presence at the Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference
Build a Productive Workplace Culture Through Trust and Engagement
By Angela Elsey, president, PCS Company In 2017, PCS Company surveyed its employees and found that only 56% were engaged in their jobs. If a company does not have engaged team members – if they’re not willing to look out for each other, if they’re not willing to be part of the solution vs. part of the problem – a company can’t expect its workforce to support customers … [Read more...] about Build a Productive Workplace Culture Through Trust and Engagement
Implementing Computerized Vision Systems: Seeing Is Believing
By Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Business Two MAPP member companies recently have implemented new technological innovations. Both companies now count on advanced vision-based technologies to give them very detailed insight into crucial elements of their operations – delivering more data points than could ever have been captured manually. The companies leveraged this data to … [Read more...] about Implementing Computerized Vision Systems: Seeing Is Believing