MAPP Announces 2023 Innovation Award Winners MAPP has officially announced the 2023 MAPP Innovation Award winners focused on automated manufacturing solutions. The two subcategories for this year’s awards include: Smart Manufacturing Solutions (e.g., Lights Out, IoT, Industry 4.0, Remote Monitoring, etc.) and Labor Solutions (e.g., projects that have impacted the labor … [Read more...] about Association News: 2023 Issue 4
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Strategic Planning for 2024: Contracts, Labor Markets, Tax Impacts and Resin Trends
By Lindsey Munson, editor, Plastics Business In a matter of weeks, 2023 will come to a close and companies will begin the important task of analyzing the prior months to then take those learnings and build a strategic plan for 2024. Ultimately, this will paint a clear direction for management and internal teams as they head into a new year. By taking early measures to … [Read more...] about Strategic Planning for 2024: Contracts, Labor Markets, Tax Impacts and Resin Trends
Branching Out with Additive Manufacturing
By Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Business PTA Plastics is a progressive company that embraces the power of diversity to stay healthy, successful and growing. The company demonstrates its belief in diversity with operations in Oxford, Connecticut and Longmont, Colorado, that offers design for manufacturing, moldmaking, injection molding, value-added services, process … [Read more...] about Branching Out with Additive Manufacturing
Technology Focus: Automation and Robotics
A look at automation equipment through the use of technology and robotics to optimize plastics and molding operations by improving efficiencies, increasing productivity and reducing labor. Absolute Robot (ARI) 508.792.4305 www.absoluterobot.com Absolute Robot's, Worcester, Massachusetts, new generation Max Series top-entry robots features six axes of control for molding … [Read more...] about Technology Focus: Automation and Robotics
It’s Time to Sell
By Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, Plastics Business In 2000, a movie was released that didn’t have much of an impact on theater audiences, despite its lineup of “name-brand” young actors. Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Ben Affleck and Scott Caan had leading roles in a film called Boiler Room, a crime drama centered around a brokerage firm that spends more time generating … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Sell