Moving on Over: Manufacturing in China Helps Grow US Operations
by Brittany Willes, contributing writer
Plastics Business
Overseas manufacturing. It's a phrase that likely conjures images of overcrowded factories in distant lands while American factories sit...
Part Design Considerations for Manufacturability Optimization
by Drew Rosek, TZERO CAE specialist
RJG, Inc.
Part concept and design are vital elements to the molding process. Because of this, manufacturers are highly encouraged...
Changing Landscape of Sales Management in the Plastics Industry
by Ashley Burleson, membership and engagement manager
MAPP
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately 1.8 million sales representatives in wholesale and manufacturing-related...
Successful Automation Implementation
by Dino Caparco, engineering operations manager
Yushin America, Inc.
Ensuring success for an automation project or initiative starts before the project is selected. Many organizations select...
3D-Printed Plastics Parts: To Weld or Not to Weld?
by Trevor Larcheveque
Branson Ultrasonics Corp.
3D printing (3DP) now is widely adopted for prototyping and developing new product designs because it allows plastic component and...
Association News
Connecting IQMS Users with Experts
With roughly 40 percent of MAPP members utilizing IQMS ERP software, the association has decided to assist members in connecting...
Booklist: Strategic Planning
Rarely is success stumbled upon by accident. Instead, it's the result of careful, focused planning that identifies direction, market and strategies to achieve goals...
Three Questions That Capture Your Customer’s Attention
by Stu Schlackman, author and sales expert
You may be asking yourself, "Why didn't I get the follow-up meeting with that recent prospect?" You asked...
Q&A: Developments in Plastics Decoration
by Paul Uglum, technology advocate, fabrication engineering
Delphi
There are many reasons for plastic decoration and, to some extent, the term is a misnomer. We apply...
Liquid Color for Plastics: Friend or Foe?
by Nick Sotos
iD Additives, Inc.
In the early 1980s, liquid color acquired a reputation as an unreliable method of coloring thermoplastics, primarily due to the...
