MAPP Survey Reports on 2015 Business Forecast
Plastics Business
Nearly 85 percent of plastics processing executives are expecting their 2015 sales trends to increase during the next 12 months, according to the...
Automotive Insert Molding Drives Growth at Microplastics, Inc.
by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business
Growing complexity in the automotive, medical and electronic component industries is challenging molders across the country. Microplastics, Inc., in St....
Mobile Emissions and Fuel Economy Rev Up Lightweighting Initiatives
by Suzanne Cole, Miller Cole LLC
The world is shifting into high gear on fuel economy. The US and Canada became the first countries to...
Make It Count at NPE2015
Plastics Business
Professionals from every spectrum of the plastics industry and its vertical markets will assemble in Orlando, Florida, on March 23-27 to discover the...
Designing the Perfect SMED Cart
by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business
MAPP Completes SMED Cart Contest
While the contest is over, the opportunity to learn from the entrants has just begun. Too...
Close the Loop: Take Control of Water Efficiency
by Al Fosco, Frigel North America
An effective cooling process is vital to production, and nothing is more critical to this process than its efficient...
Philosophy of Facility Size
by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business
As the economy has rebounded and growing consumer confidence has translated into a willingness to spend money, many plastics molders...
Finding a Business Mentor
by Jen Clark, Plastics Business
Tom Tredway has grown up in his family's business – a custom injection molding company in Erie, Pennsylvania – and...
Using Video Mail for Customer Connections
by Brittany Willes, Plastics Business
Nicolet Plastics, a Mountain, Wisconsin-based custom injector molder, is devoted to connecting with its customers in new and personal ways....
My Business Resolution for 2015: Stop Playing Favorites
by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business
When it came time to list my goals for 2015, there were all sorts of ways for me to write...
