Association News
by MAPP, Inc.
2014 Wage and Salary Report Now Available
MAPP is pleased to announce the 2014 Wage and Salary Report now is available for purchase...
Bhar, Inc.: Driving its Own Recovery
by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business
In July 2009, Fort Wayne, IN, had lost 8,900 manufacturing jobs in its metropolitan area to the recession. Bhar, Inc....
MAPP Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference
Plastics Business
The annual Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference, sponsored by the Manufacturers Association of Plastics Processors, is a no-nonsense business exchange designed to provide...
Goal-Setting Tactics: You’ve Gotta Define Success Before You Can Design It
by Jack Daly
Identify "where you are" – the baseline. You can't begin moving in the right direction until you knows where you are at...
Plastics Bonding Design Considerations for Processors
by Andrew Scott, Henkel Corporation
Today's production world constantly is looking to streamline production and create more reliable assemblies with faster and easier methods. Adhesives...
Sales Management: Growing with an Eye on “Fit”
by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business
The lessons of the past decade still ring loudly for most manufacturers. Today's growth in sales and production volume has...
Why Veterans are Ideal for Manufacturing Careers
by Rodrigo Garcia, Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs
For those of you who've seen the classic film "The Graduate," you probably got a kick from...
Lockout/Tagout Procedures
by Jen Clark, Plastics Business
Any manager whose company has ever been the target of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigation knows the...
