Trends in Compensation and Operational Practices for Plastic Processors
by Troy Nix, MAPP, Inc.
The Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP) has just released its latest report on compensation and benefit trends in plastics...
3D Printing Changes the Production and Tool Build Models
Plastics Business
Every news cycle brings more stories detailing the successful implementation of a new 3D-printed product, and there's no doubt the technology has caught...
MAPP Association News
Manufacturers Association of Plastics Processors
Peer Networking Webinar Scheduled for May 30
Do you have questions you wish you could ask your peers in similar job...
Flight Delay in Vegas: How a Radar Malfunction Leads to Conversation with Newest Members...
by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business
As my cab pulled up to the Las Vegas airport, I received a text telling me the flight had been...
Maintenance 2015: Is Google Glass the Future?
by Jeffrey Dutschke, Maintenance Assistant
Google Glass is piece of wearable electronics, integrating a camera, heads-up display, touch pad, speaker and microphone. Essentially, it's a...
Could You be Uninsured, Underinsured – or Both?
by Mitchell Gorham, Federated Mutual Insurance Company
You just had a nice visit with your insurance agent, and you signed on the dotted line to...
OSHA Inspections: A Planning and Survival Guide
by Felix C. "Pete" Wade, Ice Miller LLP
OSHA inspections can add a level of stress and frustration to any workplace. Be prepared with this...
PTA Plastics: A Leading-Edge Product Laboratory
by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business
PTA Plastics, with locations in Oxford, CT, and Longmont, CO, is celebrating its 60th year in business. Opened in December...
Cyber Fraud
by Jen Clark, Plastics Business
While the information age has provided tools that make doing business easier and faster, it also has enabled a proliferation...
Q&A: Planning for Success
Flexibility, planning and continual education are keys to a successful business, accoring to Laurie Harbour and Jeff Mengel, two speakers at the MAPP Benchmarking...
