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...
Are You Ready For RFID?
by Al Wilson
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is a big buzzword in today's U.S. manufacturing/distribution supply chain. RFID is an accurate automated method used for...
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...
Brand Protection for Plastics Molders: New Strategies for Anti-Counterfeit Security
by Scott R. Sabreen, president
The Sabreen Group, Inc.
Counterfeiting is a worldwide epidemic. Many plastic goods are manufactured in a different region than they are...
Plastics Industry Swings from Free Trade to No Trade
by Chris Kuehl, managing director
Armada Corporate Intelligence
The US once was considered a champion of free trade and now is attacked by many as a...
Strong and Steady: 2016 MAPP Business Forecast
Over 84 percent of plastics processing executives reported they had experienced either an increase in sales (61 percent) or remained flat (24 percent) over...
Plastics Business Celebrates 10th Anniversary
by Dianna Brodine, managing editor
Plastics Business
Two men found themselves with side-by-side booths at a plastics industry tradeshow. One was an association executive ready to...
3D Printing Takes on a New Shape
by Dianna Brodine, managing editor
Plastics Business
Even as resin development takes a step forward, 3D-printed objects still have inherent structural flaws because of the layered...
Building Loyal Relationships in a Disloyal World
by Richard Farrell, president
Tangent Knowledge Systems
Relationship selling is the bedrock for successful selling in the new millennium. However, most salespeople conduct themselves as if...
Plastics Executives Report Encouraging Outlook for Automation
By Andrew Carlsgaard, business relations manager/analytics director, MAPP
Based on feedback from 86 processing executives, MAPP’s 2023 Automation Report outlook for automation in the US...