Tool Transfer Q&A

by Mike Juda and Jerry Gorrell, Polymer Conversions, Inc. Polymer Conversions, Inc. is a custom injection molder located in Orchard Park, N.Y. In operation for...

The Next Generation in Plastics Leadership

by Dianna Brodine Profile   Winter  2010 For new leaders to the plastics industry, the playing field and competitive landscape are much different from that in...

Priority Federal Legislative Issues in 2010

by William R. Carteaux Staying competitive in a constantly changing business environment has been a challenge for plastics processors in recent times – particularly during...

Pricing for Profitability: The Company with the Best Cost Accountant Wins

by John L. Daly and Craig Carrel One of the great legends of college football was Woody Hayes, coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes from...

Plastics Markets: The Road Ahead

by Dr. Peter Mooney Over the past few years, the U.S. economy has encountered the most serious downturn in overall economic activity since the Great...

Planning for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

by Dianna Brodine Fire. Flood. Tornado. Chemical spill. Power outage. Equipment failure. Swine flu. Labor strike. Natural or man-made, five hours of downtime or five weeks, disaster can...

Transforming with the Times at Blow Molded Specialties

by Dianna Brodine Few custom molding operations can look at a milk bottle and see their company history. Then again, few molding operations are led...

Substantiating Research Tax Credits in Today’s Environment

by Michael J. Devereux II and Adam J. Herman, CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA, ASA The Credit for Increasing Research Activities, also known as the Research & Experimentation...

The Importance of Mold Design to Productivity

by John E. Haley, AQA Corp. The importance of mold design on the productivity of a tool is often overlooked in the design of a...

Permanent and Durable Decoration with IMD

by David Coughlin and Dave Washburn, Industramark™, a Standard Register Business Manufacturers and retailers of nearly every type of product know the value of the...

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