by Dianna Brodine, managing editor, Plastics Business With an apology to any New England Patriots fans… This year’s Super Bowl was quite the disappointment. I’m a diehard Indianapolis Colts fan living in Kansas City Chiefs territory, so my football season was going pretty well until Tom Brady interfered. Luckily, my favorite former Colts coach wrote a new book to provide a … [Read more...] about Inspiration from the Sports World
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MAPP Announces All 2019 Plant Tours MAPP is excited to announce all plant tour events for MAPP members in 2019. Plant tours are key events for MAPP members, giving them the opportunity to visit other member facilities. During these events, dozens of plastics professionals come together, view all aspects of the host organization (from production to HR to quality to warehouse), … [Read more...] about Association News
Going All In on Manufacturing Day at Crescent Industries
by Lara Copeland, contributing editor Plastics Business “I had no idea manufacturing was this cool.” “I had no idea how clean the factory was going to be.” “I had no idea of the potential job opportunities within manufacturing.” “I had no idea you use that kind of automation in manufacturing.” These are all remarks left on just a few of the many surveys filled out … [Read more...] about Going All In on Manufacturing Day at Crescent Industries
Reducing Scrap at Plastech Corporation
by Lara Copeland, contributing editor Plastics Business Frandsen Corporation, North Branch, Minnesota, has a family of businesses in the manufacturing and banking sectors. Each year and for each of its businesses, Frandsen creates a one-page business plan to help the companies continue to succeed. The executive leadership team spends several days together assessing what … [Read more...] about Reducing Scrap at Plastech Corporation
Learning from the Best: Building a Better Training Program
by Elizabeth Stevens, contributing writer Plastics Business In the plastics industry, as in every industry, people are among a company’s most valuable assets. Three companies in the industry – a molded parts producer, a custom extruder and a custom injection molder/thermoformer – have shown their belief in this principle by investing in and implementing best practices in … [Read more...] about Learning from the Best: Building a Better Training Program