by Nick Knight, Senior Director of Customer Services Global Shop Solutions Every manufactured part has a story – the story of how something is made, how much something costs, how much something can be sold for and if that something can be made again. A good manufacturing story will be filled with precise detail and perfect accuracy, guiding your future based on a truthful … [Read more...] about Quote, Price and Close Work Orders the Right Way
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Increase Profits and Opportunities for Growth with Data-Driven Process Cooling
by Al Fosco, Marketing Manager Frigel North America Business-savvy plastics processors have long leveraged process cooling to gain a competitive advantage. And now, with readily available machine-side cooling data, processors can take it to the next level to further increase productivity and profitability – all while ensuring the ongoing delivery of quality … [Read more...] about Increase Profits and Opportunities for Growth with Data-Driven Process Cooling
How to Become a Plastics Guru: What You Need to Know
by Jeremy Williams, Trainer/Consultant RJG, Inc. There are those who are good at what they do, and then there are those who are the absolute best. The gurus. How are they so good? What do you need to know to be on that higher level? In this article, we’re going to review several of the often-overlooked technical arenas that are vital to understand in order to become a … [Read more...] about How to Become a Plastics Guru: What You Need to Know
2018 Benchmarking conference Brings 600 Manufacturing Leaders to Indianapolis
The Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP) brought nearly 600 manufacturing professionals to Indianapolis from October 10-12, 2018. MAPP held the record-breaking 2018 Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana. The theme for this year was Be Extraordinary. Professional keynote speakers had … [Read more...] about 2018 Benchmarking conference Brings 600 Manufacturing Leaders to Indianapolis
If You Can’t Convince Them, Confuse Them
by Chris Kuehl, managing director Armada Corporate Intelligence It often has been remarked there are two things that nobody should ever watch being made – sausage and law. Unfortunately, we have elections every two years and must witness one of these endeavors whether we like it or not. There always is a lot at stake in an election but, at the same time, too much attention … [Read more...] about If You Can’t Convince Them, Confuse Them