by Ashley Turrell Burleson, operations support specialist MAPP, Inc. More than 90 percent of plastics processing executives anticipate either steady or increased business activity for 2017, according to the recent State of the Plastics Industry Report from the Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP). In its 17th year, MAPP's annual State of the Plastics … [Read more...] about 2017 Plastics Industry Outlook: Optimistic and Automated
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Preventing Unscheduled Mold Stops
by Steve Johnson, president MoldTrax Maintenance Solutions Every molder's goal is the same: to efficiently produce quality parts on time, regardless of the type of product molded. "Efficiently" was added to this mantra after the crash of 2007. In talking with thousands of employees from hundreds of molding companies all over the globe, one thing is certain - Unscheduled … [Read more...] about Preventing Unscheduled Mold Stops
Focus on Lead Times: Using QRM to Get Ahead
by Lara Copeland, contributing editor Plastics Business Over 30 years ago, at a time when a new home in the US cost an average of $90,000 and many Americans were embracing "Hands Across America," a small group of four entrepreneurs collaborated and - contributing $300 each - established a plastics manufacturing company in the middle of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National … [Read more...] about Focus on Lead Times: Using QRM to Get Ahead
Advanced Injection Molding Simulation of Fiber-Filled Materials
by Matt Proske, vice president SIGMA Plastic Services, Inc. Improving mechanical properties and/or weight reduction requires finding ways to improve stiffness while reducing weight. Fiber-filled polymer materials have been the number one choice to accomplish these goals, but the transition has not been easy or straightforward. The primary challenge has been that increasing … [Read more...] about Advanced Injection Molding Simulation of Fiber-Filled Materials
Association News
HR On-Boarding and Training Checklists Available MAPP conducted a benchmarking activity to collect on-boarding and training checklists from MAPP member companies. Member companies submitted their on-boarding and training checklists to the MAPP staff. These checklists were then scrubbed of identifying company information, reviewed, organized and compiled into one concise … [Read more...] about Association News