by Bill Morey, Schwerdtle, Inc. In 2016, are there any "typical" hot stamp or heat transfer applications? If "typical" refers to smooth, flat surface decoration or even raised letter "tip stamping," the answer is yes. Because of the benefits of the completely "dry" process of hot stamping – particularly the wide range of colors and the bright metallic finishes of hot stamp … [Read more...] about Q&A: Hot Stamp/Heat Transfer Tooling and Application
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10 Workplace Violence Resources
by Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors While no company ever expects to experience a workplace violence situation, being prepared if one should arise is very important. Here are 10 resources to get your team thinking about how to respond to these types of incidents. 1. Active Shooter: What You Can Do This interactive web-based course from the FEMA Emergency … [Read more...] about 10 Workplace Violence Resources
Selling Job Candidates on Your Company
by Dan Regovich, AJ Augur Group LLC I often tell candidates who are interviewing with my clients that they need to sell themselves to the company. Don't assume the company knows everything about you or the person interviewing you has even looked at your resume before they sat down with you. I tell candidates not to walk into an interview thinking this company is just dying to … [Read more...] about Selling Job Candidates on Your Company
AMP Merges with Mold Rite, Inc.
AMP Merges with Mold Rite, Inc. Plastics Business Accurate Molded Plastics (AMP), Coeur dAlene, Idaho, and Mold Rite, Inc., Woodinville, Washington, merged their operations effective June 1. AMP specializes in short-run, highly technical injection molding projects for the medical, aerospace, electronics and fitness industries, while Mold Rite serves the … [Read more...] about AMP Merges with Mold Rite, Inc.
APBA Submits Signatures to Qualify for Referendum
APBA Submits Signatures to Qualify for Referendum Plastics Business Secretary of State of California Alex Padilla announced the qualification of the Environmental Protection Fee Act, a ballot measure to redirect state-mandated sales charges on carryout bags to an environmental fund. The qualification follows a signature check conducted by the California … [Read more...] about APBA Submits Signatures to Qualify for Referendum