Consulting firm Harbour Results, Inc. (HRI), Southfield, Michigan, conducted its second of three studies to better understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting small- to medium-sized manufacturers – both production and tooling. The results show that every industry and every manufacturing process has been affected. However, unlike the April study, all shops surveyed are … [Read more...] about Harbour Results Announces Findings from Second COVID-19 Study
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International Manufacturing Technology Show Cancelled for First Time since WWII
Because of health and safety requirements imposed by the state of Illinois for holding conventions, which include the availability of a vaccine for the COVID-19 virus or a highly effective treatment protocol, IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show has announced that it has cancelled IMTS 2020. IMTS will offer two comprehensive digital programs, IMTS Network … [Read more...] about International Manufacturing Technology Show Cancelled for First Time since WWII
RJG Receives Consignment Machine from BOLE Machines
RJG®, Traverse City, Michigan, a provider of injection molding training, technology and resources, has added a new consignment machine in the Gibsonville, North Carolina training facility: a Bole 100 EKS C340. It is a servo driven hydraulic machine with 110 tons of clamping force, a 3.6 oz barrel and 45432 ppsi of available injection pressure. The servo driven hydraulic … [Read more...] about RJG Receives Consignment Machine from BOLE Machines
Ampacet Offers Purge and Shut-Down Additives to Maintain Product Quality and Cut Costs
Masterbatch manufacturer Ampacet Corporation, Tarrytown, New York, offers three products to maintain product quality, cut maintenance costs, quickly clean-down between resins or colors and minimize waste: Product 100400 Purge PE masterbatch, Product 103828 NaturBlend TM Universal Purge and Product 100401 Antioxidant PE Compound. Colorants and degraded or incompatible resins … [Read more...] about Ampacet Offers Purge and Shut-Down Additives to Maintain Product Quality and Cut Costs
How Plastics Processors Can Use the Internal Revenue Code to Help Offset the Financial Effects of COVID-19
By Timothy J. O’Neill, CPA, and Michael J. Devereux II, CPA, CMP, Mueller Prost It goes without saying that thousands of plastics processors have been affected adversely by COVID-19 and the subsequent economic downturn. While there have been several federal and state measures taken to minimize the financial burden, one existing Internal Revenue Code section may help … [Read more...] about How Plastics Processors Can Use the Internal Revenue Code to Help Offset the Financial Effects of COVID-19