Currier Plastics Recognized for Supporting Education Plastics Business Currier Plastics, Auburn, New York, a strong supporter education in the Finger Lakes manufacturing community, recently was recognized as the driving force behind the development of the plastics degree program at Cayuga Community College (CCC). In June, Partners for Education and Business … [Read more...] about Currier Plastics Recognized for Supporting Education
08/2016
Metro Plastics Expands
Metro Plastics Expands Plastics Business Metro Plastics Technologies Inc., Noblesville, Indiana, is investing $6 million to build a new 72,000 sq. ft. headquarters factory in its hometown. As the company grows, officials can add another 40,000 sq. ft. at the site. Construction should cost $5 million and will begin this fall and be completed by next summer. … [Read more...] about Metro Plastics Expands
NAFTA Leads the Color Concentrate World
NAFTA Leads the Color Concentrate World Plastics Business SUBMITTEDThermoplastic Concentrate Demand in NAFTA by Value 2015 Research from AMI Consulting, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, indicates the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) market for thermoplastic concentrates continues to have strong prospects for growth and market penetration. At the same … [Read more...] about NAFTA Leads the Color Concentrate World
A Quality Responsible Business Model
by Rod Bricker, PRISM Plastics At PRISM Plastics, all of the company's machines are identical, uniform and interchangeable across its three facilities in Chesterfield, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; and Harlingen, Texas. The vast majority of plastics manufacturers view their quality control department as an essential tool to ensure quality, precision and consistent, … [Read more...] about A Quality Responsible Business Model
What’s the Deal with Short Shots?
by Shane Vandekerkhof, consultant/trainer, RJG, Inc. When we ask customers what their most pressing quality issues are, short shots or non-filled parts are inevitably on the list. So why don't we start by defining a short shot. A short shot is when a plastic part does not completely fill out. A portion of it is missing. A few issues can cause shorts, and the fix is not always … [Read more...] about What’s the Deal with Short Shots?