Metro Plastics Technologies – The Emphasis is on Solutions by Kym Conis Special Report Winter 2007 How does a contract molder spread its seeds in an overcrowded field - where terms and conditions have become one-sided and supply and demand are out of balance? For Metro Plastics Technologies, Inc., Noblesville, Indiana, growth has stemmed from a selective process of … [Read more...] about Metro Plastics Technologies – The Emphasis is on Solutions
2007 Winter
Are You Ready For RFID?
by Al Wilson RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is a big buzzword in today's U.S. manufacturing/distribution supply chain. RFID is an accurate automated method used for product tracking and identification. The information contained in a RFID chip (or tag) can be used to identify or locate specific tangible products within its allowed proximity. How Does It Work? RFID … [Read more...] about Are You Ready For RFID?
What You Should Know about Life Settlements
by Leo LaGrotte One fairly new investment that has gained attention in recent years is the senior life settlement. What are senior life settlements? Life settlements evolved from the viatical industry in the 1990s, when people diagnosed with terminal illnesses such as AIDS, usually facing life expectancies of three years or less, sold their life insurance policies on the … [Read more...] about What You Should Know about Life Settlements
The Future of Automation
by John Tite One thing is certain in the North American plastics industry: Automation is the future. Automation is now an essential part of being competitive in a developed economy. Since low-end commodity work often can be moved off shore, many molders are finding advantages to automation where the majority of the work is at the high end of the high-tech spectrum. At the … [Read more...] about The Future of Automation
New Technology Brings Supplier and Buyer Together
by Mary Napier The Internet has changed the way companies do business. No longer a series of on-line brochures, the Internet has become a marketplace that connects buyers and sellers from across the globe. A new service from Imaginestics, called VizSeek, lets manufacturers market their parts in a way that allows sellers to find them with just a shape concept and a … [Read more...] about New Technology Brings Supplier and Buyer Together