by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business When Paul Akers steps to the podium as a keynote speaker at MAPP's Annual Benchmarking & Best Practices Conference on October 11th, attendees will be prepared to begin a conversation about waste eradication and lean manufacturing. They might not expect the conversation to start with a bathroom – after six years of writing and editing … [Read more...] about Waste Eradication Culture Starts with a Toilet Seat: A Conversation with Paul Akers
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Indiana Rotomolding Capitalizes on Multiple Locations
by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business The history of Indiana Rotomolding is similar to a complicated math equation, with plant locations added and subtracted as the ownership changed. Founded in 1988 as Elkhart Plastics, the company grew to four locations, primarily serving the recreational vehicle tank market in Northern Indiana, before it was sold to Promens hf, an Icelandic … [Read more...] about Indiana Rotomolding Capitalizes on Multiple Locations
Moving Beyond Traditional Mold Cleaning Methods
by Steve Johnson, ToolingDocs LLC In the majority of molding plants around the globe, more labor hours are spent cleaning mold plates and tooling (see chart) than any other repair stage. There are two reasons for this: (1) clean plates and tooling are critical to maximizing mold life and the quality of the product; and (2) the vast majority of molds still are being cleaned … [Read more...] about Moving Beyond Traditional Mold Cleaning Methods