by Dianna Brodine, managing editor, Plastics Business In the late 1970s, a televised sports program began with announcer Jim McKay’s voice saying, “The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat.” The competitive spirit drives many to push a little harder, learn a little more and give additional effort. That’s the idea behind the monthly injection molding challenges issued … [Read more...] about Training Challenge Ignites Competition
2019 Issue 3
Association News
Where Plastics Professionals Excel: The 2019 Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference•Oct. 2-4, 2019•Indianapolis, Indiana Now in its 17th year, the annual Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference is returning to Indianapolis for two-and-a-half days of networking, inspiration, sharing, benchmarking and learning. This year’s conference includes keynote presentations from … [Read more...] about Association News
Home-Based Assembly at Vital Plastics
by Liz Stevens, contributing writer Plastics Business Aregular flow of vehicles approaches the roll-up door at Vital Plastics throughout the course of every work week. The volume varies – some weeks, there may be 125 vehicles, and other weeks may bring as many as 200. Each vehicle disappears inside, and 15 minutes later, it emerges and drives away. This volume of traffic is … [Read more...] about Home-Based Assembly at Vital Plastics
Strategic Planning: Setting Your Business Up for Success
by Laurie Harbour, president and CEO Harbour Results, Inc. Like everyone, shop owners have a more-than-full plate to deal with at work. As a result, they often spend their time addressing day-to-day business challenges and neglecting the critical activity of developing long-term strategies to drive their companies’ future success. However, the mistake many leaders make is … [Read more...] about Strategic Planning: Setting Your Business Up for Success
What’s in a Machine Rate?
by Ashley Turrell, membership and analytics director MAPP When developing and evaluating machine rates for injection molders, there is hardly a one-size-fits-all option. Instead, a myriad of factors come into play, and those variables are unique to each company. Instead of looking at machine rates as a snapshot of data, molders should dive deeper into what variables need to … [Read more...] about What’s in a Machine Rate?