While work on the first issue of 2025 is well underway, we paused to see which Plastics Business articles from 2024 caught the eyes of our readers. The following stories were the top reads from 2024 for visitors to the website. What’s in a Machine Rate? When developing and evaluating machine rates for injection molders, there is hardly a one-size-fits-all option. Instead, … [Read more...] about Top 5 Plastics Business Articles of 2024
2020 Issue 3
MAPP Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference
October 19-23, 2020 • mappinc.com/conference The goal of the Virtual Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference is to help plastics companies improve their operations and tactics in order to impact bottom-line profits. The conference is anchored with best practices and leading benchmark presentations derived from the industry’s best-known sources of statistical information. … [Read more...] about MAPP Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference
Training Matrix: The Roadmap for Employee Advancement
by Liz Stevens, contributing writer, Plastics Business Creating and conducting a training program is hard work, but it is worth the investment – because when employees gain knowledge, companies gain valuable expertise. However, creating a methodology that easily explains the program and the benefits it offers can be challenging. Makuta Technics and Engineered Profiles are two … [Read more...] about Training Matrix: The Roadmap for Employee Advancement
The Impact of COVID-19 on Plastics and Parallel Industries
by the Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors The Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP), in response to processing executives’ request for data to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, began generating biweekly “pulse” reports in the early part of April 2020. These pulse reports cover a wide range of business information, … [Read more...] about The Impact of COVID-19 on Plastics and Parallel Industries
Program Launch Best Practices in a Pandemic-Pressed World
by Cynthia Kustush, contributing writer, Plastics Business Plastics processors are accustomed to pressures of new program launches and meeting customer expectations. Whether the program launch entails implementing production using new molds or transferred molds, there are processes to follow and deadlines to meet. But today, processors are approaching program launches a bit … [Read more...] about Program Launch Best Practices in a Pandemic-Pressed World