By Andrew Carlsgaard, business relations manager/analytics director, MAPP The changing dynamics between employers and the US workforce over the last few years have affected wages and salaries for nearly every job in the manufacturing industry. While wages and salaries in the US plastics manufacturing industry can vary depending on several factors, including job role, skill … [Read more...] about Changing Industry Dynamics Crunching Plastics Processors for Higher Wages
2023 Issue 3
How to Get the Most Out of Exhibiting at NPE2024
By Greg Hannoosh and Mark Malloy, Next Step Communications, Inc. After a six-year absence, North America’s biggest plastics event is back, and NPE is coming to Orlando, Florida, from May 6-10, 2024. If you are one of the more than 2,000 companies exhibiting at the show, the booth space has already been chosen. Now what? How will your company be presented at NPE? And, how … [Read more...] about How to Get the Most Out of Exhibiting at NPE2024
Strengthening Plastics Manufacturing Performance via Management by Exception
By Steve Bieszczat, chief marketing officer, DELMIAWorks Running a plastics processing operation – with its constant flow of materials, people, machinery and information – is one of the most demanding management jobs in the world. Without proper supervision and control, the operation can slip into inefficiencies and delays that drive up costs while lowering customer … [Read more...] about Strengthening Plastics Manufacturing Performance via Management by Exception
Best Practices for New Program Start-Up: The Supplier Perspective
By Lindsey Munson, editor, Plastics Business Molders and OEMs are accustomed to the industry’s pressures when it comes to onboarding suppliers, mold production cycles, meeting customer demands, implementing new protocols, and the list goes on – but, what about the pressure that comes with a new program start-up? Of course, most, if not all molders and OEMs have a strategy … [Read more...] about Best Practices for New Program Start-Up: The Supplier Perspective