A look at automation equipment in manufacturing that employs technology and programmable devices, systems and tools to operate and manage production processes, including robots, cobots, molding cells, part pickers and end-of-arm-tooling. Absolute Robot, Inc. 508.792.4305 www.absoluterobot.com Absolute Robot, Inc. (ARI), Worcester, Massachusetts, supplies full-servo 3-, … [Read more...] about Technology Focus: Automation Equipment
2025 Issue 1
Don’t Fail with 2025 Business Resolutions
By Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, Plastics Business The second Friday of January is known as Quitters’s Day – the day by which most people have abandoned their New Year’s Resolutions. I’m definitely guilty of making a grand proclamation, sticking with it for a few days and then getting distracted or overwhelmed or just plain tired. But human beings make these … [Read more...] about Don’t Fail with 2025 Business Resolutions
Change the Mindset and Create a Culture That People Don’t Want to Leave
By Jessica Rector, keynote speaker, founder and CEO, Vitalize Unlimited Is there a Negative Nancy (NN) and Toxic Tim (TT) in the company who are being kept longer than should be? Would the company let them go if it weren’t so short-staffed? One Negative Nancy or Toxic Tim infiltrates the whole company, and it spreads throughout affecting everyone. Think of it like this: … [Read more...] about Change the Mindset and Create a Culture That People Don’t Want to Leave
What’s AI Doing for the Plastics Industry?
By Rick Zettler, owner, Z-Comm LLC Talk of artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the recycling industry by storm and for good reason. When applied correctly, today’s emerging AI technologies have transformative powers, driving automation and efficiently enabling more granular sorting of complex material fractions. Much of this buzz originates from the type of ejection … [Read more...] about What’s AI Doing for the Plastics Industry?
The Evolving Landscape of the Modern Sales Process
By Keith Bradt, owner and business development director, Kallan Sales Development Manufacturers today are in a period of rapid innovation relative to how many of their organizational groups operate. They are leveraging advancements in technologies to influence their manufacturing strategies – driving more efficient methods and allowing them to remain competitive in the … [Read more...] about The Evolving Landscape of the Modern Sales Process