by Cynthia Kustush, contributing writer Plastics Business It can be difficult to put a finger on the pulse of US manufacturing. For so long it has ebbed and flowed, influenced by many factors including the price of oil, tax and trade policies, workforce development (or the lack thereof) and even disease and natural disaster events here and abroad. One notable influencing … [Read more...] about Molders are Looking Forward with 20/20 Vision of the Year Ahead
Company Profiles
PCI Focuses on Culture through Ownership, Leadership Transitions
by Nancy Cates, contributing writer Plastics Business When Derrill Rice was selected as president and chief executive officer at Plastic Components, Inc., he and the leadership team agreed that company culture was a key element in the hiring decision. Rice, who began his career as a front-line supervisor in a textile plant, had led six organizations in five industries in … [Read more...] about PCI Focuses on Culture through Ownership, Leadership Transitions
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
Injection Molders Expand Business Through Proprietary Products
by Katy Ibsen, contributing writer Plastics Business Injection molders invest time, skill and capacity to meet the needs of their external customers. Those customers, after all, are the lifeblood of the business – the determiners of the bottom line. However, some molders have an internal customer in the form of a proprietary product that can fill the void in custom work, add … [Read more...] about Injection Molders Expand Business Through Proprietary Products
SEA-LECT Teaches Entrepreneurs to Design for Plastics
by Liz Stevens, contributing writer Plastics Business Innovation. It’s in the DNA for a plastics injection molder in the Pacific Northwest and prominently featured in the company’s description: “We started in plastics with the purpose of engineering innovations into reality.” This company doesn’t just operate with this guiding principle, it reaches out to inform and support … [Read more...] about SEA-LECT Teaches Entrepreneurs to Design for Plastics