by Brittany Willes, contributing writer Plastics Business Integrated process control, automated quality inspection and reduction of bio-burden – that is what injection molder and contract manufacturer Intertech Medical, Denver, Colorado, set out to accomplish with the development of its latest machine-side, automated work cell. "We incurred three customer complaints … [Read more...] about The Path to Zero: Intertech Medical Develops Automated Work Cell
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Processors Predict Sustained Growth in 2018
By Dianna Brodine, managing editor Plastics Business In many ways, 2017 has been a year of growth for the plastics injection molding industry and the US as a whole. The S&P 500 is up more than 20 percent since Q3 20161, unemployment is at its lowest since 20002 and manufacturing order activity reached a 13-year high in September3. Third-quarter 2017 merger and acquisition … [Read more...] about Processors Predict Sustained Growth in 2018
Moving on Over: Manufacturing in China Helps Grow US Operations
by Brittany Willes, contributing writer Plastics Business Overseas manufacturing. It's a phrase that likely conjures images of overcrowded factories in distant lands while American factories sit abandoned and rotting. It is a phrase that can leave a bad taste in the mouths of some Americans, but - as with most stories - there is more than one side to consider. Some … [Read more...] about Moving on Over: Manufacturing in China Helps Grow US Operations
Look Who’s Talking: Advancing Employee Communication with Falcon Plastics
by Lara Copeland, contributing editor Plastics Business Creating a culture of communication is paramount to the success of any relationship, including those fostered within a business operation. As the famous playwright George Bernard Shaw said, "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." When employees are not made aware of news, … [Read more...] about Look Who’s Talking: Advancing Employee Communication with Falcon Plastics
Association Reaches 20-Year Milestone
In the early 1990s, a small group of plastics processors began gathering in a hotel meeting room in Indiana with the goal of making the plastics industry more competitive. Bringing companies together in mini-clusters around a region to share common problems and work together to find solutions proved to be a concept that resonated. "Timing is key for everything, and at that … [Read more...] about Association Reaches 20-Year Milestone