By Derek Moeller, president, CognitionWorks Talk with the team at Fabrik Plastics, based in McHenry, Illinois, about its generative AI initiative, and one topic keeps coming up: speed. “We can sit in a meeting now, and a question comes up, and we have the ability to ask that question using AI and get the results right in that meeting without reports, without opening … [Read more...] about Breaking AI Out of the Box: How to Create an AI-Augmented Workforce
Enews July 2026
Plastics Manufacturers Facing New Cost Pressure: Energy
By Liam Kelly, commercial solar account executive, Artisun Solar “When’s the last time you changed something in your business before you had to change something in your business?” said MAPP Executive Director Troy Nix. He asked this question during the kickoff of the 2025 Annual MAPP Meeting last December. For an industry already navigating the constant fluctuations and … [Read more...] about Plastics Manufacturers Facing New Cost Pressure: Energy
Hoffer’s Vision to Value: Building a Sustainability Framework
By Lindsey Munson, editor, Plastics Business Sustainability is not a new concept in the plastics industry. It has been shaped into various meanings across multiple platforms depending on a company’s goals, vision and intended impact. At Hoffer Plastics, however, sustainability is more than a guiding principle – it is embedded in the company’s DNA. For more than 70 years, it … [Read more...] about Hoffer’s Vision to Value: Building a Sustainability Framework