The Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference will bring together hundreds of plastics professionals to Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 1-3, 2025, to educate and empower them with practical strategies, real-world case studies and actionable insights. With a conference set up to explore the forefront of manufacturing technology and its impact on plastics manufacturing … [Read more...] about Benchmarking & Best Practices Conference: Authentic Influence
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Top 5 Thoughts on Implementing AI in Manufacturing
By Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Business Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise, again. The discipline began in the 1950s but fell out of favor in the 1970s. In the 1980s, AI became popular again, with expert systems that contained comprehensive knowledge in fields like law and medicine. Once more, however, AI fell out of favor. Now in its third incarnation, begun in the … [Read more...] about Top 5 Thoughts on Implementing AI in Manufacturing
Four Process Commits to a New Era of Growth
By Lindsey Munson, editor, Plastics Business Celebrating a 50-year milestone in April 2024, Four Process Ltd., now located in Valley Park, Missouri, has built its business foundation on three key characteristics: it is veteran-founded, woman-owned and a third-generation family endeavor. As a custom precision plastics injection molder, Four Process recently expanded into … [Read more...] about Four Process Commits to a New Era of Growth