By Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Business What if? Outside-of-the-box thinkers use a “what if?” mentality to tackle plant operation challenges. Plastics processors are an innovative bunch and it’s a good thing. Keeping a multi-service or multi-line injection molding operation humming along – with its varied work cells, machinery, processes and tasks – takes skill and … [Read more...] about MAPP Innovation Award Winners Put the “Smart” in Smart Manufacturing
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2024 MAPP Innovation Award Submissions Now Accepted
Press release submitted on behalf of MAPP. Thank you for your interest in the 2024 Innovation Award focused on Automated Manufacturing Solutions. There are once again two categories for this year's awards: Smart Manufacturing Solutions (ex. Lights Out, IoT, Industry 4.0, Remote Monitoring, etc.) and Labor Solutions (Projects that have impacted the labor shortage or allowed … [Read more...] about 2024 MAPP Innovation Award Submissions Now Accepted
NPE2024 Showcases the Latest in Plastics Industry Technology
By Lindsey Munson, editor, Plastics Business NPE2024: The Plastics Show has left its mark on the plastics industry – processors and suppliers are buzzing with eagerness and excitement to build on the momentum from the educational learnings, networking and connections with industry experts and capitalize on the latest technology advancements and innovations. The week of May … [Read more...] about NPE2024 Showcases the Latest in Plastics Industry Technology
Beacon Engineered Solutions Implements Automation to Ease Labor Crunch
By Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Business Beacon Engineered Solutions earned the second place award in Labor Solutions at the 2023 MAPP Innovation Award ceremony for its entry describing the company’s 4DX Automation Team which has applied automation technologies that currently save the company 11,000 labor hours annually. Beacon is in Alexandria, Minnesota, offering … [Read more...] about Beacon Engineered Solutions Implements Automation to Ease Labor Crunch