The Conair Group, stationed in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, has released its latest version of SmartServices™, as well as a new control platform featuring a human machine interface (HMI). The latest version of SmartServices™ adds flexibility in equipment monitoring, expanded integration capabilities with non-Conair controls and a common interface for remote auxiliary … [Read more...] about Conair Introduces New Features
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Purdue Innovation Could Make Recycling More Profitable
Hasler Ventures LLC, West Lafayette, Indiana, plans to scale up to commercial levels a Purdue University-patented technology that may accelerate the volume of waste plastic recycling. The innovation is called low-pressure hydrothermal processing. It promises an economically and environmentally safe way to transform polyolefin plastic, the most common form of plastic, into … [Read more...] about Purdue Innovation Could Make Recycling More Profitable
Are You Shipping Cash with Your Packaged Products?
By Pierre Maillet, president, Cyframe All too often, plastic manufacturing business owners fail to realize that some products are being produced at a loss. One could argue that in such cases they might as well be shipping cash directly to customers. Here are some ways to help identify and correct where and how your company might be leaking cash. As a for-profit company your … [Read more...] about Are You Shipping Cash with Your Packaged Products?
Mueller Prost Joins Forces with Wipfli LLP
Mueller Prost, St. Louis, Missouri, has joined forces with national accounting firm Wipfli LLP. With Mueller Prost having served more than 4,300 clients across the United States and Wipfli LLP being a top 20 firm, Mueller Prost hopes to amplify the company's vision of bringing solutions to midsized entrepreneurs and business owners with their joining to Wipfli. The two teams … [Read more...] about Mueller Prost Joins Forces with Wipfli LLP
Target Corp. Commits to 20% Virgin Plastic Reduction Goal
Target Corp., Berkeley, California, has committed to reduce annual total virgin plastic in its owned brand packaging by 20% by 2025, following up on a previous agreement to set a plastic elimination goal. In May, after the filing of a shareholder proposal by As You Sow and Green Century Capital Management, Target agreed to set a virgin plastic elimination goal for its … [Read more...] about Target Corp. Commits to 20% Virgin Plastic Reduction Goal