by Chad Jones, Sherry Laboratories Injection molders and other plastic processors dealing with new materials or processes can use outside laboratories for routine quality control testing. Many organizations require testing to determine conformance to material specifications. More complicated projects can involve contamination testing and failure analysis. In many situations, … [Read more...] about Lab Services Important for Quality, R&D and Safety
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Incentivizing Employees for Productivity and Quality
by Amy Bauer Those managing plastics operations - watching the metrics month in and month out know that increasing productivity and focusing on quality measures, such as reducing waste, speeding delivery times and ensuring safety, has a direct effect on a company's bottom line. The challenge, however, is in transferring this understanding to frontline employees, who may not … [Read more...] about Incentivizing Employees for Productivity and Quality
Laboratory Services Important for Quality, R&D and Safety in the Plastics Industry
by Chad Jones, Sherry Laboratories A quick glance at one's surroundings and one can find a widening variety of plastic products in both consumer and industrial applications. This increase in the use of plastic materials is partly enabled by advances in material science and technology, and partly enabled by the continuing need for cost and weight reduction. New applications, … [Read more...] about Laboratory Services Important for Quality, R&D and Safety in the Plastics Industry
Best Practices for Implementing and Utilizing a Standards-based QMS
by Lee Pfennigwerth, SRI Quality System Registrar As the plastics industry grows increasingly competitive, it is important for companies, large and small, to certify to certain quality standards, such as ISO 9001 or sector-specific standards such as ISO/TS 16949 and AS9100. As companies consider registering to these standards, the challenge becomes how to best implement and … [Read more...] about Best Practices for Implementing and Utilizing a Standards-based QMS