by Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Business As 2021 comes to a close, plastics manufacturers are facing enormous pressures. An increased demand for their products is crashing head-on into the lingering worker shortage and a relatively new but crippling resin supply chain crunch. Processors have struggled for some time to find trained workers during a period when fewer workers … [Read more...] about What Processors Can Do to Maintain a Healthy Flow in Their Resin Supply Chain
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View from 30 Feet: From Surviving the Resin Shortage to a Zero-Scrap Footprint: What Repelletizing Can Do for Your Company
By Marcella Kates, director of marketing, MAPP While the resin shortages are affecting supply chains all over the world, one Indiana molder’s venture into repelletizing scrap materials turned out to reap rewards for the company and its customers. Metro Plastics Technologies is a custom injection molder in Noblesville, Indiana. Metro believes in a commitment to utilizing its … [Read more...] about View from 30 Feet: From Surviving the Resin Shortage to a Zero-Scrap Footprint: What Repelletizing Can Do for Your Company
Molding the Market: The Future of Medical Resins
by Brittany Willes, contributing writer, Plastics Business Healthcare in all its various forms is a hot topic in today’s uncertain climate. While many are focusing on finished products, plastics manufacturers, molders and suppliers are on the front line making sure the highest quality materials are being used to meet ever-growing demand for medical supplies and parts. Plastics … [Read more...] about Molding the Market: The Future of Medical Resins
Resin Supply Chain Issues: Suppliers Offer Perspective, Solutions
by Dianna Brodine, managing editor Plastics Business Uncertainty in the resin supply chain is sending ripples through the plastics industry and into end markets. The result has been predictable: price increases for the processor at the time of resin purchase. What are the biggest issues facing the resin industry at the moment, and what can the processor do to alleviate … [Read more...] about Resin Supply Chain Issues: Suppliers Offer Perspective, Solutions
Benefits of a Central Resin Conveying System
by Jim Zinski, Novatec Increasing profits, satisfying customer demand and improving utilization of production floor space are all strong reasons to consider a new central resin conveying system. But what does that really mean? In basic terms, we're talking about automating the resin handling process. This includes getting the buckets, ladders, pallets, bags, manpower and … [Read more...] about Benefits of a Central Resin Conveying System