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Mission Statements Vs. Business Plans
A hotel conference room, management brainstorming and a new mission statement do not a strategic business plan make.
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Automation Eliminates Contamination
Many molders use robots to boost output and repeatability, but SSI also uses them to prevent contamination of critical diagnostic products.
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What Does the Future of Manufacturing Hold?
Over the next 35 years, manufacturing will become more local, more connected and more sustainable.
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3D Printing of “Porous” Tools Awarded Walmart Research Grant
What if you could build a tool that had just the right amount of material it needed in just the right places?
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Wal-Mart's Made in America Pledge and Plastics
The world's largest retailer has committed to sourcing and additional $50 billion in U.S. made goods over the next decade; what does it mean for plastics processors?
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What Processors Are Doing To Bridge the Skills Gap
Seasoned technicians are leaving, and replacing them with youngsters is a challenge. But some processors have taken dramatic initiatives to change how young people think about manufacturing and are bringing the next generation into the fold.
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Mold Micro Parts with Ultrasonic Technology
New machine utilizes ultrasonic waves to melt plastics for micromolding, as opposed to the shear and conductive heating used in standard processes.
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‘There are no unskilled jobs here anymore’
That observation comes from Mary Ann Cervinka, HR manager Arrow Gear, and is found Accenture’s 2014 Manufacturing Skills and Training Study, appropriately entitled, “Out of Inventory: Skills Shortage Threatens Growth for U.S. Manufacturing.”
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Is a robotic revolution underway in China?
Robots have helped U.S. manufacturers better compete with China, now Chinese plants are integrating automation to boost their own productivity.
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Giving employees the time, resources to “go back to school”
Consistent production is the number one priority at any plastics processing plant, but how much do most companies do to train technicians before they hand over the keys to hugely expensive (and complicated) machines that are at the heart of production?
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Former Hoover vacuum injection molding plant on the block
Why did the “Largest Injection Molding Manufacturing Plant West of the Mississippi” wind up on the auction block?
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