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Tea Leaves Point to Growth, Greater Connectivity in Mfg. in 2015
Many predictions about the literally nuts-and-bolts world of manufacturing for 2015 center on things that are decidedly less tangible then, well, nuts and bolts.
Read MoreChase Plastics Expands Indiana Distribution Center
Plastics distributor Chase Plastic Services Inc., Clarkston, Mich., is investing $5.82 million to expand its distribution center in South Bend, Ind., constructing a new company-owned 126,000-ft2 facility to replace its current 90,000-ft2 rented site.
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U.S. Plastics Sector Stars in Lackluster Global Economy
The U.S. plastics industry in 2014 succeeded despite a near-worldwide malaise, but how long can we thrive while our global partners falter?
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Mexico’s Auto Market Accelerates, Brings Plastics Along
Mexico’s booming automotive industry inevitably became part of the conversation with exhibitors at the country’s largest plastics trade fair, Plastimagen.
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Are Fillers and Pigments Impacting Your Processing Parameters?
As parts are loaded with higher and higher levels of fillers, pigments, and more, processors don’t always consider the impact these additives have on production.
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Taiwan’s ‘Time is Coming’ For All-Electric Machines
Taiwan鈥檚 plastics machinery market is a player on the global stage, except for one segment鈥攁ll-electric machines. The recent Taipei Plas show suggests that鈥檚 about to change.
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Steering Clear of Culture Clashes in International Business
Often times when companies seek to expand their 911爆料网 overseas they think in terms of geographic proximity but what about cultural proximity?
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EPS Foam Manufacturer Molds On Despite Environmental Attacks
If plastic bags are Public Enemy No. 1 for environmental activists, EPS foam might be No. 1A, despite some very green credentials.
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Thermoforming: The Shape of Things to Come?
Despite designer ignorance and competing processes, thermoforming is thriving. Example A: the continued growth of its long-running SPE-sponsored event.
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Don’t Let Your New Strategy Succumb to Your Old Culture
A well-conceived strategy can help your company overcome many external challenges but there is one adversary it will fall to every time—an internal culture at cross purposes.
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NPE2015: The Right Show at the Right Time
In recent years, plastics trade shows in North America have sometimes been written off as out of fashion and in decline. But in around 140 days, a giant plastics trade show in Orlando seems likely to quash emphatically any notions of irrelevance for such industry events.
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Taiwan Plastics Machinery Sector Balances Cost/Technology
Locked geographically between China and Japan, Taiwan鈥檚 plastics machinery sector also finds itself sandwiched between the higher-tech higher-cost machines of nation鈥檚 like Japan and the lower-tech lower-cost technology of China.
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