Lots of business owners and prospective entrepreneurs rely on guidance from mentors to help them reach their goals and achieve success, but a lot of professionals in the manufacturing industry underestimate the importance of mentorship programs. [...]
With another year making its way out the door, it’s a great time to reflect on where our industry is heading. Below are a few of the trends we believe will affect plastics professionals and consumers in [...]
As any new year begins, people speculate about what to expect in the coming months. Here are some of the trends affecting the plastics industry in 2019. Growth in automotive end-use applications: While injection molding has [...]
Market trends are an important indication of the future of a given industry, and medical manufacturing has displayed strong growth in recent years. Many economic analysts predict this industry-wide uptick to carry through the year [...]
ELECTRONICS EVERYWHERE Over the last few decades, technological advancements have made an incredible impact on our society. From the electronic systems integrated into Aerospace equipment to the smart phone that you use every day, electronic [...]
October 6th is National Manufacturing Day, a day set aside to celebrate modern manufacturing and inspire the next generation of workers to get excited about new opportunities and trends in manufacturing. Manufacturing is changing, and [...]
A CHANGING LANDSCAPE It’s no secret that manufacturing is changing. As technology improves and automation continues to make manufacturing more efficient, the rising tide of U.S. manufacturing must change too. There’s been a lot of [...]
It seems 3D printing, long heralded as the “next big thing” for manufacturing, has finally come into its own. Nowhere is this more evident than in the rise of the little guy, as the number [...]
Already a $56 billion industry in the United States, the Medical product market shows no signs of slowing in coming years, in particular due to the continued innovation in injection molded medical devices, according to [...]
