Blow Molding

Part of Shannon Global Energy Solutions’ Insultech product line, the reusable thermal blanket fits all styles of extruders, barrels, and heads as well as injection- and blow-molding equipment.

If today’s typical job description were a telephone, it would be hanging on the wall with a big round dial and 10 holes in it numbered from 1 to 0. If you want to attract millennials, write a job description that’s more like a smartphone.

When companies ask me why they cannot seem to “find” younger workers, I must be honest and tell some of them: “We can find them, they just don’t want to work for your company.”

Profitability is a delicate balancing act between what it costs to create the product and what the customer is willing to pay. As a plastics processing business owner, you probably have your way of calculating costs. While there is no single, best...

The MSBW60-DC blow-molding machine can handle two bottles with different capacities at rates up to 600 bottles per minute.

Sun Plastech Inc., manufacturer and distributor of Asaclean Purging Compounds, changed its name to Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas at the beginning of this month. It initially joined the Asahi Kasei Group nearly 25 years ago as one of the Japanese...

The international trade fair for plastics processing will return to Friedrichshafen, Germany, on Oct. 12 to 16, 2021.

Will your job description pique the interest of A-players? Probably not, because it’s just a description of job duties that won't persuade someone who is currently employed, successful, and fairly compensated to come work for you.

There is a mathematical component to finding top talent. At my company we call it Mapping the Market — using a variety of tools to create a universe of the top 100 to 200 people who comprise the upper echelon of available talent for your specific...