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Erich Hoch started in the manufacturing business as a tool maker and joined Jabil in 2002. He was recently appointed CEO of Jabil Packaging Solutions. In this interview with PlasticsToday, he shares his insights on packaging trends and discusses...
The way we drive—or don’t, in the case of autonomous vehicles—is changing at an unprecedented pace. The 2020s could well be the decade of the electric car, as battery prices tumble and a new generation of high-voltage motors go into production...
Millennials have surpassed baby boomers as the nation’s largest living generation, according to population estimates released earlier this year by the U.S. Census Bureau. Those between the ages of 18 and 34 in 2015 now number 75.4 million...
None of us are getting any younger, to state the obvious. That demographic truth combined with a growing middle class, particularly in emerging economies, is the foundation of a consistent customer base for the medical technology industry. It also...
In today’s world, sustainability is no longer an option, but an essential design element in order to attract, relate to and retain consumers. To meet the needs of this burgeoning market, new uses for plastic packaging are being continuously...
Injection molding is the largest plastics processing sector, so we have to expect that molds, machinery and resins going into that segment will see good demand. However, at the end of 2015 and in early 2016, there was little to show that industry...
The U.S. auto industry had a banner year in 2015, with vehicle sales topping the previous record set in 2000—17.47 million vehicles sold compared with 17.35 million—but the sector is counting on emerging markets to drive car production to new...
Even as awareness has grown that sustainability should be an integral part of corporate culture, many businesses still find themselves wrestling with the implementation of sustainable measures and practices. That is especially true of the plastics...
Ten years ago, manufacturing seemed doomed, in the West, at least. The big topic was offshoring, and the general consensus was that there was no future for companies that did not join the flight to the lower-cost countries of Asia. Today, in a...
Mainstream manufacturers are realizing that there is important value in producing their own jigs and fixtures and other manufacturing tools. Extreme reductions in production time and cost using additive manufacturing are driving this trend. This...
