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    • Kaizen Institute
    Vera Adam has worked as a lean consultant, but now oversees internal environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives at the Kaizen Institute, which provides consulting to a variety of industries, including manufacturers, in the methodology.
    Manufacturing

    Lean delivers bevy of benefits

    Dec. 23, 2024
    Sustainability seen as a side effect; main benefits include waste reduction, greater efficiency.

    Features

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    D&M Plastics
    Though relatively new to his job at D&M Plastics in Burlington, Ill.,, second-shift foreman Kyle Bellon is excited about the culture at the small molding shop, where workers are encouraged to share their ideas for improvement.
    Sepro America
    Jim Healy, VP of sales and marketing for Sepro America, poses alongside a large robot.
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    A discarded plastic straw on a beach.
    Steve Alexander
    As president and CEO of the Association of Plastic Recyclers, Steve Alexander has tried to bring together all members of the supply chain to eliminate barriers to recycling.
    LS Mtron
    LS Mtron currently manufactures its IMMs in South Korea, but if it achieves its sales goals in North America, it may build a domestic assembly plant.
    Carbon Inc.
    Joseph DeSimone

    BROWSE THESE LEADING COMPANIES

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    Manufacturing

    Supply chain disruptions still rippling through market

    Bruce Geiselman
    Dec. 3, 2024
    The pandemic, weather disasters and port backups caused disruption for plastics processors.
    Laurie Harbour
    Laurie Harbour and her company, Harbour Results Inc., aim to help manufacturing clients compete in a variety of a sectors. Wipfli LLP acquired the Southfield, Mich., firm in the spring.
    Injection Molding

    Consultant Harbour steers clients to success

    Karen Hanna
    Dec. 2, 2024
    She says North American manufacturers must do more to keep pace with rapid changes in competition, economics and technology.
    Maguire
    Maguire's blenders are available in more than 150 configurations and are also customizable.
    Manufacturing

    Customer feedback drives Maguire’s innovations 

    Lynne Sherwin
    Dec. 2, 2024
    A wide array of standard models, bespoke blenders and overhauls of older equipment are among its offerings.
    StackTeck Ltd.
    StackTeck is among many manufacturers and OEMs working to lightweight parts, both to reduce costs, as well as to address sustainability concerns. It used its specialized molds and proprietary Thin Recess Injection Molding (TRIM). technology to produce these 5-gallon buckets that have wall sections that are only 0.59 inch thick. Three years ago, StackTeck told Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing the buckets weighed 817 grams -- compared to 930-gram-buckets made through more-traditional means..
    Manufacturing

    Lightweighting shows less is more

    Bruce Geiselman
    Nov. 29, 2024
    Manufacturers, brand owners cut costs. answer sustainability concerns by reducing material use.
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    Multimedia

    Covering the plastics machinery industry

    Marvin Brown
    Nov. 27, 2024
    Designer Marvin Brown chooses 10 favorite covers from PMM's first decade.