At NPE 2018, South Korea’s LS Mtron was relatively unknown to the North American plastics industry. While the company was a leading player in the global IMM market, in the US they were known mostly as ...

Using lean thinking saved $2.9 million on the startup of this plant for Precise Technology. U.S. custom molding startup in April 2002? Haven’t they heard? Shops are cutting back, moving offshore, ...

Industry 4.0 has revolutionized manufacturing, providing more process and material data that leads to more precise production and parts. The digital manufacturing era has spurred many companies to ...

In the March 2002 issue I wrote about how the molding industry is evolving, and how molders are evolving or must evolve with it to survive (see: “Notice: You are Not a Molder†March 2002 IMM). In ...