By Kirk W. McLaren Businesses that aim to expand this year could be stymied if they fail to account for common obstacles that get in the way of growth. Those obstacles are winning new customers, keeping existing customers, gaining access to capital, overcoming low financial performance and having the right people and capacity to deliver. Before one’s business becomes … [Read more...] about Overcoming Obstacles for Growth in 2023
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Hot Stamping Injection-Molded Parts the Right Way
By ICOMold by Fathom Hot stamping is a secondary process to injection molding that is used to add logos, color accents or instructional information to plastic parts. Hot stamping plastic parts also can be done to achieve a specific color, texture or metallic finish. The process can be done with a press (hot stamping) or without a press (tipping). Plastic stamping process Hot … [Read more...] about Hot Stamping Injection-Molded Parts the Right Way
The Value of Testing – Durability Testing for Decorated Plastics
By Alan Jaenecke, Taber Industries A typical consumer is only aware of the aesthetic aspect of decorated plastic parts. What they see are the visual traits of the product, such as the color scheme or if artwork was included to reinforce a brand image. There are other reasons beyond aesthetics for decorating plastics, but the consumer will overlook most of them. Perhaps the … [Read more...] about The Value of Testing – Durability Testing for Decorated Plastics
Kimberly-Clark Elevates Towel Dispensers from Ordinary to High Design
Edited by Erin La Row and Dianna Brodine, Plastics Decorating When picturing a towel dispenser found in a public restroom, the image that comes to mind likely is a gray or white metal box – functional, but not exactly stylish. Kimberly-Clark wanted to change that, using in-mold decorating techniques to bring design elements to a product found in washrooms around the … [Read more...] about Kimberly-Clark Elevates Towel Dispensers from Ordinary to High Design
Reasons to Automate Pad Printing
By John Kaverman, president, Pad Print Pros In pad printing, there are two distinctly different reasons for automating: low complexity plus high volume (processing the parts faster) and high complexity plus low volume (processing the print faster). This article discusses the benefits of both. Part 1: Low complexity + high volume (processing parts faster) Over the course of … [Read more...] about Reasons to Automate Pad Printing