Plastics Business Congress has suspended for two years the 2.3 percent medical device tax. This tax went into effect Jan. 1, 2013, as part of the Affordable Care Act. The tax required medical device manufacturers to pay the Internal Revenue Service a 2.3 percent tax on sales – not profits – which is an estimated average of $194 million per month. It inhibited access to medical … [Read more...] about Medical Device Tax Suspended
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ITW Pillar Technologies Develops Surface Treatment System
ITW Pillar Technologies Develops Surface Treatment System Plastics Decorating ITW Pillar Technologies, Hartland, Wisconsin, has developed an electronic surface treatment electrode gapping system. Known as the eGap™ system, the feature is said to solve a major surface treatment set-up problem for users of corona and atmospheric plasma stations – namely, … [Read more...] about ITW Pillar Technologies Develops Surface Treatment System
SPE Aims to Attract Youths to Plastics Industry
SPE Aims to Attract Youths to Plastics Industry Plastics Decorating A strategy developed by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), Bethel, Connecticut, to draw more young people into the industry and into SPE itself has created new career opportunities and generated a significant increase in student participation, SPE recently announced. Students from 33 … [Read more...] about SPE Aims to Attract Youths to Plastics Industry
Most-Read Stories of 2015
Most-Read Stories of 2015 Plastics Decorating While work on Plastics Decorating's first issue of 2016 is well underway, we paused to see the topics with which our readers spent the most time in 2015. We found that readers often check through our archives, referring to information published in the last two years. The following stories, published in 2015, were … [Read more...] about Most-Read Stories of 2015
Updated Guide to OSHA Training Requirements
Plastics Decorating OSHA has posted a fully updated version of its guide to all agency training requirements to help employers, safety and health professionals, training directors and others comply with the law and keep workers safe. "Training Requirements in OSHA Standards" organizes the training requirements into five categories: General Industry, Maritime, Construction, … [Read more...] about Updated Guide to OSHA Training Requirements