by Lara Copeland, writer, Plastics Decorating Tapematic, based in Ornago, MB, in Italy, with a sales and support office in Orlando, Florida, designs and builds in-house novel and high-quality industrial machinery. For the past decade, Tapematic has specialized in the manufacture of UV varnish/painting and metallization equipment, focusing specifically on the packaging for … [Read more...] about Tapematic’s PST Line
2020 Oct/Nov
Association News: October/November 2020
Letter from the Chair We are all working in the new virtual world now. From conferences and tradeshows to customer meetings, we are all becoming experts at using Zoom, GoToMeeting or some other similar platform. It will be very interesting, once we work through the pandemic, to see how much of the virtual communication will remain part of our everyday lives. I certainly … [Read more...] about Association News: October/November 2020
The Five Myths of Business Strategy
by Rich Horwath, CEO, Strategic Thinking Institute Consider some of the most popular myths: Lightning never strikes the same place twice. (It does.) There is no gravity in space. (There is … just less.) Pigeons blow up if fed uncooked rice. (They don’t.) Which myths or half-truths have permeated your organization, and what effect have they had on your business? Running a … [Read more...] about The Five Myths of Business Strategy
Failures and Prevention: Chemical Attacks of Decorated Plastic Surfaces
by Paul Uglum, president, Uglum Consulting, LLC Plastic parts are decorated for many reasons and using many differing techniques. Parts can be decorated to achieve specific aesthetics and appearances, to provide uniform appearances across various substrates, to apply graphics and to achieve specific functional or tactile results. Coatings also are applied to protect the … [Read more...] about Failures and Prevention: Chemical Attacks of Decorated Plastic Surfaces
A Short Guide to Laser Welding Plastics
by Ian Jones, manager, Laserweld Plastics Ltd Lasers are attractive tools for joining sheet, film and molded thermoplastics and textiles. Their features allow for a precise, yet rapid, delivery of a controlled amount of energy exactly to the point where it is required. Lasers are available with outputs covering a range of wavelengths, which has a large bearing on the … [Read more...] about A Short Guide to Laser Welding Plastics