By Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, Plastics Decorating Revere Plastics Systems is a custom injection-molding company with nine locations in the United States, including its Novi, Michigan, headquarters, and one facility in Canada. An opportunity with a power tool customer led Revere Plastics to consider expansion into Mexico, leading the company to not only purchase … [Read more...] about Expanding Locations, Capabilities at Revere Plastics
Business Strategies
Overcoming Obstacles for Growth in 2023
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
Managed Service Providers are Critical to Securing Smart Factory
By Lauren Middleton, content writer and web designer, River Valley Digital Industry 4.0 has significantly transformed the manufacturing industry. Manufacturing companies that integrate Industry 4.0 or “Smart Factory” experience better efficiency, improved data insights, better quality control, reduced labor and reductions in cost. However, the associated interconnectedness … [Read more...] about Managed Service Providers are Critical to Securing Smart Factory
Part 2: Avoiding Common Mistakes | Keys to Successfully Implementing New Plastics Decorating Processes
by Paul Uglum, president, Uglum Consulting, LLC An article in the July/August 2022 issue of Plastics Decorating described a structured method and steps that can be taken to reduce the risk in adding new processes or upgrading current processes. Even when following these steps, the result sometimes is less than satisfying. Failure to meet the targeted production yields, … [Read more...] about Part 2: Avoiding Common Mistakes | Keys to Successfully Implementing New Plastics Decorating Processes
A Single Breath Authenticates Covert Features in New Anti-Counterfeiting Technology
by Scott R. Sabreen, president, The Sabreen Group, Inc. Counterfeiting threatens the world economy and public health through the production of inferior products that circumvent consumer protection regulatory channels. Among the biggest challenges in fighting counterfeit goods is the need to stay ahead of counterfeiters using new and more sophisticated technologies. The newest … [Read more...] about A Single Breath Authenticates Covert Features in New Anti-Counterfeiting Technology