Edited by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Decorating Editor’s Note: This article was developed from a panel discussion held at the 2022 SPE Decorating & Coatings Division TopCon & IMDA Symposium in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The 2023 event – the Plastic Product Decorating Summit – will be held September 28-29 in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area. Consumers are looking for sleek, … [Read more...] about In-Mold Decorating Lights Up the Automotive and Appliance Industries
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Expanding Locations, Capabilities at Revere Plastics
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
Tech Watch: The Sabreen Group’s SNOWLEOPARD® Security Solution
Edited by Erin La Row, Plastics Decorating Counterfeiting is a serious crime affecting every economy across the globe. According to a 2020 report by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, counterfeiting is the largest criminal enterprise in the world, with total domestic and international sales of counterfeit and pirated goods between an estimated $1.7 trillion … [Read more...] about Tech Watch: The Sabreen Group’s SNOWLEOPARD® Security Solution
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