Production engineers often get excited about new technologies and tend to think that the benefits of investing in them are obvious to everyone else in the company. However, enthusiastic engineers can get an unpleasant surprise if they are not prepared to argue their case properly.
ORWIGSBURG, PA–Clearly Clean Products LLC recently announced that it is expanding its North American footprint by renovating and reopening an 80,000-square-foot thermoforming plant in Frackville, PA, to manufacture recyclable food trays.
FAIRFIELD, NJ—Jacket Media Co. will be incorporating a new series, Manufacturing Tomorrow, into its nationally recognized podcast, Manufacturing Talk Radio, which has aired since November 2013. Manufacturing Tomorrow is a podcast series by the Ohio Manufacturing Institute at Ohio State University.
As an experienced sport bike rider, Chuck Tornga recognized the importance of tire maintenance for optimal performance and safety. He recognized the need for an easy and efficient way for motorcyclists to change their tires and perform maintenance.
Advanced servo drives and immediate performance feedback are among the technologies that keep ultrasonic welding a go-to method for joining thermoplastic parts.
Matchmaking is a unique skill, and in the world of assembly, few people do it better than equipment suppliers. Day after day, these experts use their extensive experience and knowledge to exactly match the right machine to a specific assembly application.
GAITHERSBURG, MD—Created by a team including scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an advanced filtering material can extract the key ingredient in the most common form of plastic from a mixture of other chemicals while consuming far less energy than usual.
For nearly 30 years, Flocon Inc. has been manufacturing fluid applicators and dispensing systems in Illinois for applications in a wide variety of industries.
TIGERTOWN, TX—With new enforcement priorities under the Trump administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are taking aim at employers that knowingly hire unauthorized immigrants. The most recent — and largest — bust happened at a trailer manufacturing plant here.