May 20, 2026 | Plastics Industry News, Training
May 20, 2026 Skill Up Without Slowing Down: Training That Moves at the Speed of Production In manufacturing, progress rarely waits for a convenient training schedule.Production targets remain. Customers expect delivery. Equipment keeps running. Yet the need to develop...
May 13, 2026 | Plastics Industry News, Training
May 13, 2026 Data Is Only Valuable When Someone Trusts It Manufacturing has never had more data.Cycle times, temperatures, pressures, alarms, downtime events – modern equipment records everything. Yet many teams still make decisions based on experience rather...
Apr 29, 2026 | Technology
April 28, 2026 Screw Failure Causes Downtime – Preparation Determines How Long It Lasts Downtime starts when a critical component fails.A screw reaches the end of its wear life. A barrel loses dimensional integrity. A process that once ran consistently begins to...
Apr 22, 2026 | Plastics Industry News, Technology, Turner Group News
April 22, 2026 Most Mold Changes Fail in the Last Five Minutes A mold change can go perfectly for 90% of the process but still create problems on the first shot. The mold is set. The clamps are secure. Utilities are connected. The machine is ready to run.Then...
Apr 15, 2026 | Plastics Industry News, Turner Group News
Apr 15, 2026 Cooling Might Be the Most Important Process Variable You’re Not Monitoring In plastics processing, water is critical – yet it is often treated as an afterthought. Attention typically focuses on machines, molds, automation, and materials because they...
