Understanding and Benefiting from Service Agreements

Spring 2007

Service agreements are more than support, training, or preventative programs – they represent a relationship between a processor and its vendors.

Fremont Plastics: Competing One Detail at a Time

Spring 2007

At Fremont Plastics, learning how to manufacture with a lean organization has been crucial to the company’s success in supplying large OEMs in the healthcare field.

Polymer Conversions, Inc.: Better Well Done, Than Well Said

Spring 2007

Polymer Conversions Inc. began production in 1979 with three 75-ton molding machines, seven employees, and 5,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space.

Best Practices for Implementing and Utilizing a Standards-based QMS

Spring 2007

by Lee Pfennigwerth, SRI Quality System Registrar
As the plastics industry grows increasingly competitive, it is important for companies, large and small, to certify to certain quality standards, such as ISO 9001 or sector-specific standards such as ISO/TS 16949 and AS9100. As companies consider registering to these standards, the challenge becomes how to best implement and […]