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Companies have never moved faster. Product teams are launching new products, responding to customer feedback, and accelerating development cycles at a pace that would’ve been difficult to imagine just a decade ago. Yet many manufacturers are discovering a frustrating reality: the faster they innovate, the harder it can become to scale production. Products often move…
Cost pressure is not new to manufacturing, but the intensity has changed. Inflation, margin compression, tariff uncertainty, and ongoing supply chain volatility have forced many OEMs to examine every sourcing decision more closely. In that environment, it’s natural for procurement teams to focus on the number that is easiest to compare: piece price. But is…
For many years, procurement success was measured by three familiar pillars: quality, speed, and cost. Hit your specs. Meet your lead times. Protect your margins. In a stable environment, that model works. But we’re no longer operating in stable times. Volatility is no longer a temporary disruption that manufacturers can plan around—it’s become the operating…
Not long ago, there were limited options for making plastic parts that have complex geometries. A common method was CNC machining, which can be expensive and slow. Plastic injection molding is a much faster and cost-effective way to make parts, but those with intricate designs can cause quality and processing challenges. However, New Berlin Plastics…
New Berlin Plastics has made some important investments to upgrade its Quality Lab. Thanks to some new cutting-edge measurement systems and a team of skilled employees, the company has increased throughput and added capabilities to better support the production of injection-molded parts. New capabilities During the launch of a new part, the quality team measures…
New Berlin Plastics has been taking aggressive measures to prepare for growth over the past few years. In the last eight months, the company has expanded its production floor to significantly increase its capabilities, capacity, and efficiency. As a result, we can produce a higher volume and wider variety of parts at a very…
How important is effective knowledge management in a high-performance injection molding operation? More important than you may think. It can have a big impact on part quality and risk reduction. Here’s an inside look at New Berlin Plastics’ sophisticated approach to knowledge management.
Selecting a plastic injection molding supplier that can provide you with the least expensive part will likely cost you more in the long run. A low piece price can lead to problems with part quality and deliverability. It could also compromise the financial stability of your supplier and put your supply chain at risk. A…
Plastic injection molding provides a repeatable, high-quality and consistent way to produce parts. It offers significant advantages compared to other types of manufacturing. Ongoing improvements to the injection molding process set this technique apart from other manufacturing processes. In recent years, scientific injection molding (SIM) has transformed it from a mechanical and physical process into…
In the age of rapid technological advancement, the manufacturing process that seems to have garnered the most media attention in recent years is 3D printing. From its ability to recreate both ordinary and unique objects, to its potential to produce complex parts and pieces – and even a few controversies – 3D printing has dominated…
