Plan for Tomorrow’s Leaders Today
Two composites fabricators share their succession planning success stories. A survey on business owner succession planning conducted by the Financial Planning Association/CNBC in 2015 found that 78 percent of...
New Study Outlines Impact of Women in Manufacturing
Last week, the Manufacturing Institute, Deloitte and APICS released a study, “Women in Manufacturing: Stepping up to make an impact that matters.” The study is the result of more than 600 survey responses...
Creative Pultrusions Acquires Kenway Corporation
Last week, Alum Bank, Pa.-based Creative Pultrusions, Inc. (CPI), a subsidiary of Hill & Smith Holdings PLC, announced it has acquired Augusta, Maine-based Kenway Corporation (KW). Hill & Smith...
Ashland Launches North American Corrosion Science Center
According to NACE International, the direct costs of corrosion in 2014 were estimated at $540 billion in the U.S. and $2.3 trillion worldwide. Last week, a major player in the composites industry took a major...
Composites Executive Forum Highlights Recycling and Workforce Development
Two of the most widely discussed issues in the composites industry are how to make materials more recyclable and how to attract and train a more qualified workforce. During ACMA’s Composites Executive Forum,...
Keynote Speakers Provide Economic Insight at ACMA Composites Executive Forum
During a keynote speech at ACMA’s 2017 Composites Executive Forum, Herb Meyer, a special assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence during the Reagan administration, touched on trends regarding...
