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Article: What's so hot about contract manufacturing. (custom plastics molding) (Cover Story)
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- Plastics Technology
- Article date:
- September 1, 1990
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What's So Hot About Contract Manufacturing
At their customers' urging, a growing number of custom molders are diversifying into what's called "contract manufacturing." As a growing number of domestic OEM customers find it tougher and tougher to manufacture profitably, they are turning to their molders for help - especially when the product is composed predominantly of plastics parts. Increasingly, custom molders are accepting total responsibility for assembling, testing and packaging subassemblies or complete products. In some cases, they're even responsible for shipping a product that's ready for use to their customer's customer.
All this requires a ...
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