Interviews with the people who built the plastics industry and those who are pushing it to new limits offer insight into how to run a successful plastics business. The “In Other Words” interviews published each month in Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing are in-depth looks at the careers of top industry leaders.
Here is a look back at the interviews published in 2020:
Michael Durina had his mind set on working in the plastics industry soon after he enrolled in the plastics engineering program at Ferris State University more than 40 years ago. Now, as owner of Md Plastics Inc., he is known for his innovative designs for screws and injection units and has licensed his company’s technology with manufacturers of injection molding machines and 3-D printers.
Alexander (Sandy) Guthrie grew up in a family business that was a pioneer in plastics extrusion equipment. He worked his way up from laboratory and stockroom jobs to the top sales position and eventually ran a second family extrusion machinery manufacturer that was known for its technically innovative equipment. Today, he is president of ADG Solutions, a company that represents various machinery suppliers and provides performance-based know-how for the application, specification and supply of equipment systems for recycling plastic scrap into high-value raw material.
EsmeraldaZoppiis the third generation of her family to direct Bruno FolcieriSrl, a manufacturer of large granulators in Italy. She believes that building high-quality equipment by hand gives her company an edge in a fiercely competitive market. Her management philosophy and the workplace she fosters makes her company unique.
