October 2011 Reduced energy consumption and improved production performance, of course, appeal to all processors. However, plastics manufacturing is one sector in which such gains are especially crucial because companies are really struggling to maintain plant profitability in the face of rising energy costs, says Scott Barlow, vice president of Integrated Control Technologies, Carrollton, Tex., a distributor and authorized service provider for Yaskawa Industrial Drives, Waukegan, Ill. Read Full Article