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an excerpt from... Avery on the future of processing by Bill Bregar June 21, 2004 published in Plastics News "As a frequent speaker, Jack Avery has earned a reputation as a plain-spoken man who is full of opinions on the plastics industry's future. He can switch gears from gas-assisted molding to the reciprocating screw to the latest in thermoforming. That diversity comes, in part, from Avery's job as manager of operational assets at GE Plastics' polymer processing development center. Industry leaders from around the world make the pilgrimage to the giant facility in Pittsfield, Mass., where GE Plastics experts work with injection and blow molding, extrusion, thermoforming and just about every other type of plastics manufacturing imaginable. So when Avery talks about the value of combining processes, and using more than one material, he speaks from experience. The 34-year veteran of GE Plastics took time to answer questions in April, at an open house at Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.'s technical center, where he was a speaker. Q: So your talk is going to be about plastics processing in the 21st century. Well, we're already there! Can you recap how things have changed? Avery: Customer products have changed. They're becoming more demanding, much more technical. So what I see happening is that now, we have to have more technology in place to be able to manufacture those products." go to Plastics News for full text of the interview if you are a subscriber. Return to Home Page