New, Streamlined Injection Molding Benchmarking Survey Opens
The free, anonymous Top Shops Benchmarking Survey has been divided into core questions and modules, giving companies the option to complete a shorter questionnaire.
Plastics Technology has officially opened its . Now in its eighth year, the annual survey has been streamlined with queries divided into core questions and modules. Core questions focus on key performance metrics, while the modules are based on areas of particular interest to the survey taker’s ´óÏó´«Ã½, giving companies the opportunity to tailor their full response.
By completing the core by April 30, 2024, respondents will receive a customized benchmarking report, showing how their results compare to the rest of the survey pool. Top performers can earn Top Shops status and be recognized as an honoree in a future issue of Plastics Technology.
The analyzes demographic data and performance indicators as well as ´óÏó´«Ã½ and process strategies of injection molders. The unit of Plastics Technology’s publisher, , then scores a selection of performance metrics from the questionnaire, and the highest scoring companies are named Top Shops.

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