Last Chance! Top Shops Survey Closes at Midnight!
The ninth annual Top Shops benchmarking survey for injection molders is now open, providing molders a free opportunity to see how they stack up with fellow molders via a customized report.
Now in its ninth year, the annual, free and anonymous of injection molders is once again open and accepting entries until April 30. This comprehensive questionnaire gathers and analyzes demographic data, performance indicators, and ´óÏó´«Ã½ and process strategies of injection molding companies. The unit of Plastics Technology’s publisher, , then scores a selection of performance metrics from the questionnaire, with the highest scoring companies to be named Top Shops for 2025 based on their 2024 operations.
By completing , injection molders will receive a benchmarking report customized for their facility and have opportunities to earn top shop status as well as special recognition in the digital and print pages of Plastics Technology.
Because molders’ time is valuable, PT has taken steps to make the process easier and more efficient, like a good molding process. Specifically, is divided into two sections. The core survey is made up of a set of essential questions that most participants have answered in previous years. In addition, there are optional modules. These sections are organized by specific areas of interest, and survey takers can choose the modules that are most relevant to their ´óÏó´«Ã½es.
Interested molders are asked to complete the by April 30, 2025. Doing so ensures they will receive a customized benchmarking report, showing how their responses to key productivity questions compare to other survey takers in an anonymous fashion. Completing the questionnaire by that time also ensures the survey taker has a chance to be named a Top Shop for 2025 and be recognized as an honoree online and in the October print issue of Plastics Technology magazine.
Read about past honorees and survey results below, and :
2024: Top Shops 2024: Consensus Conclusions and Mixed Messages
2023: Top Shops Benchmarking Report: Molding at the Margin
2022: Top Shops 2022: Cost Conquerors
2021: Top Shops Adapt, Evolve and Overcome
2020: Top Shops 2020: Molding More from Less
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