Leadership & Inspiration
Hoffer Plastics Empowers Long-Term Career Growth
The belief in nurturing talent, fostering growth and empowering the next generation of leaders in the manufacturing industry has been a guiding principle across generations of family leadership. We continue to attract, retain and inspire the next workforce to grow not only its own future – but that of the manufacturing industry. In fact, we…
Read MoreMolding the Future
Hoffer Plastics Puts People First to Drive Career and Business Success Market trends evolve. Product demand ebbs and flows. Technologies advance. Yet, at the core of any successful manufacturing operation, there’s a crucial constant: the people. We live this truth every day at Hoffer Plastics. For 70 years, our business has always succeeded – and…
Read More5 Keys to Minimizing Your Risks When Outsourcing Medical Molding
Manufacturing is a people business. Over 70 years at Hoffer Plastics, it’s one of the most important lessons we’ve learned. Nowhere is that truer than in custom medical molding, where the health and safety of people – more specifically, patients – is on the line. Medical product manufacturers are rightly concerned about minimizing risks wherever…
Read MoreReduce. Reuse. Recycle. Rethink.
How Hoffer Plastics Is Setting New Standards of Sustainability in Plastics How can we use less material? How can we use it more effectively? How can we give plastics a new life? As a plastics processor, we must keep these questions front and center. It’s about the future of our company, our community and our…
Read MoreHoffer Plastics Meets Growing Demand with a Focus on Sustainability
Custom molder to showcase full range of injection molded caps, closures and fitments for flexible and rigid solutions at Pack Expo booth N11308 Sustainability is in Hoffer Plastics’ DNA. So is meeting customer needs for safety, product functionality and aesthetics. Through its Lok™ family of closures, which will be on display at booth N11308 at…
Read MoreHoffer Plastics Promotes Third-Generation Leaders to Co-CEOs
Three siblings. Three generations. And now, three CEOs. If good things come in threes, as the saying goes, Hoffer Plastics, a leading provider of custom injection molding solutions, definitely has a good thing going. The company’s board of directors has promoted Gretchen Hoffer Farb, Charlotte Hoffer Canning and Alex Hoffer to co-CEO’s following their successful…
Read More5 Ways to Tell if a Custom Manufacturer is Truly Customer-Centric
Medical Product Outsourcing shared an article authored by Millie Nuno, Hoffer Plastics Vice President of Sales. Read more below about the five fundamental characteristics to look for when choosing a truly customer-centric custom manufacturer. In today’s consistently fluctuating medical market, one thing is certain: There continues to be a growing need for reliable custom manufacturing…
Read MoreLightweighting Takes the Spotlight
Design News recently shared an article co-authored by Millie Nuno, Hoffer Plastics Vice President of Sales and Brian Beringer, Hoffer Plastics Director of Engineering. Read more below about the growing spotlight on lightweighting. Facing unprecedented pressure to create a smaller environmental footprint, companies are in a race to reduce the amount of plastic used in products…
Read MoreHoffer Plastics Welcomes Jeff Klabunde as VP of Operations
Hoffer Plastics, a leading provider of custom injection molding solutions, announced the hire of Jeff Klabunde as Vice President of Operations, effective immediately. Klabunde will hold responsibility for the oversight of all Operations-related functions including the integration of automation technologies and ongoing maintenance of the organization’s focused manufacturing plants to maximize productivity and operational excellence.…
Read MoreSecrets of a Sustainable Business: Five Lessons from a Third-Generation Family Company
Explore 5 lessons learned over 70 years from the third generation of Hoffer Plastics family leadership. Discover key insights into laying the foundation for sustained business growth.
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