Ring acquires Dobbs container and its four manufacturing plants, including the Kankakee Plant.
What is 1994.
100
Type of resin used at the Kankakee plant.
What is High Density Polyethylene or HDPE.
100
The process of melting plastic resin and pushing it through a die.
What is extrusion.
100
The process of shutting a piece of machinery down and locking it for maintenance or cleaning.
What is Lock Out Tag Out.
200
The first metal can was made at the Oakland, TN Facility.
What is 1970.
200
Clarence takes over as Plant Manager of the Kankakee Facility.
What is 1996.
200
Clear plastic resin used by Ring facilities but not used at the Kankakee facility.
What is PET.
200
Melted plastic extruded into a hallow tube.
What is a parison.
200
Ring Internal Safety Card
What is R.I.S.C.
300
Carl Ring joins ring and invents the 35lb container.
What is 1980.
300
Delores Hedge begins as Office Manager.
What is 1998.
300
One of the two resin suppliers for the Kankakee facility.
What is Dow Chemical or Ineos Polyolefins.
300
The molds close, compressed air is blown into parison and the plastic takes the shape of the mold.
What is the blow cycle.
300
The team that meets once a month to review safety audits, R.I.S.C. cards, and all safety action items.
What is The Safety Committee.
400
Ring goes International with the opening of a two machine plant in the UK, just South of London
What is 1994.
400
Kankakee begins production of mustard containers.
What is 2011.
400
Processing additive used in creamer and cat litter bottles to reduce costs.
What is Calcium Carbonate.
400
In this process the parison is extruded at a constant speed without interruption.
What is continuous extrusion.
400
Equipment worn to minimize the exposure to workplace injuries or illnesses.
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
500
Ring begins a new era and make its first plastic container.
What is 1976.
500
Kankakee plant finishes the year as the #1 plant in OEE.
What is 2014.
500
Results when conveying resin from the rail car to the silo and machines two fast or with too much velocity.
What is angel hair.
500
In this process the screw turns and melts the plastic. At the same time the screw moves backwards in the barrel. At the right time the screw moves forward and extrudes the parison through the die.