2021 - Plastics Manufacturing Survey

1. Have you worked with Ray Products in the past? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

2. What industry are you in? *This question is required.

• Agriculture
• Contract Manufacturing
• Green Energy
• Industrial
• Industrial Design
• Kiosk & Point of Sale (POS)
• Medical Devices
• Plastic Enclosures
• Recreational / Fitness Equipment
• Returnable Packaging >60k quantity
• Transportation / Mass Transit
• Other (Please Specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

3. Are you in: *This question is required.

• Engineering
• Industrial Design
• Manufacturing
• Quality
• Purchasing
• Administration
• Top Executive
• Other (Please Specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

As an Engineer, have you ever designed a pressure formed part?  *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

As an Engineer, do you typically require a prototype prior to a project being released to production? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

As a Contract Manufacturer,  how many pressure formed parts or projects have you been involved with? *This question is required.

• None
• 1-5
• 5-10
• 10+

As someone in the Medical Device industry, how many pressure formed parts or projects have you been involved with? *This question is required.

• None
• 1-5
• 5-10
• 10+

As a Contract Manufacturer, how much influence do you typically have in selecting the manufacturing process used for your designs? *This question is required.

• Complete Control
• Significant Influence
• Some Influence
• Little or No Influence

As someone in the Medical Device Industry, how much influence do you typically have in selecting the manufacturing process used for your designs? *This question is required.

• Complete Control
• Significant Influence
• Some Influence
• Little or No Influence

As a Contract Manufacturer, how much do you value your suppliers' understanding of your manufacturing line and its challenges? *This question is required.

• It's Critical
• It's Very Important
• It's Somewhat Important
• It's Not Important

As someone in the Medical Device Industry, how much do you value your suppliers' understanding of your manufacturing line and its challenges? *This question is required.

• It's Critical
• It's Very Important
• It's Somewhat Important
• It's Not Important

As a Contract Manufacturer, how often do you work with engineering and purchasing on new product development? *This question is required.

• Always
• Usually
• Sometimes
• Never

As someone in the Medical Device Industry, how often do you work with engineering and purchasing on new product development? *This question is required.

• Always
• Usually
• Sometimes
• Never

For your work in Quality, do you require that your vendors be ISO certified?  *This question is required.

• Yes
• Preferred, but Not Required
• No

From the perspective of Quality, please rank the importance of the following criteria in selecting a vendor:  *This question is required. Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3	4
Inspection Capability, Including a CMM	Rank Inspection Capability, Including a CMM as 1 out of 4	Rank Inspection Capability, Including a CMM as 2 out of 4	Rank Inspection Capability, Including a CMM as 3 out of 4	Rank Inspection Capability, Including a CMM as 4 out of 4
ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System In Place	Rank ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System In Place as 1 out of 4	Rank ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System In Place as 2 out of 4	Rank ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System In Place as 3 out of 4	Rank ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System In Place as 4 out of 4
Qualified in Performing PPAP and / or CPCPK studies	Rank Qualified in Performing PPAP and / or CPCPK studies as 1 out of 4	Rank Qualified in Performing PPAP and / or CPCPK studies as 2 out of 4	Rank Qualified in Performing PPAP and / or CPCPK studies as 3 out of 4	Rank Qualified in Performing PPAP and / or CPCPK studies as 4 out of 4
Capable of Dock to Stock	Rank Capable of Dock to Stock as 1 out of 4	Rank Capable of Dock to Stock as 2 out of 4	Rank Capable of Dock to Stock as 3 out of 4	Rank Capable of Dock to Stock as 4 out of 4

For your role in purchasing, please rank the importance of the following qualities when selecting a vendor.  *This question is required. Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3	4
Quality	Rank Quality as 1 out of 4	Rank Quality as 2 out of 4	Rank Quality as 3 out of 4	Rank Quality as 4 out of 4
Delivery	Rank Delivery as 1 out of 4	Rank Delivery as 2 out of 4	Rank Delivery as 3 out of 4	Rank Delivery as 4 out of 4
Cost	Rank Cost as 1 out of 4	Rank Cost as 2 out of 4	Rank Cost as 3 out of 4	Rank Cost as 4 out of 4
Payment Terms	Rank Payment Terms as 1 out of 4	Rank Payment Terms as 2 out of 4	Rank Payment Terms as 3 out of 4	Rank Payment Terms as 4 out of 4

For your role in Purchasing, how important is it for you to visit suppliers?  *This question is required.

• Very Important
• Somewhat Important
• Not At All Important

4. Which of the following manufacturing processes does your company currently use? *This question is required.

• Vacuum Forming
• Pressure Forming
• Large Part Vacuum Forming (up to 10' x 18')
• Large Part Pressure Forming (up to 6' x 10')
• Injection Molding
• Structural Foam Molding
• Reaction Injection Molding (RIM)
• Urethane Castings
• Sheet Metal
• Fiberglass
• 3D Printing
• Other Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

For large part vacuum forming, have you ever used multiple manufacturing locations to reduce your freight costs and lead times?  *This question is required.

• Yes
• No, but we've considered it.
• No

For large part pressure forming, have you ever used multiple manufacturing locations to reduce your freight costs and lead times?  *This question is required.

• Yes
• No, but we've considered it.
• No

5. About how many plastics manufacturing projects have you been involved with over the past 12 months?  *This question is required.

• 1-5
• 5-10
• 10-15
• 15+
• None

6. Compared to the last 12 months, how many custom PLASTICS MANUFACTURING projects do you expect to undertake over the next 12 months? *This question is required.

• Significantly Fewer
• Slightly Fewer
• About the Same Amount
• Slightly More
• Significantly More

7. Compared to the last 12 months, how many PRESSURE FORMING projects do you expect to undertake over the next 12 months? *This question is required.

• Significantly Fewer
• Slightly Fewer
• About the Same Amount
• Slightly More
• Significantly More

8. Compared to the last 12 months, how many VACUUM FORMING projects do you expect to undertake over the next 12 months? *This question is required.

• Significantly Fewer
• Slightly Fewer
• About the Same Amount
• Slightly More
• Significantly More

11. Have you reshored any of your offshore plastics manufacturing in the past? *This question is required.

• Yes - Completely
• Yes - Partially
• No - We're Happy With Offshore Plastics Manufacturing
• No - We've Always Used Domestic Plastics Manufacturing
• No - But We're Considering It For The Future
• Other Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

Do you require a 3D printed/additive manufactured prototype before starting production?  *This question is required.

• Never
• Sometimes
• Always

How important is receiving prototype parts before releasing production tooling?  *This question is required.

• Not Important
• Somewhat Important
• Extremely Important

12. What are the biggest processing challenges for the parts you are receiving today? *This question is required.

• Multiple parts not coming together and fitting properly
• Part to part and run to run repeatability
• Paint or other coatings not matching
• Total project cost
• Other - Write In Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

13. Is 100% recyclability important to you? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No