WVU-Industrial Assessment Center (IAC), funded by the DOE Manufacturing & Energy Supply Chains Office (MESC) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), conducted an IAC assessment at Signode, located in Eden, North Carolina, on 11/25/2024. The assessment was led by Dr. Bhaskaran Gopalakrishnan, Director of WVU-Industrial Assessment Center, along with students Bibek Prajapati, Nishan Adhikari, E.I.T., and Abdullah Alfadhli. The Signode plant in Eden, North Carolina, specializes in producing plastic packaging products. They manufacture PTC top frames, plastic separator sheets, and layer sheets, all designed to be clean, washable, and 100% recyclable.
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