Activities linked to the production and marketing of plastic items, including those used in civil construction and diverse industries. Solving complex problems through the use of methodologies such as 8D, Taguchi or DOE, as well as implementing autonomous operator maintenance TPM programmes, optimizing the OEE of injection equipment as well as optimizing changeover – SMED, is commonplace in this sector where low profitability margins are constantly being optimized without ever compromising the high quality standards to which these products are subject, in terms of legal requirements. Portugal is one of the leading countries in this sector, supplying the highly demanding automotive industry.