plant tour

Custom Profile House ‘Flexes’ Processing Muscle

Specialty house avoids commodity markets and has entered the proprietary processing business with new product offering.

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On-Site: Custom Molder Pursues the Dream of Proprietary Products

“Every custom molder thinks he needs a proprietary product,” says John Currier, president and co-owner of the injection molding firm his father founded, Currier Plastics in upstate Auburn, N.Y.

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Lab Investment Pays Off For Major Tube & Profile House

Teel started a testing laboratory in 2010 to support quality assurance and new product development and to troubleshoot manufacturing issues as they arise.

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On Site: Where Art, Science, And Customer Focus Meet

Business strategy at Danafilms involves a mix of art and science in blending resins, designing layer structures, and operating flexibility for both short and long runs.

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On Site: Pexco Takes a Two-Pronged Approach to Growth

Organic growth and growth via acquisition have combined to make this processor one of the leaders in custom profile extrusion.

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Multiscrew

Compounder’s Low Headroom Doesn’t Stunt Its Growth

With careful planning and the use of bulk-bag discharging and conveying equipment, The Plastics Group of America was able to accommodate its latest expansion on one level of its 60,000-ft² building.

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A Pioneer in ‘Clean Compounding’

When Plastics Color Corp., based in Calumet City, Ill., established a new compounding plant in Southern California, the firm decided this couldn’t be an ordinary color/additive masterbatch facility.

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Medical

On Site: Tailoring Medical Solutions… Sometimes in 50-lb Lots

Smaller volumes teams with higher quality and value as keys to the success of this growing medical compounder.

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Micromolding

Micro Molder & Mold Maker Succeeds by Specializing

 How small is small? How small is micro? How about parts weighing as little as 0.00012 g and measuring no more than 0.038 in. (1 mm) long?

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plant tour

On Site: Growth Through Innovation in Medical Tubing

By focusing on high-tech, quick-turnaround, turnkey solutions, Putnam Plastics has grown into a leader in the field of medical extrusion.

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