Manufacturing Process

 

• Thermoforming

• Rotary and single station vacuum & pressure forming
• Max impression 5’x10’ with a 40" draw
• Ability to form commodity and engineered resins up to .450" thick
• CNC trimming including 3 and 5 axis
• Numerous secondary operations performed
• Warehousing and JIT deliveries
  

 

• Injection Molding

• 80-1880 Ton machines
• Silo storage of raw material of 240,000 lbs.
• Sister company is one of the largest tool shops in the Midwest
• Design assistance available utilizing the latest in CAD/CAM
• Experience running all the resin families including high temperature and engineered grade resins
• Warehousing and JIT deliveries
  

 

• Rotational Molding

• Maximum part size is 115" spherical
• CNC trimming
• Ability to co-design or assist in design refinement utilizing PRO-E
• Several North American manufacturing facilities
• Warehousing and JIT deliveries
  

 

• Fiberglass Molding

• Hand lay-up/spray-up, RTM, light RTM, and RIM
• Wide spectrum of materials including polyesters, vinylesters (including fire retardant, smoke and toxicity), urethanes, and hybrid resin systems
• In house design assistance and structural composite engineering
• 5 axis CNC trimming
• Warehousing and JIT deliveries

 

• Blow Molding

• Ability to mold small container type parts to very large parts
• Use of all the blow molding resins
• Insert molding, internal thread molding
• Product assembly and packaging
• Warehousing and JIT deliveries
  

 

• Plastic Extrusions

• Tubing up to 6" diameter and profile shapes up to 7" w/ a .250" wall thickness
• Co-extrusion of dual durometers
• Use of both rigid and flexiable materials
• Secondary operations
• Warehousing and JIT deliveries
  

 

• Structural Foam

• Multi-station molding
• In house painting and assembly
• Four 150,000 lb raw material silos
• In house tool shop which is fully equipped for design, build, repair and scheduled maintence
• Warehousing and JIT deliveries
  

 

• Machining

• Solutions offered in both multiple spindle as well as CNC turnings
• Wide variety of materials including carbon, alloy and stainless steels, brass, aluminum, and plastic machining materials
• Warehousing and JIT deliveries
  

 

• Metal Fabrications

• Light gauge custom fabrications
• Multiple work cells for MIG, TIG, and spot welding in which all welders are certified to AWS standards
• Fabrications can be altered by cutting, stamping, punching, bending, forming, and assembled with rivets, welds, bolts and screws
• Design assistance available
• Warehousing and JIT deliveries