Company Tours

Plant Tour: China venture brings big 
boost to New York molder

Tessy Plastics’ investment in China not only brought opportunities in Asia; it also attracted new business to Tessy’s North American operations.

Plant tour: Commitment to a global standard need not be a great wall

When GW Plastics made the commitment to key customers to supply them locally in China back in 2006, it promised to service their precision processing needs at exactly the same level as at all its other global facilities.

Plant Tour: Environmental emphasis proves sustainability = profitability

An Australian molder is proving that highly successful manufacturing and the environment need not be incompatible with a business strategy that emphasizes recycling and resource conservation.

Plant Tour: MedPlast pushes medical molding to new heights

Creating a new paradigm for medical molding while creating a new company out of several existing businesses is a challenge only those with industry expertise can take on. After one year, MedPlast is well on its way to success.

Spotlight: The Spiratex Co. - Cultivating customer diversity is a good policy for tough times

Drawing its name from the proprietary spiral-wrap product it created in 1955 and still manufactures, custom profile and tube extruder The Spiratex Co. has spent the next half-century-plus expanding its business and reach so that it now has more than 1000 customers.

Plant tour: Single-machine shop sets standards in micro sphere

Thinking small has significant potential in diagnostic devices.

With a single 60-metric-ton Toshiba all-electric injection press to its name, MiniFAB’s molding operation couldn’t get much smaller. But the machine’s being put to good use as a core component of the company’s core business: the design, integration, and manufacture of polymer-based micro-engineered systems for the biotech, health, agriculture, food, and environmental sectors.

It's a family affair: Family-owned männer excels

There’s no business like family business, especially in times of financial crisis. These companies often have a significant advantage in equity capital and longevity versus other types of ownership.

According to a recent study published by a leading German economic research institute, about 95% of Germany-based companies are family-run. These businesses contribute about 41.5% to the overall turnover and provide 57% of all jobs in the country, the survey states.

Spotlight: System, component, and material supplier? Yes.

Born on March 1, 2008 with a pedigree that includes General Motors and Delphi, Inteva Products is a new name among Tier One suppliers. But its 90 years of production experience make it an old soul in automotive.

Plant Tour: Touching a life every 7 seconds

The very idea of quality rises to a lofty new dimension at this medical equipment maker: It means saving someone’s life.

A profitable pro bono case

It pays to lend a helping hand to clients and suppliers when the economy is down.

In tough times, understanding how to use partnerships and technology to provide customer solutions can mean the difference between growing your business and being stuck in a rut. Integrity Plastics Inc. of Denver, PA, a successful custom injection molder for about 20 years, differentiates itself by helping customers find answers to difficult molding applications. The company operates 36 presses from 28-400 tons and employs 50.

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