Effective October 15, 2023, we have made changes to our email addresses. This change streamlines our communication channels to ensure consistency and allows our TriMas Life Sciences team to work together even more effectively to better service our customers. Please note: Only our email address is changing. Our business name and legal entity remain the…
A Guide for Clients to Understand and Communicate Their Injection Molding Tolerances and Requirements In order to produce critical plastic components that meet even the strictest demands, communication between you and your injection molder is crucial for success. However, the world of plastics manufacturing is rife with industry-related terminology, the meaning of which is not…
For manufacturing contamination-sensitive medical, electronic, or aerospace products, maintaining a controlled environment is crucial for ensuring the quality and safety of the products. White rooms and clean rooms are controlled environments that offer unique advantages. Manufacturers must understand their differences to ensure product quality and safety standards are met. This blog post will discuss the…
When searching for a plastics manufacturing partner for your next high-volume project, the question “Why is injection molding good for mass production” may come up. Understanding the benefits of injection molding for high-volume production can give you an edge when it comes to assessing the capabilities of potential plastics manufacturing partners so you can find…
Plastic injection molding is a crucial manufacturing process in the medical industry, allowing for the production of high-quality, precise, and consistent medical devices and equipment. Whether you need products or components for diagnostic, cardiovascular, surgical, or dental, medical injection molding delivers reliable and cost-effective medical products that improve patient outcomes and quality of life. Excelling…
With a rising demand for lighter-weight and more cost-effective plastic parts and components, thin-wall molding has recently gained a lot of popularity. Thin-wall molding is a manufacturing process that involves injecting melted thermoplastic material into a thin-walled mold, resulting in parts with walls as thin as 0.5mm. Due to the unique requirements of this process,…
As many manufacturers and companies already know, injection molding can be the most expensive part of any project and can dramatically increase costs. Whether you are in the initial design phase, prototyping, or production, controlling injection molding costs requires a lot of planning and consideration. The main factor at play in molding costs remains the…
In-mold labeling (IML) is a method for part decoration that occurs as part of the injection molding process. The label is fused with plastic to create a single piece. This method for labeling is being done on durable and non-durable goods across industries. Frequently touched products like medical equipment control panels and push buttons, refrigerated…
Our parent company, TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ: TRS), announced today that it has acquired Intertech Plastics (“Intertech”), a leading injection molding company specializing in manufacturing precision plastic parts for the medical, packaging, industrial and consumer goods industries. “Intertech and TriMas Packaging’s family of businesses are a great strategic fit, and we are excited about the opportunities…
IML delivers better, more appealing packaging Situation In the consumer product industry, branding is an important part of the business, so having the ability to customize packaging can differentiate a product from its competition as well as be more appealing to the end consumer. Traditionally, companies produce plastic packaging and affix adhesive labels in a…
Situation Intertech partnered with a leading medical device manufacturer to produce a wearable medical device featuring a three-color logo. The project specifications dictated the logo be applied via pad printing, which created several challenges. Because the logo had to be printed one color at a time, the process was time intensive and the registration of…
As the plastics industry continues to innovate on sustainable packaging solutions, Nexeo Plastics and award-winning injection molder, Intertech Plastics (Plastics News 2019 Processor of the Year, 2020 Best Places to Work), partnered together to deliver a solution that meets the regulatory and performance guidelines that manufacturers require with scientifically-proven sustainable material. To achieve sustainability goals,…