Rosti North America’s new Digital Innovation Lab in North America is helping to revolutionise rapid prototyping with its accelerated concept-to-reality process in just 72 hours. Rosti North America announced today the grand opening of its state-of-the-art Digital Innovation Lab in North America, located in the company’s Germantown, WI manufacturing facility on Bunsen Drive.
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5 Ways Lights-Out Manufacturing Has Transformed Injection Molding
The tendency for North American manufacturers of plastic parts to outsource tasks to South America or overseas is changing back toward reshoring – or that of keeping production processes in house and within the United States. After decades of offshoring for economic purposes, wages in emerging economies have started to rise substantially.
How RJG eDart Transformed PCI’s Injection Molding Operation
Injection molding technology has evolved greatly since the Hyatt brothers patented the first injection molding machine in 1872. Their initial plunger design was improved upon in 1946 when James Hendry created the first auger injection molding machine. But it wasn’t until the computer age when advances to the injection molding process started to take shape. Today’s plastic injection molders must stay at the forefront with scientific molding principles and processes to meet the demands of quality, consistency, efficiency, production, and cost savings.
Plastic Components, Inc. Purchases Additional Facility -Video Sneak Peak!
As part of Plastic Components, Inc.’s fully automated production strategy, the company recently invested in the purchase of a new 15,000 square foot facility located on Bunsen Drive in Germantown, WI to support the company’s growth from its existing customer base and new market opportunities. The company investment included the purchase of a new building, remodeling and new equipment; which will allow PCI to remain efficient and globally competitive.
PCI Purchases New 300 Ton Press
In order to meet the growing demands of its customers, Plastic Components recently purchased a new 300 ton Toyo electric press for the Morse Drive location. PCI currently owns three-300 ton presses, but due to increased orders and new business, the need for additional capacity was apparent.
Press 18: Out with the old, and in with the new!
InJune of 2014, we retired one of our longest standing and operating injection molding presses. Press 18 had produced over 100,000,000 components during her tenure and was one of the most reliable machines in our facility. However, after over a decade of service, it was time to invest in a replacement.
A New 400 Ton Press Has ArrivedI
Plastic Components, Inc. is proud to announce the arrival and implementation of a new 400 Ton Toyo Injection Molding machine. This is the second 400 Ton press within the facility. A is the standard at Plastic Components, the press will be part of a fully automated manufacturing cell. This is the fundamental premise behind the manufacturing strategy at PCI. Using state of the art robotics and conveyors, we are able to sell components to our customers with no direct labor. This allows PCI to produce defect free parts at globally competitive pricing.
Plastic Components, Inc. Awarded a United States Patent for Bunsen Drive Facility.
We at Plastic Components, Inc. are proud to announce that we have received US Patent No. 8,827,674 B1. This patent is in recognition of our state of the art, “lights out” manufacturing process at Bunsen Drive. The manufacturing design allows for a central material handling system to transport the raw material to the injection molding machines and for automatic conveyors to move product from the machines to the warehouse without the need for any human operators. The building represents one of only a few “lights-out” manufacturing facilities in the world with the capability of running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, while producing 400,000,000 defect-free parts since its opening in 2011.
Plastic Components, Inc., of Germantown, WI Breaks Ground On 23,000 Square Foot Expansion For “Lights-Out” Manufacturing Facility
More than doubling the space for the company’s state-of-the-art injection molding systems, Plastic Components, Inc. will reinforce their position among international competitors with medium and high-quantity production of defect-free parts in their revolutionary “lights-out” facility.
Plastics News Feature: Parts Makers at this Custom Injection Molder Don’t Mind the Dark
There are no machine operators employed at Plastic Components Inc., a custom injection molder with two facilities in Germantown, Wis. Most of the time, the “parts makers” at the company’s roughly 38,000-square-foot facility on Bunsen Drive don’t require physical supervision and really don’t seem to mind whether the lights at the factory are turned on or off.