Plastic Components Blog

Currently, the plastics industry employs nearly one million workers throughout the United States and is the third-largest manufacturing industry. Nationally, Wisconsin is ranked eighth in plastics ...

A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) is a device that measures the physical geometrical characteristics of an object, and in our manufacturing application – plastic parts. The device is often used in ...

Scientific molding practices are essential to achieving outcomes that deliver faster cycles, higher volumes, and a more efficient injection molding process. Implementing sound scientific principles ...

Near the end of the 20th century, America’s manufacturing dominance began to decline as the result of many global economic changes including new trade agreements, and the rise of low-cost offshore ...

While plastic injection molding has evolved over the last decade, Plastic Components Inc. has developed more innovative and specialized processes, as well as embraced new technologies to help our ...

PCI's engineering team shares their experience working with RJG to improve processes and meet requirements of vital parts. 

In part two of our series “What’s Ahead for Plastics Manufacturing,” we talked with Chris Laverty, manufacturing engineer with Plastic Components, Inc. Chris shared his perspective on how technology ...

In part one of our series that shares engineers’ perspectives on what lies ahead for the plastics manufacturing industry, we talked with Mike Schafer, an engineer for Plastic Components, Inc. Mike ...

The plastics manufacturing industry is constantly evolving as technological innovations, automation processes and new materials become available. Manufacturers who predict and become educated about ...

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 ...