‘consistently supply our customers with products of the highest possible quality, advanced technology and on-time delivery at the most reasonable price,’ Erin and David have devoted their own passion and drive to give Trademark Plastics an edge in a competitive industry.
Technology Provides an Edge In January 2011, Trademark Plastics hosted a plant tour event for a group of 40 MAPP members from locations as far spread as Texas, Rhode Island and Michigan. When promoting the event, MAPP Executive Director Troy Nix said, “Trademark has strategically focused on building a best-in-class workforce that utilizes technology to separate themselves! As one of the top plastics companies in the US, Trademark utilizes state-ofthe-art processes in all facets of its business and is dedicated to developing highly talented professionals through a pursuit of excellence in workforce education and training.” “MAPP members were surprised by how well our facility showed,” David said. “We have one of the nicest, cleanest shops in the US, and we’re proud to showcase that.” In fact, according to David, the hardest part of closing any new business sale is getting the prospect to the facility. “Once they see Trademark, they’re locked.”
Molding more than 300 different medical products that extend from disposable components to heart valves, Trademark Plastics runs 45 injection molding machines ranging in size from 7-ton to 500-ton. The facility has three separate manufacturing rooms within its 100,000-sq.-ft. building, and the facility also houses equipment for sonic welding, pad printing, part design, prototyping, tool design, tool repair and assembly. With the company’s reputation for innovation on the line, technology plays a critical role in maintaining momentum. “We recently purchased three new Husky molding machines with auxiliary equipment, which included several new robots,” Erin stated. “In fact, we’ve added 11 molding machines in the last three years.” The facility also has been upgraded. An existing general molding room was transformed into a class 100,000 cleanroom, bringing the total cleanrooms to three (one class 10,000 and two class 100,000s). In addition, new packaging containment areas have been added to each clean room and a new assembly room was created. The focus, explained Erin, is on reducing the touches: “With medical molding, it’s important to limit any opportunity for contamination.” Whether overmolding, sonic welding, page 8 u
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