Quarterly Newsletter - August 2017

Industrial Molds Group

Quarterly Newsletter
August 2017

Industrial Molds Upgrades ISO Standard

In keeping with Industrial Molds’ commitment to continuous quality, the company just completed its upgrade to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard. Peter Canfield, Continuous Improvement Manager, said that Industrial Molds passed the first-time audit for the new standard with no major or minor non-conformance issues, something he said is almost unheard of and “is a real feather in our cap.”

Employee Appreciation

Industrial Molds & Pyramid Plastics threw a 4th of July cook out to show their employees how much they are appreciated. We value the hard work and hours each of our employees puts forth to make each of our companies successful!

Customer Appreciation

Pyramid Plastics designated May to be Customer Appreciation Month. Dana Downing, Pyramid’s Business Development Manager, personally delivered baskets of goodies to Pyramid’s top customers. Downing started this program last year and decided that it would be a fun way to say “Thank You” to the company’s top customers.

“It is a way to thank them for being good customers and show them we’re looking forward to working with them in the future,” said Downing. “We thought it’s better to hand deliver them as it’s more personal.” Downing delivered baskets to customers’ purchasing teams, quality teams, and engineering teams. “It was really exciting this year because they were in their offices to receive the bouquets, and we got great responses – the customers loved it! It’s a fun thing to do and we look forward to making it an annual event.”

Pyramid Plastics News

Pyramid Plastics continues to upgrade equipment, increase capacity, and generally improve its capabilities. A new 140-ton press was delivered and installed in July, which gives the company a total of six new presses.

Currently Pyramid has 26 injection molding presses ranging from 20-1,000 tons, which gives the company the ability to mold very large parts – up to 16 lbs. Pyramid can meet customers’ molding requirements for single parts to multi-parts and assembly, giving you the ability to get all of your molded parts – from very small to very large – manufactured under one roof.

Contact Customer Service today to see how Pyramid Plastics can help you on your next project!

Automation at AmeriMold

Wes Stephens, Industrial Molds Account Manager, gave a presentation at the AmeriMold trade show back in June. For the past two decades, automation in mold shops has increased and the results have been very positive such as significantly shortened lead times for molds, higher machine utilization, and helping to fill the skilled worker gap.

“With the extent of the automation that Industrial Molds has implemented over the past decade, we’re now able to work around the clock – including lights-out machining during the overnight hours,” said Stephens. “We’ve been able to reduce lead times because we’re not dedicated to the old style of working one shift for 12 hours, then let the machines sit idle for 12 hours. We can machine around the clock.”