In-Mold Decorating Right For You?

 

In-mold decorating (IMD) is a process in which a pre-printed label or graphic is placed inside a mold before injection molding, resulting in a decorated finished product. Total Plastic Solutions can work with you to realize some of the benefits of IMD including:

  • Durable and scratch-resistant: The graphics and labels are protected by the molded plastic, making them highly durable and resistant to scratches and wear.
  • Aesthetic appeal: IMD allows for highly detailed graphics and labels that are integrated seamlessly into the final product, resulting in a highly aesthetic and visually appealing appearance.
  • Cost-effective: IMD can be a cost-effective alternative to other decorating methods, such as pad printing, painting or hot stamping, as it eliminates the need for additional decorating steps.
  • Design flexibility: IMD allows for a high degree of design flexibility, including the ability to incorporate multiple colors and textures, and to customize designs for individual products.
  • Production efficiency: IMD is a highly automated process, allowing for high-volume production with minimal labor costs and reduced material waste.
  • Brand recognition: IMD can help to enhance brand recognition by providing a highly visible and distinctive product appearance that can be easily recognized by customers.

Successful In-Mold Decorating projects depend on a strong relationship between product development and manufacturing partners. Total Plastic Solutions looks forward to helping you solve your next complex engineering problem with an elegant contract manufacturing solution.

For more information contact Jay Haverstraw via email.

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Environmentally Friendly & Sustainable Plastic Processing

Environmentally Friendly And Sustainable Plastic Processing

 

Total Plastic Solutions is constantly looking for opportunities to utilize green polymers and make the injection molding process more energy efficient.  How can we all contribute toward a more environmentally friendly manufacturing process?

  • Integrating recycled plastic: Many custom injection molders are encouraging their OEM customers to allow recycled plastic in their products to reduce the amount of virgin plastic needed. This helps to reduce the use of new resources and to prevent plastic waste from ending up in the environment.
  • Using Bioplastics: Biopolymers are made from renewable resources such as corn starch, sugar cane, and potato starch rather than fossil fuels. These plastics are biodegradable and can be broken down by natural processes, reducing plastic pollution. They are even used in medical applications where the implant can be resorbed safely by the human body.
  • Increasing energy efficiency: TPS is focused on reducing the energy needed to produce plastic by improving their manufacturing processes and using renewable energy sources.
  • Developing compostable plastics: Compostable plastics can be broken down into organic matter in a composting environment, reducing the amount of plastic waste sent to landfills or ending up in the environment.
  • Innovating with new materials: Plastic processors are exploring new materials that are more sustainable, such as plant-based materials or algae-based plastics. A rather novel new technology involves embedding polyester-eating enzymes in the plastic that degrade the polymer chains.

Total Plastic Solutions is working toward decreasing the impact of plastic on the environment and are proponents of efforts being made to create a greener future for plastic processing.

For more information contact Jay Haverstraw via email.

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Scientific Injection Molding Experts

Scientific Injection Molding Experts

 

At Total Plastic Solutions, we are experts in utilizing Scientific Injection Molding to produce superior results for customers’ demanding requirements.

Scientific, decoupled, and intelligent molding are commonly used terms within the plastics industry to describe an injection molding methodology that allows for consistent, repeatable parts to be efficiently produced in a system with many sources of variation.

  • Scientific molding involves a data-driven approach to injection molding, with process parameters and materials carefully selected and monitored to ensure optimal performance.
  • Decoupled molding separates the different stages of the injection molding process, allowing for greater control over each stage and enabling more precise adjustment of process parameters.
  • Intelligent molding uses advanced sensors and software to monitor the injection molding process in real-time, allowing for continuous adjustment and optimization of process parameters to achieve optimal results.

Together, these three approaches enable injection molders to produce high-quality, consistent parts more efficiently and with greater precision than traditional injection molding methods.

TPS looks forward to helping you solve your next complex engineering problem with an elegant contract manufacturing solution!

For more information contact Jay Haverstraw via email.

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Recycled and Bio-degradable Plastics

Total Plastic Solutions Recycled Bio Degradable Plastics Alert

As many companies work toward reaching their goals as part of the US Plastics Pact, TPS is poised to work with you to produce plastic products with increased recycled material content as well as products produced with Bio-degradable polymers. We have complete mold building capabilities and can build a prototype mold to produce any product needed for marketing and testing activities.

We stand ready to help.

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Total Plastic Solutions, LLC April 2020 Business Update Concerning Coronavirus, COVID-19

We are living through history, and that can sometimes be hard to handle. We know there are so many industries that are being debilitated by the lockdown and restrictions on international imports.

We want to share with our customers and our followers that we are in close contact with our plastic suppliers daily and sometimes hourly to ensure that we are meeting our promise to our customers with high-quality products and customer service.

We take pride in the opportunity to provide products to our customers during these uncertain times. There are measures in place to stay lean on waste and recycle materials that become waste; this has always been one of Total Plastic Solutions, LLC green initiatives.

Working closely with our customers and staying committed to you, ensuring that you can fulfill your obligations to your clients. Don’t hesitate to call upon us to fulfill your commitments; we’d love to chat.

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Total Plastic Solutions, LLC Business Update Concerning Coronavirus 2020

Total Plastic Solutions, LLC knows that we are all following the development of the Coronavirus pandemic. These are undoubtedly uncharted waters.

We are closely monitoring developments concerning the epidemic, and we are taking the necessary steps to ensure the well being of our employees and to prevent any potential business impact.

We want to assure you that none of the materials used to manufacture products at Total Plastic Solutions, LLC are currently affected by the Coronavirus.

At this time, we do not anticipate any availability issues over the new few months due to the Coronavirus as we maintain an excellent safety stock of resin-based on material usage.

Total Plastic Solutions, LLC has a Business Continuity Plan in place to handle any foreseeable emergencies, and we are in contact with our suppliers, which we have asked all of them for similar information.

These actions will further prepare us for the next steps along these uncharted waters.

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Total Plastic Solutions to invest $9.2 million to expand its manufacturing operations

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Governor Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that Total Plastic Solutions, a premier molder of custom injection molded plastic components, will invest $9.2 million to expand its manufacturing operation to accommodate a new product line in the City of Lynchburg.

 

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Total Plastic Solutions Injection Molding Manufacturing Facility Tour

A division of Tessy Plastics Corporation, the Total Plastic Solutions plant operates 24/7 in a privately-owned 60,000 square-foot air-conditioned facility and houses 40 molding machines run with 200 employees.

Centrally located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, TPS has been a premier molder of custom injection molded plastic components since 1997 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Serving the industry leaders in the medical, automotive, aerospace, military and consumer products markets, TPS excels in bringing the most challenging and innovative part designs from concept to reality.

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Total Plastic Solutions Expanding in Lynchburg, Virginia

Total Plastic Solutions LLC will invest $4.8 million in an expansion of its Lynchburg facility and create 60 new jobs, officials announced Friday.

TPS, a leader in the custom injection-molding industry, is expanding in anticipation of increasing its share of the medical manufacturing market. Components for medical devices accounted for 55 percent of the company’s sales in 2010, according to TPS.

 

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