2007 News Archive

Midwest Plastic Components Exhibits at MD and M West in January

posted by Mark Schaefer on December 27, 2007

Midwest Plastic Components to show "What We Have Been Up To" highlighting additional capabilites at 2008 MD and M West Tradeshow: Booth 2297

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MPC to exhibit at Minneapolis AMCON show September 12th & 13th

posted by Peter Thompson on July 12, 2007

Midwest Plastic Components (MPC) will be exhibiting at the upcoming AMCON show being held at the Minneapolis Convention Center on September 12th-13th. Stop by booth #308 to discuss you needs with one of our engineers.

You can find out more about the upcoming show by following the attached link: Minneapolis AMCON Show

MPC will be exhibiting at the MDM show in October

posted by Peter Thompson on June 01, 2007

Midwest Plastic Components (MPC) will be exhibiting at the Medical Design and Manufacturing (MDM) show being held October 17th-18th at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Please stop by our booth (#1261) to talk with one of our engineers about your organizations needs.
To learn more information about the upcoming MDM show follow the attached link: 2007 MDM Minneapolis

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Midwest Plastic Components Adds Additional Robots

posted by Peter Thompson on May 29, 2007

Midwest Plastic Components (MPC) brought on-line two additional robotic cells during the month of May as part of an overall Lean Manufacturing initiative. By utilizing robots MPC has been able to improve part quality, reduce labor and gain capacity via reduced cycle time of the jobs being run in these automated cells, stated Doug Johnson, SVP of Operations.



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Midwest Plastic Components Purchases New FANUC RoboDrill Mate

posted by Peter Thompson on April 24, 2007

Midwest Plastic Components (MPC) announced the purchase of a new FANUC RoboDrill Mate. This machine was added to meet the needs of MPC's growing Medical Device OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) product requirements.

MPC is using this equipment to machine specialized features in parts molded from Invibio's® implantable-grade PEEK-OPTIMA® material.

To learn more about the capabilities of this equipment, please follow the attached link: FANUC RoboDrill Mate

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Midwest Plastic Components purchases additional Milacron All-Electric ROBOSHOT injection molding machine

posted by Peter Thompson on April 02, 2007

Midwest Plastic Components (MPC) announced the purchase of an additional Milacron All-Electric ROBOSHOT injection molding machine. This machine was purchased and installed in one of our class 100,000 clean rooms to meet the growth needs of our Medical Device OEM customers. The machine is dedicated to mold Invibio's® implantable-grade PEEK-OPTIMA®, which MPC has seen grow significantly within the last year. Please follow the attached link to find out more about this machines unique capabilities. Milacron Plastics Technology Web Link

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Midwest featured in Plastic News

posted by Peter Thompson on March 01, 2007

Midwest Plastic Components (MPC) was featured in the February 26, 2007 edition of Plastic News in a Medical Market special report article. Click on the more button below to see the full article or use the attached link:

Plastic News MD&M Medical News Special Report



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Midwest Plastic Components to exhibit at Orlando AmCon Show April 11th-12th

posted by Peter Thompson on February 28, 2007

Midwest Plastic Components(MPC) will be exhibiting at the upcoming AmCon show(American Contract Manufactuers Show) held April 11-12th at the Orlando Orange County Convention Center. Please stop by booth 344 to talk with one of our engineers. Follow this link to find out more about the AmCon show. American Contract Manufacturers Show