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Dedienne Multiplasturgy® Group has always worked in a continuous stream of innovations. In 1995, the Group acquired the first Stratasys machine for the manufacture of 3D prototypes. In this context, the Group is in the process of creating today a complete “Atelier Dedienne 3D” for additive production-oriented manufacturing in mass production. This investment represents more … Continue reading 3D additive manufacturing for mass production is a focus to exceed our customers expectations

Met2Plastic is proud to be “Made in Elk Grove.” Join us at the 2015 Made in Elk Grove Manufacturing & Technology Expo on October 12, 2015 in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. “Last year, more that 1,000 manufacturers and OEMs participated.” View show highlights in this video. Come network with others in the industry in one … Continue reading Met2Plastic to Exhibit at Made in Elk Grove Expo

Met2Plastic is excited to welcome our new summer Engineering intern Lilliann! Name: Lilliann Lawrin About: • Senior at Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove Village, IL. • 17 years old. • Originally from Chicago, first year at EGH. • Part of the all-girl engineering class at EGH which was designed to create a comfortable … Continue reading Profile: Lilliann Lawrin Engineering Intern at Met2Plastic

Met2Plastic Will Exhibit at the 51st Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France This June 15-21 2015. Met2Plastic is excited to represent American manufacturing at the 2015 Paris Air Show. MET will exhibit as part of the the State of Illinois in the International USA Pavilion. As the longest-running aerospace trade show in the world, … Continue reading Met2Plastic to Exhibit at the 2015 International Paris Air Show

Are you a natural leader? You may be MET’s Abe Lincoln part. Are you the funny outspoken one in your circle of friends? You may be MET’s loudspeaker panel! Stop guessing and take the quiz to find out which one of Met2Plastic custom injection molded plastic parts best describes your personality! Share the quiz with … Continue reading Which Met2Plastic Part Are You? Take the Quiz!

Learn how Met2Plastic’s in-house tooling capabilities allowed them to, not only help an Aerospace OEM facing quality issues, but reduce costs in this case study presentation. Read the in depth written version by clicking here. Follow Met2Plastic on SlideShare here.

Operational excellence (OE) is defined as a philosophy that results in continuous improvement throughout an organization. If a company and its team have the desire to help the business succeed, they have already begun the journey toward OE. Met2Plastic’s continued success is, in part, due to the implementation of sound OE principles. The following five … Continue reading 5 Tips to Achieve Operational Excellence in Manufacturing

October is the month of chilly weather, changing leaves, overdosing on pumpkin spice everything, but most importantly, Halloween. All month long Halloween has people painting the town orange. Here at Met2Plastic, orange is a color we see year-round. Wearing orange on Fridays has become tradition at Met2Plastic and on this Friday, it actually makes sense. … Continue reading Solving the Orange on Fridays Mystery

Article From: MoldMaking Technology, Matthew Danford , Senior Editor from MoldMaking Technology Controlling Costs by Controlling Production A process-driven manufacturing strategy and extensive data tracking have enabled this company to double down on the advantages of integrated toolmaking and molding capability.There’s been plenty of talk about reshoring during the past few years, and Mike Walter … Continue reading Met2Plastic Featured in MoldMaking Technology Magazine

Continuous improvement is a principle Met2Plastic considers paramount for success. MET’s latest change was the switch from outdated shared computing terminals to the installation of more than 16 Acer Aspire tablets in the shop floor. The tablets increase operator efficiency, accuracy, and supply chain visibility while reducing unnecessary down time. What lead to this innovation … Continue reading A Look at Continuous Improvement in Action