Efficient Design: An Exercise in Machined Plastic Part Price Reduction
Often, customers approach us with a drawing of a plastic component and ask to have our engineers critique it before having the component quoted for price and delivery. On other occasions, a customer...
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Our Customers Value Us as a Quality Machine Shop
Quality Control Audits, done on-site by customers, are a welcomed opportunity for Connecticut Plastics to demonstrate the integrity of our manufacturing and quality systems. Our manufacturing process...
View ArticleConnecticut Plastics joins Precision Engineered Products LLC
“Precision Engineered Products is already a leader in the areas of plastic injection molding and micro molding through our microPEP and Lacey brands. The addition of the talented team at Connecticut...
View ArticleGetting the best results: What you need to know about machining plastics
Machining plastics is more than a science, it’s an art. So how can you successfully navigate the process of producing high-quality components? Our new whitepaper will guide you though key...
View ArticlePrecision Engineered Products LLC acquires brands Holmed, HowesTemco, Premco...
Precision Engineered Products (PEP) has completed acquisition of Advanced Precision Products (APP) business divisions Holmed, HowesTemco, Premco and Profiles. The four brands augment PEP’s robust...
View ArticleWhen customers ask us to do the improbable
PEP Connecticut Plastics never anticipates that our customers will give us easy parts to manufacture. Learn more about how our engineers welcome the improbable.
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What clarity reveals
PEP Connecticut Plastics customers rely on our ability to produce complex, plastic machined parts with exceptionally smooth, burr-free surfaces. When it comes to plastic machining, transparent parts...
View ArticleAcrylic Polishing – The Techniques Used
Acrylic is known for its clarity, lack of color and excellent light transmitting properties. In both its extruded and cast form, acrylic can be polished to a far superior, glass-like finish than many...
View ArticleBioMedDevice Boston 2015
Join Our Timely Conversations at BIOMEDevice Boston and Maybe Win an Apple Watch! Visit PEP At Booth Number 906 Boston Convention & Exhibit Center May 6-7, 2015 We’d like to hear your opinion on...
View ArticleDrug Delivery Device Components
A complete resource for drug delivery component manufacturing and logistics. Drug delivery devices comprise one of the most rapidly growing segments of the medical device manufacturing market....
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Precision Engineered Products Acquires Trigon International
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kimberly Madden kmadden@pep-corp.com Attleboro, MA, (April 30, 2015) — Precision Engineered Products (PEP), a leading manufacturer of medical devices and components,...
View Article3D Printing: A New Technology That Took 30 Years to Perfect
3D printing is rapidly catching on and becoming the darling of manufacturing today. Manufacturers are turning to 3D printers to quickly produce prototypes for their customers. This very important step...
View ArticleTemperature Resistance of Precision Plastic for Machining
It is common for an engineer to pick an engineered precision plastic for machining based on a quick review of tables of temperature resistance. An internet search will yield data on the commonly...
View ArticleFacts About the Tensile Strength of Machined Plastic Materials
For designers of plastic parts for machining, a frequent concern is the tensile (pulling) strength of the plastic material. The engineer sees gains in lower weight and lower cost while giving up...
View ArticleClear Machined Plastic Choices – Part One
Many applications benefit from using clear machined plastic parts to help view the process or improve aesthetics. In the amorphous plastics family, the design engineer can select from 6 commonly...
View ArticleEfficient Design: An Exercise in Machined Plastic Part Price Reduction
Often, customers approach us with a drawing of a plastic component and ask to have our engineers critique it before having the component quoted for price and delivery. On other occasions, a customer...
View ArticleDimensional Stability of a Machined Plastic Component
Dimensional stability of a machined plastic component is a frequent challenge. Maintaining accurate dimensions is a combination of part configuration, material choice, and machining technique. In...
View ArticleTolerances for Plastic Machined Parts
An often heard question when designing a plastic machined part is “What tolerance can you hold?” The answer to that is it depends on many factors including material choice, part configuration and the...
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