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Category: Plastics Manufacturing

  • DeKALB Molded Plastics’ Virtual Home

    While DeKALB places emphasis on the newest technologies and equipment for structural plastics inside our facility; continuous improvement and excellence applies to our virtual presence as well.

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  • What is Special Material Handling?

    Transcription:  One of the target markets for DeKalb Molded Plastics is specialty material handling. We do pallets. We do containers. But really we do things that are specific to an application. It may be a metal product. It may be a medical product, but it has to be handled and protected really well and that’s […]

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  • DeKALB Molded Plastics featured in Manufacturing Today

    The summer issue of Manufacturing Today highlights DeKALB Molded Plastics’ commitment to strategy and investments which support not only the manufacturing process but also employees. An excerpt of the article: Founded in 1979, DeKalb Molded Plastics has spent more than 34 years building its reputation in the structural foam industry. A custom structural foam molder, […]

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  • DeKALB finalist for PlasticsNews Processor of the Year

    AKRON, OHIO (Jan. 7, 4:20 p.m. ET) — Three custom molders — injection molders Hoffer Plastics Corp. and Rodon Group LLC and DeKalb Molded Plastics Co., which does both structural foam and injection — are the finalists for Plastics News’  Processor of the Year Award. A team of judges from the PN editorial department in Akron picked the finalists.

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  • Benefits of Converting Metal, Concrete and Wood to Plastic

    The conversion of metal, concrete and wood components to plastic have delivered significant, and in many cases unmatched cost savings.

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  • New Market Expansion in Plastics Manufacturing

    To better understand our fit and penetrate new markets, DeKALB Molded Plastics sent representatives to several industry trade shows. As an innovative, evolving company, our marketing department is investigating segments where we have a sustainable fit to determine where we can add more value and develop long term relationships. For many years we have been […]

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  • Surviving the Recession

    DeKALB Molded Plastics celebrated their 30th Anniversary of business in the Structural Plastics industry in 2009. Much has changed over those 30 years — from the structural foam products they first produced to the techniques they now employ to run the business. From products such as the first swimming pool panel, to the computer housings, […]

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