Pacific Plastics Injection Molding expands to accommodate doubled production output

Pacific Plastics Injection Molding (PPIM), a division of Diversified Plastics, Inc. (DPI), has expanded its 24,000-sq. ft facility to 46,000 sq. ft. Together, the DPI facility in Minnesota and the PPIM facility in California now total 99,000 sq. ft. In addition to meeting rapidly increasing manufacturing demand, the larger space is part of a 3-year growth initiative.

In 2019, PPIM expanded its manufacturing, assembly and office space by 5,000 sq. ft. The company also added plastic injection molding presses and an automation system. Since those additions, orders from new and existing customers have grown rapidly. This growth has caused a shortage of warehouse space for raw materials and inventory of bulky parts for weekly shipments.

“Although production has doubled, we did not have enough warehouse space,” says Rob Gilman, PPIM general manager. “As a short-term solution, we added cargo containers in the shipping bay and parking lot.”

As part of a 3-year growth initiative, a cleanroom will be added and ISO 13485 certification will be obtained at PPIM. This will broaden the company’s medical device manufacturing, assembling and packaging capabilities in a second location.

PPIM will also expand its plastic injection molding press capacity 20% by the end of the year. In mid-August, the company is beginning a transition to all-electric injection molding presses, which deliver faster output with precision product quality.