Skip to main content
Sister Publication Links
  • Sustainable Plastics
  • Rubber News
Subscribe
  • Login
  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • News
    • Processor News
    • Suppliers
    • More News
    • Digital Edition
    • End Markets
    • Special Reports
    • Newsletters
    • Resin pricing news
    • Videos
    • Injection Molding
    • Blow Molding
    • Film & Sheet
    • Pipe/Profile/Tubing
    • Rotomolding
    • Thermoforming
    • Recycling
    • Machinery
    • Materials
    • Molds/Tooling
    • Product news
    • Design
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Sustainability
    • Public Policy
    • Material Insights Videos
    • Numbers that Matter
    • Automotive
    • Packaging
    • Medical
    • Consumer Products
    • Construction
    • CEO Issue
    • Diversity
    • Best Places to Work
      • 2022 winners
    • Processor of the Year
    • Rising Stars
    • Women Breaking the Mold
  • Opinion
    • The Plastics Blog
    • Kickstart
    • One Good Resin
    • BRICS and Plastics
    • All Things Data
    • Viewpoint
    • From Pillar to Post
    • Perspective
    • Mailbag
    • Fake Plastic Trees
  • Shop Floor
    • Blending
    • Compounding
    • Drying
    • Injection Molding
    • Purging
    • Robotics
    • Size Reduction
    • Structural Foam
    • Tooling
    • Training
  • Events
    • Plastics News Events
    • Industry Events
    • Injection Molding & Design Expo
    • Livestreams/Webinars
    • Editorial Livestreams
    • Ask the Expert
    • Plastics News Events Library
    • Processor of the Year submissions
    • Plastics News Executive Forum
    • Injection Molding & Design Expo
    • Plastics News Caps & Closures
    • Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum
    • Plastics in Automotive
    • Injection Molding & Design Expo
    • Reuters Responsible Business Europe 2022
    • Reifenhäuser Technologies Livestreams
    • Polymer Points Live
    • Numbers that Matter Live
    • Plastics in Politics Live
    • Sustainable Plastics Live
    • Plastics Caps & Closures Library
    • Plastics in Healthcare Library
    • Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum Library
  • Resin Prices
    • All Resins
    • Commodity TPs
    • High Temp TPs
    • ETPs
    • Thermosets
    • Recycled Plastics
    • Historic Commodity Thermoplastics
    • Historic High Temp Thermoplastics
    • Historic Engineering Thermoplastics
    • Historic Thermosets
    • Historic Recycled Plastics
  • Rankings & Data
    • Injection Molders
    • Blow Molders
    • Film Sheet
    • Thermoformers
    • Pipe Profile Tubing
    • Rotomolders
    • Mold/Toolmakers
    • LSR Processors
    • Recyclers
    • Compounders - List
    • Association - List
    • Plastic Lumber - List
    • All
  • Directory
  • Custom
    • Sponsored Content
    • Conair Sponsored Content
    • KraussMaffei Sponsored Content
    • ENGEL Sponsored Content
    • White Papers
    • Classifieds
    • Place an Ad
    • Sign up for Early Classified
MENU
Breadcrumb
  1. Home
  2. News
December 09, 2014 01:00 AM

Medical market helps California molder expand

Roger Renstrom
  • Tweet
  • Share
  • Share
  • Email
  • More
    Print
    Roger Renstrom
    John Taylor

    RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Custom injection molder Trademark Plastics Inc. is experiencing significant growth in demands from its medical customers.

    “Trademark is looking at expansion out of this facility in 2015,” said Chief Operating Officer David Carty. Additional details about an expansion were unavailable.

    Components for medical devices account for about 80 percent of the business with consumer goods representing the remainder.

    In October, John Taylor joined Trademark as vice president of operations. Previously, he was with the Irvine, Calif., facility of B. Braun Medical Inc. for 26 years, most recently as manager of component manufacturing. B. Braun is a Trademark customer.

    In August, Trademark and mold builder Quali-Tech Engineering Inc. of Santa Ana, Calif., reached an agreement under which Quali-Tech will give priority to fulfillment of mold making orders for projects of Trademark customers. Terms were not disclosed. The firms maintain separate ownership.

    During 2014, Trademark acquired seven new injection molding machines as it transitions to a shop using only all-electric presses. Most recently, Trademark installed two new 200-ton all-electric Toshiba EC200SXV50 presses in its general molding white room.

    Trademark has ordered a new 390-ton all-electric Toshiba EC390SXB50 press and expects to have it onsite in early 2015.

    Trademark improved efficiency by linking two clean rooms through an additional space with equipment for first-article inspections. Previously, the inspectors needed to gown-up when entering one of the rooms and gown-down in going to use the first-article equipment. That distraction was eliminated.

    The Class 10,000 room has 14 presses and occupies 20,000 square feet. The Class 100,000 room has 13 presses and occupies 24,000 square feet.

    Trademark's 46 injection molding machines of 5-500 tons — 26 electric and 20 hydraulics — include 17 Toyos, 13 JSWs, seven Toshibas, three Huskies and six others. Wittmann robots operate on about one-half of the presses; a Scara robot is on one of the Toshibas.

    Trademark began use of an ultrasonic bath cleaner from Blue Wave Ultrasonics of Davenport, Iowa, in November, a portable dry ice blasting system from Cold Jet LLC of Loveland, Ohio, in May for mold cleaning and a 5-ton top riding dual girder crane from CraneVeyor Corp. of South El Monte, Calif., in late 2013 for mold positioning.

    For the quality function, Trademark acquired a SmartScope Flash 302 bench top multisensory measurement system from Optical Gaging Products Inc. of Rochester, N.Y., and put it into service in December 2013.

    Alfredo Fierro, Trademark director of project engineering, is a RJG Inc.-certified Master Molder II and is working toward becoming qualified as a trainer. He has more than 20 years of experience in injection molding with the last 10 years at Trademark.

    Fred Cervantes is another Master Molder II, and two others hold Master Molder I credentials.

    For Trademark's 12 technicians, “my goal is to get all certified as Master Molder I or above,” Fierro said.

    Jerry Carty founded Trademark in 20,000 square feet in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., in 1989. The business occupied 60,000 square feet prior to its 2002 move of 21 miles to Riverside and 100,000 square feet on 5.5 acres. He died in 2005, but his legacy lives on.

    Carty's widow, Carolyn, is president; daughter Erin Carty is CEO; and daughter Kristin Carty is corporate secretary. Erin's husband, David Carty, is COO.

    Trademark employs 210 of whom 125 are in permanent positions.

    Among Trademark employees, two started as “broom pushers,” Erin Carty said in an interview. Now, one of them is certified as a Master Molder I, and the other is plant manager.

    Trademark withholds sales details but projects a 2014 gain of 10 percent vs. its 2013 results.

    Trademark, in conjunction with Toshiba Machine Co. America, held a Nov. 12 technical symposium and plant tour at its facility in Riverside.

    Mold builder, Trademark ink deal

    Trademark Plastics has worked closely with mold builder Quali-Tech Engineering Inc. for several years. John Hong is Quali-Tech president.

    The August priority agreement between Trademark and Quali-Tech will benefit both firms, but it is not intended to impact Quali-Tech's relationships with other customers.

    Quali-Tech employs 16 including seven mold makers, occupies 20,000 square feet in Santa Ana, Calif., and completes about 50 molds yearly.

    Quali-Tech expects fourth quarter delivery of a new five-axis UMC-750 computer numerical control machining center from Haas Automotion Inc. of Oxnard, Calif., and a three-dimensional laser engraving machine from Gromax Enterprises Corp. of Irvine, Calif.

    Other in-house Quali-Tech capabilities include sinker and wire electronic discharge machines, material polishing, micro laser welding, coordinate measuring machine and laser micrometer.

    RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
    Polymer Points Live
    Letter
    to the
    Editor

    Do you have an opinion about this story? Do you have some thoughts you'd like to share with our readers? Plastics News would love to hear from you. Email your letter to Editor at [email protected]

    Most Popular
    1
    Material Insights: Shell plant nears completion; Mitsubishi closes Detroit-area compounding plant
    2
    Global shipping snarls likely to last for some time
    3
    20/20 adds Southern exposure with Vantage acquisition
    4
    Shell nearing completion of Pennsylvania PE facility
    5
    Mitsubishi Chemical closes Michigan compounding plant
    SIGN UP FOR TO RECEIVE THESE EMAILS AND ENEWSLETTERS
    EMAIL ADDRESS

    Please enter a valid email address.

    Please enter your email address.

    Please verify captcha.

    Please select at least one newsletter to subscribe.

    Get our newsletters

    Staying current is easy with Plastics News delivered straight to your inbox, free of charge.

    Subscribe today

    Subscribe to Plastics News

    Subscribe now
    Connect with Us
    • LinkedIn
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram

    Plastics News covers the business of the global plastics industry. We report news, gather data and deliver timely information that provides our readers with a competitive advantage.

    Contact Us

    1155 Gratiot Avenue
    Detroit MI 48207-2997

    Customer Service:
    877-320-1723

    Resources
    • About
    • Staff
    • Editorial Calendar
    • Media Kit
    • Data Store
    • Digital Edition
    • Custom Content
    • People
    • Contact
    • Careers
    • Sitemap
    Related Crain Publications
    • Sustainable Plastics
    • Rubber News
    • Urethanes Technology
    • European Rubber Journal
    • Tire Business
    Legal
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Privacy Request
    Copyright © 1996-2022. Crain Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    • News
      • Processor News
        • Injection Molding
        • Blow Molding
        • Film & Sheet
        • Pipe/Profile/Tubing
        • Rotomolding
        • Thermoforming
        • Recycling
      • Suppliers
        • Machinery
        • Materials
        • Molds/Tooling
        • Product news
        • Design
      • More News
        • Mergers & Acquisitions
        • Sustainability
        • Public Policy
        • Material Insights Videos
        • Numbers that Matter
      • Digital Edition
      • End Markets
        • Automotive
        • Packaging
        • Medical
        • Consumer Products
        • Construction
      • Special Reports
        • CEO Issue
        • Diversity
        • Best Places to Work
          • 2022 winners
        • Processor of the Year
        • Rising Stars
        • Women Breaking the Mold
      • Newsletters
      • Resin pricing news
      • Videos
    • Opinion
      • The Plastics Blog
      • Kickstart
      • One Good Resin
      • BRICS and Plastics
      • All Things Data
      • Viewpoint
      • From Pillar to Post
      • Perspective
      • Mailbag
      • Fake Plastic Trees
    • Shop Floor
      • Blending
      • Compounding
      • Drying
      • Injection Molding
      • Purging
      • Robotics
      • Size Reduction
      • Structural Foam
      • Tooling
      • Training
    • Events
      • Plastics News Events
        • Plastics News Executive Forum
        • Injection Molding & Design Expo
        • Plastics News Caps & Closures
        • Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum
        • Plastics in Automotive
      • Industry Events
        • Injection Molding & Design Expo
      • Injection Molding & Design Expo
      • Livestreams/Webinars
        • Reuters Responsible Business Europe 2022
        • Reifenhäuser Technologies Livestreams
      • Editorial Livestreams
        • Polymer Points Live
        • Numbers that Matter Live
        • Plastics in Politics Live
        • Sustainable Plastics Live
      • Ask the Expert
      • Plastics News Events Library
        • Plastics Caps & Closures Library
        • Plastics in Healthcare Library
        • Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum Library
      • Processor of the Year submissions
    • Resin Prices
      • All Resins
      • Commodity TPs
        • Historic Commodity Thermoplastics
      • High Temp TPs
        • Historic High Temp Thermoplastics
      • ETPs
        • Historic Engineering Thermoplastics
      • Thermosets
        • Historic Thermosets
      • Recycled Plastics
        • Historic Recycled Plastics
    • Rankings & Data
      • Injection Molders
      • Blow Molders
      • Film Sheet
      • Thermoformers
      • Pipe Profile Tubing
      • Rotomolders
      • Mold/Toolmakers
      • LSR Processors
      • Recyclers
      • Compounders - List
      • Association - List
      • Plastic Lumber - List
      • All
    • Directory
    • Custom
      • Sponsored Content
      • Conair Sponsored Content
      • KraussMaffei Sponsored Content
      • ENGEL Sponsored Content
      • White Papers
      • Classifieds
        • Place an Ad
        • Sign up for Early Classified