Processor No. 9 Demgy Chicago LLC | Best Places to Work 2025

Formerly named Met2plastic, Demgy Chicago is a metal-to-plastic solutions supplier in Elk Grove Village, Ill., that specializes in thermoplastic injection molding and designs and manufactures its own molds. The company caters to original equipment manufacturers in the medical, aerospace and industrial sectors.

"Demgy Group is a forward-thinking organization focusing on R&D, sustainable growth and good world citizenship. We offer the best of both worlds — we're part of a global company with good resources and a strong R&D focus, while our facility is one where you can know all of your coworkers and have that family company feeling," the company says on its website.

Activities to promote that "family company feeling" include Safe Days celebration lunches for every 100 days with no lost-time incidents, an annual holiday party with gag gifts given by the president to all employees and homemade hot chocolate with all the fixings to thank employees for coming into work on cold winter days.

To acknowledge employees' birthdays, Demgy Chicago gifts them Dunkin' gift cards. On 10- and 20-year work anniversaries, the company provides gift cards in $100 or $200 values, respectively. Both of these events are announced on the weekly newsflash.

Demgy Chicago works closely with a local high school district to bring more career opportunities to the community, and it has a paid high school manufacturing apprentice. The company offers career paths so that all employees can grow and advance in their careers. Other professional development programs include mentoring, job shadowing and/or cross-training, and Demgy Academy, which offers training plans and career paths to increase transparency regarding opportunities for advancement.

Staff members have the option to work remotely "to allow for better work-life balance." Tools to stay connected include Microsoft Teams meetings and messaging. Employees with remote work schedules are included in company celebrations.

Following the feedback from employee engagement surveys, Demgy Chicago has implemented additional hours of sick/personal leave, vision benefits to insurance options and weekly company meetings to improve communication among the entire team.

Demgy's website highlights employee testimonials: "Every day is a new challenge, and it's very satisfying to solve problems and constantly improve the process," "Every day is different, and that's what makes the job so exciting," "The company encourages you to grow and evolve, making it an excellence place to develop your career" and "What I like most is the freedom and autonomy I enjoy. I can choose the best way to produce a part, whether in several parts or in a single step."