Reshoring or Onshoring Injection Molding, the real name of the game is Risk Mitigation
Whether you do all your molding offshore, onshore or a combination of the two, the day will come when you need to find a new injection molding source.
At that point, you feel like you begin damage control, trying to assess the unknown and select a new supplier that can meet your needs without missing or overlooking something.
PlastiCert is that source you are looking to engage with. PlastiCert embraces systems, technology, and supply chain. We made them strengths long before most other domestic injection molders.
PlastiCert has utilized an ERP system for the merger of finance and operations for nearly 30 years. That is 3 X longer than most injection molders knew what ERP was and can do. That makes us experts are seamlessly working with your orders from inception to delivery. Maintaining control over your resin supplier choices, inventory availability, costs, scheduling, delivery, invoicing, and A/R.
PlastiCert has been ISO 9001 certified for 20 years. There are molders out there that still do not get the advantage ISO certification brings.
PlastiCert is located in what the MN Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) calls, the Composites Cluster. An area where Composites/Plastics employment is more than 30 times what would be normally expected in a region this size. What that means is there are resources and attention paid to the area by suppliers and providers. It is also home to Winona State University. They house the only Composite Materials Engineering Major in the country. Many of their graduates work in injection molding (including here at PlastiCert). This means there is unlimited technical talent accessible for growth and expansion. It also means that MN DEED is well aware of our area’s potential and ready to help with expansion needs.
In the end, what really matters is PlastiCert’s ability to meet its customers’ needs.
In our recent annual customer service survey results, we hang our hat on what they have told us. Using a scale of Below Average, Average, Good and Excellent, we saw the following responses:
How would you compare our molding design and molding quality with our competitors or your expectations?
100 percent of replies rated PlastiCert as Good or Excellent, 60% said Excellent.
How would you compare our service value with our competitors or your expectations?
100 percent of replies rated PlastiCert Good or Excellent, 70% said Excellent.
How would you compare our customer service to our competitors or your expectations?
100 percent of replies said Good or Excellent, 80% said Excellent.
On a risk mitigation scale, we think that makes your decision much easier.
PlastiCert has responded to reshoring requests and received existing molds from East Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and other regions. In all cases we have been able to correct deficiencies or recreate a mold that meets the customer’s expectations.
Performing a sourcing effort for injection molding? Looking to reshore existing offshore injection molding? Have a current supplier that is not providing quality, support, OR value?