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On-Site with D&M Plastics – The Accidental Molder

Plastics Technology recently featured D&M Plastics in its cover story to discuss the beginnings and inner workings of D&M. Click the image below to read more.

Plastics Technology recently featured D&M Plastics in its cover story to discuss the beginnings and inner workings of D&M. Click the image below to read more.  

D&M Plastics Adds Capacity and Expertise

D&M Plastics was recently featured in PlasticsNews.com to highlight our new capabilities, increased capacity, and new additions to the team. To read more, click on the thumbnail below.

D&M Plastics was recently featured in PlasticsNews.com to highlight our new capabilities, increased capacity, and new additions to the team. To read more, click on the thumbnail below.

American Management Association: Building a Culture of Performance

CEO Chip Owen explains how performance means success for D&M customers in this special feature for AMA Quarterly.

“Before every shift, the entire team comes together to share key information and suggestions on how to improve performance…”  Read More >

CEO Chip Owen explains how performance means success for D&M customers in this special feature for AMA Quarterly. “Before every shift, the entire team comes together to share key information and suggestions on how to improve performance…”  Read More >

Daily Herald: D&M Plastics Celebrates Success and Safety on Manufacturing Day

The D&M team makes local headlines participating in Manufacturing Day with a spotlight on safety.

“D&M Plastics employees celebrate 634 days without a lost time accident, setting a new record for the manufacturer, which specializes in tight-tolerance precision parts for the medical and electronics industries.” Read More >

The D&M team makes local headlines participating in Manufacturing Day with a spotlight on safety. “D&M Plastics employees celebrate 634 days without a lost time accident, setting a new record for the manufacturer, which specializes in tight-tolerance precision parts for the medical and electronics industries.” Read More >

Daily Herald: D&M Plastics Hosts Employment Openhouse

D&M Plastics, a privately held injection-molding manufacturer which specializes in tight-tolerance precision parts for the medical, electronics, and other industries, will host an employment open house from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 150 French Road in Burlington. Read More >

D&M Plastics, a privately held injection-molding manufacturer which specializes in tight-tolerance precision parts for the medical, electronics, and other industries, will host an employment open house from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 150 French Road in Burlington. Read More >

Global Trade Magazine: Site Selection Planning Guide

D&M CEO Chip Owen provides insight into what Illinois offers to manufacturing, in this state-by-state guide.

As exporters, the readers of Global Trade are stewards of businesses that grow faster than those concerned only with the domestic market. That growth, and the need to strategically position in areas nearer to the ports and airports that can access the global marketplace, means that exporters are going to have a greater, more frequent need for new supply-chain space. As you plot your next facility, we’ve created this two-part Site Selection Planning Guide as the most direct summary of the best each state has to offer. Read the full article >

D&M CEO Chip Owen provides insight into what Illinois offers to manufacturing, in this state-by-state guide. As exporters, the readers of Global Trade are stewards of businesses that grow faster than those concerned only with the domestic market. That growth, and the need to strategically position in areas nearer to the ports and airports that can access the […]

Kane County Connects: November 1st Open House and Job Fair

The job fair and open house will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, starting with an introduction to the company, followed by a tour of the manufacturing facility and a question-and-answer period. D&M is hoping to fill positions for operators, quality technicians, setup technicians, shift supervisors, manufacturing maintenance, material handling, and warehouse product packaging. The company is looking for a basic set of job skills, including an eagerness to learn and grow.

The job fair and open house will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, starting with an introduction to the company, followed by a tour of the manufacturing facility and a question-and-answer period. D&M is hoping to fill positions for operators, quality technicians, setup technicians, shift supervisors, manufacturing maintenance, material handling, […]

Medical Design Briefs: Manufacturing Polymer Optical Components: The Good, the Bad…and the Learning Curve

D&M illustrates its expertise by spotlighting the complexities such as geometry, surface specifications, and material selection, which are vitally important to designing, and producing a flawless optical part.

“There are some key, fundamental considerations when manufacturing optical components: designing molded optical parts, designing and building the molds to produce them, injection molding, and handling components that manage light…” Read more >

D&M illustrates its expertise by spotlighting the complexities such as geometry, surface specifications, and material selection, which are vitally important to designing, and producing a flawless optical part. “There are some key, fundamental considerations when manufacturing optical components: designing molded optical parts, designing and building the molds to produce them, injection molding, and handling components […]

Plastics Machinery Magazine: The Technology House

Read why this leading industry publication calls the management group “determined, purposeful and passionate about the business of plastics” in this excellent profile piece about D&M.

“The parts made by D&M are highly engineered with complex geometries.” Read more >

Read why this leading industry publication calls the management group “determined, purposeful and passionate about the business of plastics” in this excellent profile piece about D&M. “The parts made by D&M are highly engineered with complex geometries.” Read more >

Plastics News Now: D&M Plastics builds a culture of lean manufacturing

D&M Plastics President Chip Owen discusses its lean strategy and why he invests in retirement for his workers when he met with Plastics News Editor Don Loepp on a recent visit to D&M.

“It gets them to not only use their hands, but their heads — and hopefully their hearts — in helping us to make the company as good as it can be.” Read More >

D&M Plastics President Chip Owen discusses its lean strategy and why he invests in retirement for his workers when he met with Plastics News Editor Don Loepp on a recent visit to D&M. “It gets them to not only use their hands, but their heads — and hopefully their hearts — in helping us to […]

Plastics News: D&M moving to all-electric presses

Learn how new equipment means even better outcomes for D&M, the first U.S. full-service turnkey manufacturer to achieve ISO certification with an external defect rate of 17 parts per million –60 times better than the industry average.

Tight-tolerance precision molder D&M Plastics LLC of Burlington, Ill., is moving toward use of all-electric presses for medical and electronic applications. Read More >

Learn how new equipment means even better outcomes for D&M, the first U.S. full-service turnkey manufacturer to achieve ISO certification with an external defect rate of 17 parts per million –60 times better than the industry average. Tight-tolerance precision molder D&M Plastics LLC of Burlington, Ill., is moving toward use of all-electric presses for medical […]

Plastics News: D&M uses lean practices to engage workers

Plastics News spent part of the day on a recent visit to D&M, met the leadership team and learned how a culture of LEAN is good for employees, customers, and for business.

“Owen is a big fan of the 2-second lean philosophy made popular by author and manufacturing guru Paul Akers. So every shift change at D&M starts with a team meeting where workers first talk about safety, then share ideas for process improvements that can save time and money. Employees have contributed more than 4,000 lean ideas since they started the meetings four years ago, and the company has implemented about 3,200. “We’re generating ideas every single day,” Owen said.” Read More >

Plastics News spent part of the day on a recent visit to D&M, met the leadership team and learned how a culture of LEAN is good for employees, customers, and for business. “Owen is a big fan of the 2-second lean philosophy made popular by author and manufacturing guru Paul Akers. So every shift change at […]

Plastics News: Executives turn to social media, video to help grow companies

D&M Team Leaders Mark Hill and Mary Lake share their insight into how marketing challenges can be met using social media and video best practices.

“Through his different ventures, Mark Hill, sales and marketing leader for D&M Plastics said the No. 1 thing he learned was the ‘value and power of a brand.’” Read More >

D&M Team Leaders Mark Hill and Mary Lake share their insight into how marketing challenges can be met using social media and video best practices. “Through his different ventures, Mark Hill, sales and marketing leader for D&M Plastics said the No. 1 thing he learned was the ‘value and power of a brand.’” Read More >

Plastics News: Illinois injection molder D&M Plastics adds two presses

Custom molder D&M Plastics LLC is upgrading its press fleet with the addition of two small injection molding machines. The Burlington, Ill., company recently installed a new Sodick press and was expecting delivery of an Arburg vertical press in early April. Read More >

Custom molder D&M Plastics LLC is upgrading its press fleet with the addition of two small injection molding machines. The Burlington, Ill., company recently installed a new Sodick press and was expecting delivery of an Arburg vertical press in early April. Read More >

Product Design and Development: New Thinking, and Making the Case for Reshoring

CEO Chip Owen writes about how companies can ultimately save time and money manufacturing parts in the U.S. in this in-depth column for PDD.

“American politics and the recent election cycle focused a bright light onto companies that produce their products overseas. With that scrutiny came some perspective as many companies have begun to learn the hard way that the low unit price of doing business overseas isn’t worth the time and aggravation it may cost them in the long run.” Read More >

CEO Chip Owen writes about how companies can ultimately save time and money manufacturing parts in the U.S. in this in-depth column for PDD. “American politics and the recent election cycle focused a bright light onto companies that produce their products overseas. With that scrutiny came some perspective as many companies have begun to learn […]

Seen in Anaheim: D&M Plastics Displays Its Expertise

D&M shares their wares at MD&M Anaheim Show

D&M Plastics, a specialist in manufacturing tight-tolerance precision parts for medical device and electronics applications, displayed examples of its expertise.

D&M shares their wares at MD&M Anaheim Show D&M Plastics, a specialist in manufacturing tight-tolerance precision parts for medical device and electronics applications, displayed examples of its expertise.