Established in 1964, Phillips Plastics is a privately held custom injection molder of plastic, metal, and ceramics. Phillips Plastics is a technology driven Company, providing contract manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers in the automotive, appliance, telecommunications, consumer electronics, industrial, medical, defense, and recreational markets. Fiscal year 2007 sales were approximately $260 million. Phillips Plastics employs more than 1,600 people; supported by a network of 814 production people, 60 quality and regulatory professionals, 30 design engineers (tool and part), 166 engineers (includes design, process, and manufacturing), and 115 toolmakers (includes tool managers, coordinators, team leaders, mold makers, mold polishers, machinists, jig and fixture, EDM specialists, and apprentices). Total number of presses is 228, ranging in tonnage from 0.44 to 935. Phillips Plastics consists of 14 locations throughout the United States, occupying over 800,000 square feet, with total manufacturing square footage equaling 400,000 square feet. All manufacturing facilities operate under one or more of the following: ISO 9001:2000, ISO 13485, TS 16949, ISO 14001, and FDA standards.
White Paper: Most people don’t associate wearing hearing aids with making a fashion statement, but a Minnesota medical company has created a new line that is changing that thinking. Find how Phillips Plastics partnered with Starkey Laboratories to decorate parts for a new series of hearing aids... more
Webcast: Your company is investing a substantial amount of money on your next program. Prototyping is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine if your design is manufacturable. Join Bill Welch, Phillips Plastics Corporation's Vice President of Engineering, who will guide you through a Web cast... more
Reference Guide: Learn how the in-house design development team at Phillips Plastics Corporation provides full-service capabilities which support the earliest possible involvement in the development process... more
Reference Guide: Total Solutions From Design Through Distribution. With a comprehensive offering of state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies, Phillips Plastics has helped countless customers raise the bar for products that possess the best combination of performance, size and aesthetics... more
Reference Guide: Business success depends upon product speed-to-market. A new service from Phillips Plastics, www.protowire.com is your source for instant stereolithography (SLA) and fused deposition modeling (FDM) prototype quotes and rapid prototypes... more
White Paper: Does your design call for a part requiring the elasticity of rubber combined with the strength and rigidity of thermoplastic? If so, a new manufacturing technique may provide the best solution with components that offer high performance with reduced material and production costs... more
White Paper: Need a component that is hardy enough to take on high temperatures, corrosion or wear? Ceramics pay provide the ideal solution. Building on extensive Metal Injection Molding (MIM) capabilities that it has offered engineers since 1996, Phillips Plastics has now launched ceramic injection molding... more
White Paper: What were two industrial designers and a mechanical engineer doing in an operating room at the Mayo Clinic? Asked to provide industrial design services on a new surgical tool, the Phillips Plastics team needed to first understand how these instruments are used in the real world... more
White Paper: Engineers designing plastic parts enjoy plenty of alternatives when it comes to choosing colors and finishes for their products, but a new trade group believes there is still a lot to be learned about in-mold decorating. Ronald Schultz, executive director of the In-Mold Decorating Association... more
White Paper: Steve Axtman, manager of Phillips Plastics Precision Decorating facility, tells engineers how to make the most of the company's extensive painting, finishing and laser techniques. It's one-stop shopping for customers that want their products to stand out from the competition... more