United States
Manufacturer / Exporter / Supplier Of Custom Fabrication of an Acrylic Stand, Custom Thermoforming of ABS Material for Shipping Trays, Large Preprinted Styrene for Retail Display / Merchandise Topper, Custom Thermoformed Styrene Trays for Injection Molded Parts
Year of Establishment
1973
Primary Business
Supplier
Number of Employees
10-49
An auto parts manufacturer contacted Lane requiring a custom thermoformed shipping tray constructed of ABS. The client had an existing product that they wanted to replace with a reusable item made from recycled plastic. It had to be environmentally friendly, and be able to stand up to hard use. They provided us with specific dimensions for the piece, which was designed to protect the automobile components that they manufacture. The trays needed to capture the banding straps that would fasten the stacks of loaded parts trays, and include stacking and nesting features to save space when empty. The stackable design also required that the top and bottom sections fit without shifting. We purchased recycled ABS, and thermoformed the top and bottom sections, as well as thermoforming their logo onto the product. A haircell texture was also applied to resist scuffing. We then precision CNC routed both sections, and submitted the first part to the customer for approval. During the production run we performed fit tests and inspections to ensure quality.
A customer in the display industry approached Lane Plastics in need of a custom fabricated acrylic stand. The product was to be used to display hearing aids. As a family-owned business passionate about serving our customers, we worked closely with this client throughout the project. Lane Plastics designed a stand to look like and fit the customer's art work and engineered the stand for acrylic fabrication. In order to have consistent and high quality parts the base, side walls and shelves were designed to go together with a tongue and groove feature in conjunction with a solvent bond. There was also a hinged door on the back to access the product. Using pre-printed, white acrylic and clear PETG, we CNC routed the parts according to the CAD file, drape formed them in our ovens using a forming pan, line bent the backer and base, and assembled the display with solvent bonding. Our state of the art equipment included a CNC router, thermoformer, and linebending heaters. The custom acrylic stand is 8.000" long, 6.190" wide, and 14.000" high, fabricated to tolerances of +- .03" After producing a prototype part and receiving approval from the client we promptly delivered the production run to our client, whose needs met, and expectations were exceeded.
A client commissioned Lane Plastics to create a large POP retail display using preprinted styrene. It was to be used as a merchandiser topper. Their goal was for the display to attract customers to their product and add to the overall store experience. Our team of experts worked with the customer, starting with their foam mockup, we and the customer created the thermoforming molds, artwork that would match the molds and fixtures for the parts to stand on. After figuring out how the artwork should be laid out to match the molds, we had the artwork preprinted on white styrene and then we thermoformed the parts which were then CNC trimmed before being solvent bonded front and back to create a 360 degree visual effect. We individually packaged each part to ensure they arrived safely. When the product was complete, it measured 35" long, 28" wide, and 7" high. We maintained tolerances of ±.03".
A client in the medical industry approached Lane Plastics in need of a thermoformed styrene tray to hold injection molded medical parts. The tray was to be used as a parts holder in their manufacturing process. The customer supplied us with sample parts which allowed us to depict the actual use of the tray. Based on our usage depiction, our team generated CAD drawings, and created a prototype that employed all of the necessary features. Using our thermoforming capabilities we created the tray using white styrene with a smooth finish. The finished tray was 15" long, 6.75" wide, and 58" high, and maintained tolerances of ±.03". Regular part inspections were performed throughout the manufacturing process, to ensure that a high level of quality was maintained.
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