Erie Plastics Ramps Up Innovation Center Via Four New Hires
Erie Plastics, a Top 100 injection molder in the U.S., advances its Innovation Center through key appointments.
ERIE, PA (PRWEB) March 7, 2006 –- Erie Plastics’ Innovation Center is on the move in 2006 with the hiring of four new employees, who bring a combined 64 years’ experience to the Center.
NEW HIRES:
Coy Herald is a new Senior Design Engineer at Erie Plastics’ Innovation Center. With a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, Herald has 13 years’ experience in product design, including closures, consumer and industrial packaging, and medical devices. Formerly, Herald held engineering and product development positions at Rieke Corporation, Alcoa CSI, AC Engineering, Inc., and Automated Analysis Corporation.
Charles Webster joined Erie Plastics as Senior Project Engineer and has 27 years’ experience in product and tool design, project engineering, material selection, and management in the consumer packaging industry. Webster’s work experience spans engineering and product development positions at Portola Packaging, Inc., West Pharmaceutical Services and Owens-Illinois, among others.
Philip Thornton joined Erie Plastics’ Innovation Center as a Tooling Engineer. He possesses 22 years of experience in mold making and design, CAD operations and CAM programming. For the past nine years, Thornton worked at The Little Tikes Company, where he directed design, quoting, acquisition and maintenance of both injection and blow molds.
Erie Plastics also hired a new CAD Specialist, Jacob Kent, who graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Plastics Engineering in 2004. Kent most recently held the post of Process Engineer at Niagara Caps & Plugs.
ABOUT ERIE PLASTICS' INNOVATION CENTER:
Since its launch in 1992, Erie Plastics’ Innovation Center has serviced numerous U.S. and Global 500 companies in the beverage, pharmaceutical, consumer packaging and household product arenas. Fueled by advanced technology, the Center has produced concepts and designs for water, juice and dispensing closures; day-code-pill, unit-dose and blister packaging; feminine care products; and cup-spout transitions, among others.
A capabilities snapshot includes:
| | - Rapid prototyping using Fused Deposition Modeling (delivers functional models direct from a CAD file within hours)
- Improved utility/cost effectiveness of existing part and mold designs
- Temporary or full-production tooling and automation
- Proprietary product development and R&D
- Comprehensive project management
- Video conferencing and laptop portals for customers.
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For more information on Erie Plastics visit www.erieplastics.com, or call or write Erie Plastics at 844 Route 6, Corry, Pa., 16407-9099. Phone: (814) 664-4661.
EDITOR’S NOTE:
Founded in 1960, Erie Plastics specializes in the design, development and custom injection molding of rigid, thin-wall, plastic packaging components for the consumer product, food and beverage, bottled water, household chemical/detergent, personal care and pharmaceutical industries. A Top 100 injection molding company in the U.S. producing more than 10 billion parts annually, it services customers from three production facilities based in Corry, Pa. (headquarters), Westborough, Mass., and Székesfehérvár, Hungary.
CONTACT:
Jane T. Roche
(814) 664-4661
http://www.erieplastics.com
Sandra McVeigh
(724) 776-5279
http://www.spectria.biz
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