Making Stuff: The Custom Plastic Manufacturer

Microdyne Plastics, Inc. started in 1975 as a custom plastic molding company.  From our small beginnings, this was how we began the company and still continue today. In today’s manufacturing world, the opportunity still exists to produce custom...

Plastic Injection Molding Basics

Injection molding is a process of “injecting” or flowing liquefied plastic resin into a mold. The resin will chemically cure or cool into a hard or rigid plastic object. The mold, called a tool in the industry, must have channels for the liquid...

Reducing Plastic Product Manufacturing Costs

Microdyne is a contract plastics manufacturer. This really means we build custom products to the customer’s specifications. This approach is wonderful to get the exact product into the customer’s hands. However, many of our customers are not...