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Duane Brown Retires From Microdyne Plastics

Above, left to right, Scott Brown, Tracey Kimberlin, Judy Lopez, Duane Brown. Duane Brown one of our shareholders and team member retired as of December 2022. Duane joined the family business and started his career here after completing service in the US Coast Guard. In forty plus years, Duane...

Microdyne Adds Two New Injection Machines

As we close out our fiscal year 2022, we’re excited to report some of our accomplishments even with the past few years of Covid. In our injection molding department, we invested in innovation and the ability to add more automation with two new injection molding machines. Our New FCS FA-470...

Scott Brown Named President of Microdyne Plastics, Inc.

Colton, CA – We are happy to announce Scott Brown has moved to the role of President of Microdyne Plastics, Inc. The announcement was made during a company-wide meeting by past-President, Judy Lopez, who is now Chair of the Board. Ms. Lopez said about her younger brother, “I’m so proud...

In Times of Crisis People Fall Back on What Works – Plastic

Along with many firsts brought to us by Covid-19, one is a seemingly reversal of thinking about plastic of all kinds. Starbucks, after promising the public it would reduce plastic use, announced recently that it would not refill customer cups but use regular (sterile) plastic cups instead. In...

Consumer Brands Struggle to Find Alternatives to Plastic

Despite all the public rhetoric about ocean plastic and land fills with plastic that will last a thousand years, companies are hard pressed to find good alternatives to the “miracle of plastic.” Plastic packaging is so light, strong, versatile, and attractive that the benefits are clear. What is...

Microdyne’s Business Continuity Plan

Updated 12/11/2020 COVID-19 UPDATE Microdyne has continued to stay open and will do everything we can to continue to produce for our customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we have come to a point where we may see dramatic changes in our production schedule. As valued customers we want...

Reservoir Shade and Bird Balls – Designed and Made by Microdyne

Microdyne’s Reservoir Shade Balls are used around the world to conserve water. (Water conservation balls.) Microdyne invented a concept and production technology to make the balls and properly keep them properly floating.  They are also called Reservoir Shade or “Bird” Balls.  When the...

Micro Injection Molding Products

Micro Injection Molding is a specialty of Microdyne Plastics.   Plastic Injection molded products include a huge array of items in every home, office and automobile. Blow molding is used for most plastic bottles, but most other plastic items are made using injection molding. They represent a...

Automotive Injection Molding

The obvious reason to use plastics in automobiles is to reduce weight to increase gas mileage. This will continue for the foreseeable future. However, advanced plastics and composites also allow car designers another level of creativity unavailable in steel and aluminum.   The average car in...

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