Founded in Lehighton in 1979, Technical Process and Engineering, Inc. designs and builds continuous mixers, extruders, and turnkey compounding systems for plastics and rubber manufacturers. Its Pennsylvania operation also makes close-tolerance replacement parts in-house and supports equipment through rebuilds, retrofits, and 24/7/365 emergency service. A recent facility expansion and new five-axis machining center have increased its capacity for compounding equipment and precision rotor production.
C & E Plastics IncFounded in 1976 as a custom thermoplastic fabrication company, C & E Plastics designs and manufactures industrial process equipment, with a long-standing specialty in plastic tanks for metal-processing plants. From its Georgetown, Pennsylvania facilities, it has grown from a regional strip-line tank supplier into a worldwide supplier and reports two manufacturing buildings totaling 33,000 square feet.GEORGETOWN, PA
Lancaster ProductsLancaster Products designs and builds industrial mixing and material-processing equipment, with its distinctive K-Series counter-current mixers combining intensive mixing with granulation or pelletizing in one machine. The Lebanon, Pennsylvania manufacturer traces its mixing-equipment history to the Mixer Division of Lancaster Iron Works in 1930 and operates a 75,000-square-foot facility. Its application engineers support customers from proof-of-concept testing and mix-recipe development through process optimization, equipment upgrades, and factory-direct maintenance.LEBANON, PA
NFM Welding Engineers, IncFounded in Massillon, Ohio, in 1973 as a family machine shop, NFM Welding Engineers now designs and manufactures polymer-processing and extrusion systems for the rubber and plastics industries. The company builds its equipment in Massillon and supports it with an on-site process development lab, global field service, and more than 40 years of producing replacement parts for major rubber and plastics OEMs. Its WE twin-screw technology, originally developed by Welding Engineers and in service since 1943, remains a distinctive part of the company’s expertise.MASSILLON, OH
Precision Polymers Inc. (PPI)Founded in 1994 by industry veterans Robert Shepard and Walter Brown, Erie-based Precision Polymers Inc. makes custom plastic components through injection molding and builds the tooling used to produce them. PPI stands out for its start-to-finish operation, with an on-site tool room and support extending from design and molding through assembly, warehousing, and shipping. The company handles both small sample runs and high-volume production and has more than 30 years of mold-building experience.ERIE, PA