Industries · Sector file S-04

Industrial, and everything odd.

The industrial sector is where a single-source shop shows its range: contract mold-making one month, finished consumer-adjacent products the next, assembly included.

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Sector S-04

Vibratory feeder bowl handling molded components in a Protoplast assembly cell
Feeder bowl — assembly cell

Fully integrated

From mold contract to boxed product.

As part of its evolution into a fully integrated manufacturer, Protoplast became the mold maker of choice for industrial customers — from contract tooling to value-added assembly work on varied, often strange, products.

The ET Industries acquisition in February 2014 added a proprietary kitchen and bath line to the same floor: sink stoppers, sprayers and shower heads sold through Bed Bath & Beyond.

Range
GPS devices, rollers, cases, tracking collars
Consumer line
ET Industries kitchen and bath, acquired 2014
Model
From contract mold-making to boxed product

Part files

Real parts, on record.

These programs are described on Protoplast's own pages. No composite case studies, no invented clients.

Assembly cell at Protoplast, from their own video
FILE I-01Over-molded grips

GPS handheld device

A finished navigation product, not just a housing: soft grips over-molded onto the case, a cap that clicks into a weatherproof fit, and sub-assembly completed on time and on cost.

Lightness, comfort and looks were the design demands — the finished item passed muster.

Drilling station for secondary operations at Protoplast
FILE I-02One mold, three cavities

Pool-cover roller

Three parts — handle actuator, main housing, end piece — molded in one three-cavity mold, trimmed at the press and sent straight to packaging.

Molded plastic parts produced by Protoplast
FILE I-03Consumer volume

Pencil case for a crayon maker

The leading crayon manufacturer needed a one-piece case for its kits. Molded, trimmed, packaged, shipped — subassembly department to wholesaler.

Molded components staged in a Protoplast assembly cell
FILE I-04Field hardware

Caribou tracking collar

Two assemblies on an extra-strength collar: a navigational tracking unit under the chin, and a release device that detaches the band harmlessly — no second capture, no extra stress on the animal.

Both assemblies molded and built by Protoplast — proof that 'industrial' covers more ground than pipe fittings.

The other sectors

Same floor, different parts.