Ohio Injection Molder Beats Chinese Competition, Creates Jobs
ICB, a Chicago-based maker of carts and dollies sought to change the landscape of their industry by developing a sturdier plastic-based dolly–instead of the traditional dollies made of wood.
Most would last about one year before breaking down and tossed in a landfill. China uses plywood over 90% of the time, so ICB President saw an opportunity for a stronger, value-driven product to take to the market. But who could handle this type of art-to-part and innovation to make his concept a reality?
The answer resided a few miles off of I-75 in Ada, Ohio. Custom injection molder Associated Plastics Corporation was up to the task and after analyzing King’s prototype they demonstrated the ingenuity that those in the tooling industry long before them used to build this economy.
Here is a good article about the relationship between Associated Plastics Corp and ICB.
Joe Brown
