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A 3 lb. Sterling dual head blow molding machine was commissioned this month at Flambeau, Inc.’s plastic manufacturing facility in Sharon Center, Ohio, increasing the production capacity of the plant’s existing bank of blow molding machines. The plant is one of the plastic molding company’s eight facilities across the United States. The vintage 1995 press […]

Flambeau Columbus New 1900 Injection Molding Machine Columbus, Indiana (February 20, 2023) – A brand new, 1,900-ton injection molding machine is now commissioned at Flambeau’s Columbus, Indiana, manufacturing facility, increasing the range of the plant’s existing bank of injection molding machines. The plant’s new Engel Duo press increases the previous injection molding range limit by […]

Flambeau Plastics News Top 100 Awards for 2022 Baraboo, Wisconsin (February 2, 2023) – Year after year, Flambeau, Inc. continues to be named one of the top plastics manufacturers in North America. The Wisconsin-based company rose in one of the three 2022 rankings it consistently places in, and held its position in the other two. […]

Production is ramped up to full capacity on Flambeau’s new injection moulding machines, which are now processing plastic parts for Makita. Flambeau, a world-wide thermoplastics manufacturer, and Makita, a world-wide electric tool manufacturing company, are collaborating on the production of plastic case assemblies for Makita power tools such as planers, drills, grinders, and saws. The […]

Flambeau, Inc., the highly diversified, world-wide manufacturer of molded thermoplastic products, parts, and assemblies reaches a new landmark this spring few businesses last long enough to accomplish. The company will complete its 75th year of business since its inception in 1947, and celebrating with Flambeau are the associates in manufacturing facilities in Baraboo, Wisconsin; Columbus, […]

Year after year, Flambeau, Inc. continues to be named one of the top plastics manufacturers in North America. In 2021 the Wisconsin-based company rose in two of the three 2021 rankings it consistently places in, and held its position in the third. Being featured once again in Plastics News Magazine’s annual top 100 roundup is […]

Associates of Flambeau’s injection molding plant in Baraboo recently reached one year (365 days and 251,134 hours worked) of operation with zero accidents. Celebrated by the crew on September 30, 2021, this achievement sets Flambeau apart in a manufacturing industry that experiences approximately three accidents per 100 workers in a given year in the United […]

Winning a substantial contract to manufacture plastic case assemblies for Makita, a world-wide electric tool manufacturing company, Flambeau EuroPlast with its American parent company have committed to a substantial investment in their Ramsgate manufacturing facility. The contracted products will be moulded and assembled with the increased capacity of four new Haitian™ injection moulding machines, which […]

Surges in demand for plastic parts led Flambeau, Inc. to invest significantly in its Middlefield operations recently, including the addition of three new presses. The injection molding machines range from 330-ton to 730-ton, and are primarily dedicated to manufacturing stock boxes and cases for Flambeau Outdoors™, ArtBin® and other packaging lines of products. The addition […]

Surges in demand for plastic parts led Flambeau, Inc. to invest significantly in its Columbus operations recently, including the addition of a new 750-ton press. This machine is primarily dedicated to a few specific proprietary products, including Flambeau® Brute™ tool boxes, gun cases, and tackle boxes. The addition represents a company-wide expansion of capabilities for […]

Surges in demand for plastic parts led Flambeau, Inc. to invest significantly in its Madison operations recently, including the addition of two new presses. These machines will be utilized to increase production of a variety of stock and custom products for Flambeau’s fluids and packaging divisions. The addition represents a company-wide expansion of capabilities for […]

Flambeau, Inc. in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico received a prestigious 2020 quality award from PACCAR, one of the largest manufacturers of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in the world. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, PACCAR annually recognizes suppliers like Flambeau that exceed its “10 ppm” quality standard. “To achieve 10 ppm status during such a challenging year is […]

Year after year, Flambeau, Inc. is named one of the top plastics manufacturers in North America. Plastics News Magazine’s annual rankings consistently place the Baraboo, Wisconsin-based company in each of the top 100 lists of manufacturing processes Flambeau competes in. In the 2020 ranking of blow molders, Flambeau came in at #20 with its portion […]

Flambeau’s plants in Madison, Georgia, and Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, which each manufacture thermoplastic molded parts for the automotive industry, received General Motors (GM) Supplier Quality Excellence Awards recently for the 2019 year. For the company’s Mexico facility, Plasticos Flambeau, it was the sixth straight year receiving this recognition from GM. Only GM’s top performing suppliers […]

Flambeau is engaged in manufacturing an important part of personal protective equipment (PPE) widely used by frontline healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. After expediting its engineering and tool making processes, Flambeau’s injection molding facility in Baraboo, Wisconsin, is poised to be in full production later this month of a key component […]