Product Profile Industry: Industrial EquipmentApplication: Gear Rack SystemsMaterial Description: 40% Glass Bead (Acetal, Nylon, Polypropylene) Requirements Dimensional Stability Stiffness Chemical Resistance Wear Resistance Customer Issue Gear and rack transmission...
Case Studies
AGS Has The World’s Fastest Recycled Parts!
Needing to be quick to market and a desire for sustainability; this battery electric vehicle upstart needed a nimble partner! They chose AGS to help partner with them through the final design, tool building, first shots, and overall project management of dozens of parts for their signature vehicle launch.
Does This New Panel Make Me Heavier?
Late in the design of the Grand Sport, the Corvette engineering team realized that the existing air management panel assembly would not mate properly with the Grand Sport’s distinctively wider, special louvered front fenders.
Keeping Corporate Goals Top of the Pile
An office products company was looking for suppliers to help advance corporate sustainability and minority business support goals. At a regional minority business enterprise conference, their Purchasing group was introduced to AGS Technology.
Baseless Virgin Raw Material Price Increases
An OEM of water tank systems was receiving major price increases on virgin, high impact ABS used for tank bases molded in-house. In addition, high warranty claims on bases deforming with larger storage tanks in hot climates was driving an expensive part engineering change.
Repeat Performance For Fuel Tank Regrind
An automotive fuel tank supplier for General Motors full size trucks needed to add a stone protection shield with an integrated handle on its 26 and 34 gallon tanks. The shield provides an added level of protection from road debris as well as an ergonomic handle for assembly plant operators to retract the tank from its shipping rack.
Illinois as a Low Cost Country
A world class filtration systems supplier for various types of filters to the heavy equipment industry was under cost pressure to be competitive on a global basis without sacrificing their customers rigorous performance specifications.
Injectoblend™ Helps Varisport Kick Ash
Varisport, a manufacturer of commercial slideboards used in professional sports performance training facilities, fitness gyms, and physical therapy offices was looking to replace costlier ash wood bumpers on their home line of slideboards.
RU Ready for Cross Polymer Substitution
Originally specified in virgin, 40% long glass fiber polypropylene material the molded substrates off production tooling failed the cross-load strength requirement during product validation.
Putting a Lid on Waste with Closed-Loop Recycling
An OEM of drainage and septic systems was generating a significant amount of HDPE scrap punching out holes in their distribution boxes. These HDPE “punch outs” were a negative drain on profits due to their floor space storage needs and landfill costs.