News & Releases

Over the last sixteen years the majority of non-appearance, functional plastic parts that AGS has run across are black in color.  This still leaves a significant number of these types of parts being molded in virgin, natural plastic.  This begs the question, why are some non-appearance parts molded in natural instead of black? In some cases there is a good reason for specifying the natural […]

The benefits of virgin plastic replacing metal has been marketed and well documented by major resin companies over the years. These include greater part complexity, parts consolidation, weight reduction, electrical insulation, and chemical/corrosion resistance among others at a lower overall cost.  Now that most of these metal to virgin plastic opportunities have been realized the trend […]

The short answer is no.  There are no special tooling modifications required to mold Injectoblend recycled materials.  A common misperception is that the shrink characteristics for virgin materials are different than their recycled equivalent.  The obvious concern with a different shrink factor is the need to weld and/or re-cut the steel on the cavities and cores.  For the great majority […]

Happy New Year! In 2009 and 2010, automotive OEM’s and their supply base drastically restructured their businesses in order to make money at an annual sales rate of 10.0 to 12.0 million vehicles. As we close the book on 2010, the news from the automotive industry continues to improve with car sales increasing steadily. The […]

When most people see McDonald’s golden arches, they may think of french fries or billions of burgers sold. When George Staniulis, vice president of sales and marketing at AGS Technology Inc., sees the fast-food restaurant’s signature arches, he thinks about how they may someday become fodder for his company’s recycled plastic formulas. Read the entire […]

Industry Week, a leading source of information for manufacturing professionals, has featured AGS Technology in its “Manufacturing Savvy” blog. Industry Week’s eMedia Editor, Adrienne Selko, uses her blog to post “clever, productive and environmentally-sound manufacturing practices and strategies”. Click on the link below to read her blog and take on AGS Technology: http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?p=38291#post38291