March 2025 – Westminster, Maryland
Established in late 1992, then becoming a Maryland corporation in 1995, MacLean-Blevins & Associates, Inc. and has now been providing quality and innovation in product design and development for over 30 continuous years.
From diverse products like scientific research instruments, to diagnostic durables and disposables, to high volume consumer electronics packaging, to precise fluidic dispensing and dosing products, to automotive and household lighting devices, to accessories for hunting and fishing and other sporting goods, to lawn and garden devices and tools, M-B&A, Inc. has helped to create, design, develop, and implement into manufacturing hundreds of new and improved products.
Over these 30+ years the founder, Mark MacLean-Blevins, has had the opportunity to create design solutions and assist over 100 clients, both within the United States and internationally, with over 250 projects and counting. As a result of his work, Mark has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Glenn L. Beall Product Design award, one of only six International Awards bestowed annually by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). In addition, using his creative expertise and experience, Mark has contributed and been recognized on 56 U.S. patents to date, many of which have been successfully patented internationally as well.
With over three decades of design experience, focused on the design of products and parts specific to polymeric materials and processes, Mark has written a technical book titled Designing Successful Products with Plastics – Plastic Part Design with Sustainability in Mind now in its second edition, published by Elsevier. The book is available directly from Elsevier, from Amazon.com, or from several other online technical book retailers.
Mark has been a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) since 1986, volunteering actively within the organization since 2006, and is currently serving as Chair-elect for the Product Design and Development Division.
Visit www.maclean-blevins.com to learn more. MacLean-Blevins and Associates, Inc. – Creating award winning product designs with Quality, Innovation, and Service for over 30 years!