Sponsors

Pinnacle Product Innovation
www.pinnaclepi.com 

Product innovation and management consulting providing expertise to move new products from opportunity to market reality and improving business processes to do so. Plastic product design & development for over 35 years. Product design and manufacturing expert witness for Injury and IP litigators.

Branson Welding & Assembly
https://www.branson.emerson.com/en

Delivering Plastic & Metal Welding & Cleaning Solutions Worldwide

Manufacturers turn to Branson for solutions to challenging plastic joining, metal welding and cleaning applications. In plant floors, work cells and cleanrooms worldwide our solutions rapidly join plastics and metals into automotive parts, medical devices, electronic components & other essential products. Backed by innovation and worldwide support, Branson technologies include ultrasonic welding for plastic and metal, as well as laser, vibration, infrared & spin welding and staking for plastic.

MacLean-Blevins & Associates, Inc.
www.maclean-blevins.com

In practice as an independent product design consultant since 1992, Mark MacLean-Blevins has spent his career developing products manufactured from plastics. His primary work has been in consumer products – lawn and garden, pet goods, consumer electronics, sporting goods, some automotive aftermarket goods, etc., – but he’s also done work for the medical industry that includes diagnostic electronics packaging or durable hospital equipment and some biomed research packaging.

The Madison Group
madisongroup.com

The Madison Group is a recognized global leader providing consulting services, technical expertise and innovative technology to the plastics industry since 1993. What we do is simple–we support our customers by providing knowledge and expertise to make better products, solve plastic problems and find economic solutions that help drive product development to yield higher quality parts. Our services extend from general consulting and litigation support to technical expertise in engineering, testing, materials, design and manufacturing. We want to be your plastics experts!

Sussex IM
SussexIM.com

Sussex IM is a mid to high-volume, custom injection molder in Sussex, WI.  Specializing in value-added assemblies, in-mold labeling, two-shot molding, and in-house custom automation, Sussex IM serves as an Essential Supplier to the World’s Best Brands. SIM services a wide range of industries, including agriscience, health and hygiene, industrial, and medical markets. Contact us for more information.

M5D
M5D.Mastergraphics.com

M5D, formerly MasterGraphics, is a premium HP technology provider of wide format 2D printing technologies with a reputation for reliable, comprehensive support and field services. Since 2018, we’ve also offered premium HP’s Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing technologies along with solutions from 3D Systems, Formlabs, One Click Metal, and finishing technology from AMT.  The M5D name symbolizes our combined technical expertise in digital 2D and 3D printing technologies and manufacturing solutions, as well as our commitment to supporting overall customer success across dimensions such as profitability, alignment, agility, results, and evolution. M5D is based in Wisconsin and serves the Midwest.