PCS News

We are excited to announce we have picked our booth space for #NPE2024 today at the Plastics Industry Association NPE Space Draw in Orlando! Our own Christina Galecki was on hand to choose our booth location. We will exhibit in Booth W3810, an island with 3,000 square feet in the West Hall of the Orange County Convention Center. Mark your calendars: NPE will be held May 6-10, 2024 in Orlando, Florida.

We enjoyed hosting the SPE: Inspiring Plastics Professionals Detroit chapter's technical dinner meeting earlier this week. Guests were provided with dinner and a plant tour of PCS Company headquarters in Fraser, Michigan, and presentations were made by Angela Elsey, Jim Padula, and Kelly Beauchamp. PCS is a strong supporter of the SPE and we are proud of our local Detroit chapter!

Plastec West showcases the latest biocompatible polymers and cutting-edge large-scale injection molding solutions, while uncovering technology solutions in medical design & manufacturing, 3D printing, and robotics. This show provided many solutions to your needs in:

• Injection Molding
• Molds, Dies & Mold Components
• Materials & Additives
• Product Design & Development
• Auxiliary Equipment

PCS Company - Codipro SEB Swivel Eyebolts

PCS Company offers Codipro's Swivel Eyebolts - The SEB lifting ring is a single swivel ring, with a rotating range of 360°.  Equipped with "the pyramid of Steel" that always guides it perfectly in the direction of the sling. It is specially designed for lifting, including rotating under load.   Available in inch, metric and stainless steel.

PCS Company- Codipro DSS Double Swivel Shackle Hoist Ring

PCS Company offers the Codipro DSS, universal double swivel shackle. The DSS is a double swivel ring that is specially designed for simultaneously lifting and rotating loads. Its double swivel action ensures perfect alignment with the sling. The ring swivels 180°, but has a rotating range of 360°.  Available in Inch, Metric, Stainless Steel and Mega Size.

PCS Company- Codipro DSR Double Swivel Shackle Hoist Ring

Codipro's DSR, Double Swivel Lifting Ring. The DSR is specially designed for simultaneously lifting and rotating loads. Its double swivel action ensures perfect alignment with the sling.  Swiveling under load, the ring swivels 180°, but has a rotating range of 360°.

PCS Company- Codipro CSS Central Safety Shackle

PCS Company offers the Codipro CSS Metric Central Lifting Ring The CSS is a screwable, fixed, center ring designed for linear lifting. The CSS also offers a wide space for the shackle to pass through.

PCS Company Now Distributing i-mold Tunnel Gate Inserts in the USA

Products Allow for Automatic Degating of Plastic Parts from Runners During Ejection

Fraser, Michigan (January 23, 2023) . . . PCS Company has announced it is now distributing tunnel gate inserts in the USA from Erbach, Germany-based i-mold Molding Innovations.

Founded in 2004, i-mold stands for innovative products and solutions for the plastics industry.  The company’s focus is on tunnel gate technology and demolding.  The tunnel gate inserts developed and produced in-house at i-mold are renowned around the world as innovative products with high savings potential for moldmakers and injection molders. 

Tunnel gate inserts, also known as ‘cashew’ or ‘banana’ gate inserts, allow for automatic degating of the plastic part from the runner during ejection.  They also can be used to hide the gate mark on the underside of the molded part.  When designed into the mold, the i-mold tunnel gate inserts can provide a significant cost reduction in the molding process.

Made of highly wear-resistant M2 tool steel, the i-mold inserts are manufactured using a metal injection molding (MIM) process, which ensures the feed channels are smooth and gate sizes are exact and repeatable from insert to insert.  They are suitable for all plastics due to their optimized feed channel geometry, and will work with up to 60% filled materials.

PCS has created a video that is posted on the company’s YouTube channel that shows how the i-mold inserts work, and has updated its website with complete technical and ordering information.

PCS Company Celebrates Holiday Festivities

On December 21st 2022, PCS Company held a Holiday party on site, all employees were invited to celebrate in this holiday celebration. The holiday party was planned by employees who volunteered to be on the planning committee. This party consisted of catered food, holiday music, games, lots of prizes to win and most importantly spending time together as one big team!

Lots of team members participated in our ugly sweater contest! Lots of laughs and fun, all around a great event!

PCS Company's Moldshields™ confines molded parts to desired drop zone, reducing scrap rate from floor contamination, and lost or damaged parts. Moldshields™ clear plastic curtain allows you to observe your molding area, and monitor your parts in production.

PCS Moldshields™ are easily attached and removed with supplied magnets and hardware, for quick access to the mold, mold changes, or equipment maintenance. Mold shields attach to either side of the mold using magnets. As the mold opens and closes, the mold shield will automatically expand and retract preventing molded parts from falling outside the drop zone.

Features and Benefits:

• Eliminates Part Contamination
• Reduces Scrap
• Sold in pairs with mounting hardware
• Quick & Easy installation with magnetic mounting (2 separate)
• Heavy gauge chemical resistant film
• Maximum operating temperature 250°F

PCS Company Presents MIN-LUBE™: A Universal Grease for Pharmaceutical, Food, and Extreme Manufacturing Applications

PCS Company has announced it is now distributing MIN-LUBE™, an advanced universal lubrication product designed for extreme high-temperature, high-wear mold and die applications as well as food and pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.

Made in the USA with a premium quality, environmentally suitable ISO 100 rated oil base that is combined with a proprietary calcium sulfonate complex and a carefully selected additive package, MIN-LUBE offers thermal, oxidative, and mechanical stability. Plus, Micronox® is added to provide antimicrobial protection to prevent degradation of the product.

“MIN-LUBE™ contains no metals, PTFE, or silicone,” Paul Hauser, Product Manager at PCS, says. “Instead, it uniquely maintains an extremely high level of lubricity and wear protection using a nano organic pressure additive which allows for better uniformity in the grease and minimizes the chance that the grease will dry out.”

Hauser explains that during intense pressure, the nano organic additives polish the structure of the steel, actually creating a smoother and smoother surface. “Once you try this product you will wonder why you need anything else,” he said.

More notable features of this versatile lubricant include:

• Working Temperature range: -15 °F to 550 °F
• NSF Nonfood Compound Category Code: H1
• High load bearing properties
• Excellent corrosion protection
• Highly resistant to water, steam, acid, and many chemicals
• Excellent thermal and oxidative stability

MIN-LUBE grease is available from PCS in 2-ounce jars, 16-ounce jars, 16-ounce cartridges, or 5-gallon pails.

Training our Industry Experts

All PCS Company Inside Sales Reps are receiving intensive training on all of our products. We invest a lot of time into making sure our employees are the best-trained in the molding supplies industry. Our Inside Sales Reps are industry experts and can help you choose the best products for your specific application!

We're proud to announce that our President, Angela Elsey will be on the opening panel at the upcoming Women Breaking the Mold event, sponsored by Plastics News! Angela will join four other colleagues on November 15th at 9:20 am EST to discuss 'Managing a Team'.

Angela Elsey
President, PCS Company

Before joining PCS Co. in 2019, Angela Elsey spent more than 11 years with American Axle and Manufacturing in various positions. Those years included the titles of chief financial officer/controller of an AAM joint venture and the unofficial interim president.

She was the director of finance for PCS previously and is now president for the maker of mold components. Elsey is responsible for the entire business and all strategies to support future growth and goals.

“I have a strong knowledge in drivetrain from my time at American Axle. Plastics always intrigued me because it supports every industry in so many ways. I was specifically drawn to PCS because it was a great culture with some of the most passionate people I have ever met,” she said.

Elsey said her greatest achievement is where she is today.

“I am so grateful to have had the training and mentorship that I did have at American Axle. It was a difficult decision to leave. However, I knew PCS was a place I would call home, and [retiring President] Dave Cataldi is an amazing leader to support,” she said.

“In the three years I have been with PCS, I have completely transformed the finance team and supported continuous improvement across the organization,” she added. “Being able to be a part of change management has been an absolute honor.”

Elsey has been raising a daughter and is expecting a second baby soon.

“The fact that I was able to showcase my capabilities at PCS to take on the president position while pregnant [with a toddler] is something I am very proud of,” she said.

“It is so important to have confidence and know your limits,” Elsey said. “Let your family provide support when they offer. Lean on the people in your life and do not give up your dreams. You can be a good mom and a successful career woman.”