To recap what was covered in the first blog during a Metal to Plastic Conversion, the following steps were reviewed: • During the collaboration target setting meetings, the cross-functional group agreed to the key characteristics of the part/system under design consideration.• Goals to achieve during the conversion were identified by the grou...

 This blog is the first in a series on converting metal parts to thermoplastic. The focus will be design simplification, cost reduction, part weight, project management and enhancing performance through a metal-to-plastic conversion process. IVP's engineers will share expertise and experience in designing with plastics to eliminate some of the...

ISO/TS 16949 is an international quality standard for automotive companies that was developed by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF). IVP has been certified to the ISO/TS 16949 standard since January 2005. In late 2016, the IATF published an upgrade to the standard called IATF 16949 with new requirements that better meet the automotive i...

You may have heard that IVP had a partial roof collapse earlier this year after one of the heaviest snows in recent memory. Thankfully, no one was hurt. The recovery effort is well underway at IVP Plastics in Washington! We have moved some production to our 20,000 sq. ft building across the street we had purchased several months prior to the incide...