PlastiComp™, LLC and Woodshed Technologies have reached agreement on a business relationship to market and sell Woodshed’s Direct Long Fiber Thermoplastics (D-LFT) manufacturing process.

Steve Bowen, President and CEO of PlastiComp™, LLC, and Ron Hawley, Woodshed President and inventor of the D-LFT technology, announced the partnership today. PlastiComp™, LLC will hold exclusive global marketing rights for Woodshed’s D-LFT process, and sell the technology and know-how as well as offer strategic consulting services on its uses in thermoplastics parts manufacturing.

Bowen and Hawley rejoin forces through the PlastiComp-Woodshed relationship. The two previously worked together to make Polymer Composites, Inc. a world leader in the Long Fiber Thermoplastics market segment in the 1980-90’s.

In Woodshed’s D-LFT process, raw material formulation ingredients are compounded and molded in a single operation. This eliminates the need for pre-compounded pellets, resulting in improvements in production efficiency and reduced material costs. http://www.woodshedtech.com

The Woodshed process is completely in-line. Fiber is combined with molten polymer and fed directly into the injection-molding barrel while still hot. Molders can maintain longer fiber lengths, improving product performance. In-line compounding eliminates a major link in the supply chain – the pre-compounded pellet supplier – resulting in reductions in raw materials costs. The Woodshed technology is compact and retrofittable for conventional injection molding machines.

“Woodshed’s D-LFT technology will revolutionize the injection molding industry. The process offers a compelling economic advantage to molders,” said Hawley.

“Ron and I are already in discussions with polymer suppliers, fiber suppliers and OEM molding equipment manufacturers to form business associations to bring the Woodshed technology to market,” said Bowen.

“In addition to licensing the Woodshed technology, PlastiComp™, LLC will offer business consulting for applications and materials development related to long fiber materials. Within the next two years we intend to build PlastiComp™, LLC into the market leader in long fiber materials and direct compounding technology,” continued Bowen. “This relationship is important because it will bring D-LFT quickly to the global market,” said Hawley.

PlastiComp™, LLC markets and licenses the Woodshed technology throughout the world. Woodshed Technologies, Inc., founded by Hawley in 1999, developed the first in-line Direct Long Fiber Thermoplastics (D-LFT) manufacturing process, based on “Pushtrusion™,” a patented process. Contact Steve Bowen at PlastiComp™, LLC for a business assessment and evaluation to determine the value of the Woodshed D-LFT process in your manufacturing application.

PlastiComp™, LLC is the exclusive source for both Pushtrusion™ Direct Long-Fiber Thermoplastics (D-LFT) process and for Complēt® composite pellets. Complēt® composite pellets are complimentary to Pushtrusion™, providing the convenience of fast response for special needs and short production requirements, while Pushtrusion™ Direct In-Line Compounding provides substantial savings on raw material costs while delivering higher performance from thermoplastic composite materials.


For additional information, contact:
PlastiComp™, LLC USA
4455 Theurer Blvd.
Winona, MN 55987 USA

(507) 454 4334
info@plasticomp.com

PlastiComp™, LLC USA - Corporate Headquarters
4455 Theurer Blvd.
Winona, MN 55987 USA

PlastiComp™, LLC USA - Technical Development Center
25 McConnon Drive
Winona, MN 55987 USA

PlastiComp™, LLC Europe GmbH – Technical Sales Center
4650 AC Steenbergen
The Netherlands


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