Patrick H. Johnson has joined PlastiComp™, Inc. as Sales Representative in the southeastern United States, company President Steve Bowen announced today.

A veteran of the Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics (D-LFT) industry, Johnson worked previously with Bowen as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Celstran long fiber business of Hoechst. Most recently, Johnson was President of Applied Fiber Systems, Ltd, a market leading continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastics manufacturer located in Clearwater, Florida. Applied Fiber Systems was recently acquired by Hexcel Corporation.

“Pat brings a great deal of experience with thermoplastic materials. His reputation in the marketplace for integrity and innovation was established by working with customers to understand their needs to develop solutions that improve their businesses,” said Bowen.

“Pat’s joining with us is a good indication to our past and future customers that PlastiComp™, Inc. is preparing for an opportunity to work with them with new composites innovations and reinforced thermoplastic technology. Pat and I are excited about the opportunity to work together again in this exciting growth market,” Bowen concluded. PlastiComp™, Inc. provides technology and products focused on the long fiber reinforced thermoplastics market, including long fiber pellet production, equipment and Pushtrusion® technology for direct in-line compounding. With Pushtrusion® technology continuous reinforcing fibers and molten polymers are combined during the parts-forming process, eliminating the need for pre-compounded pellets. Parts performance is usually improved, while raw materials costs are dramatically lowered. Pushtrusion® technology is compact and can be retrofit to existing injection molding machinery.


About PlastiComp

PlastiComp, Inc. is unique in providing both long fiber reinforced thermoplastic (LFT) technology and direct long fiber reinforced thermoplastic (D-LFT) technology to global customers. Complet® composite pellets provide a single pellet solution for customers with stringent requirements and rapid speed to market demands. In contrast, Pushtrusion® direct in-line compounding offers a complementary approach by providing substantial savings compared to precompounded thermoplastic composite pellets. PlastiComp also offers advanced contract molding along with research and development including formula development, material and part testing, and evaluation.

Complet® and Pushtrusion are registered trademarks of PlastiComp, Inc.


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