SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—AGS Technology, a custom injection molding company that specializes in recycled plastics, has launched a do-it-yourself cost estimator that allows purchasers and engineers to estimate the cost of plastic parts made from the company’s Injectoblend™ line of recycled materials. According to a recent announcement by AGS, visitors to the company’s website (www.agstechnology.com) can use the “AGStimator” to calculate, in less than a minute, “a cost-competitive injection molding quotation for a structural part made from a choice of high-performance AGS Injectoblend™ recycled materials.”
“Purchasing and Engineering often don’t have the time to pull together the myriad of drawings, documents, and electronic files to get an alternative material quote for a new part, or to market test an existing virgin part,” said AGS Technology President Chris Racelis, in a statement from the company. “However, these individuals often know or can easily access the basic mold, material, and machine information necessary to provide themselves with an accurate part quotation. By making our recycled part cost estimator openly available on our website, these decision makers can quickly generate an AGS quote that we believe will open their eyes to the significant cost benefits of using recycled materials and help promote environmental sustainability.”
Racelis says that the AGStimator requires only nine pieces of information in order to calculate piece part price. These include part number/description; tooling (new or existing); annual volume; material type; part weight; molding machine size; cavities; cycle time; and labor/operator requirements.
Users can choose from among six different Injectoblend™ grades of recycled raw material: General Purpose ABS (FABS007); General Purpose ABS+PC Blend (FABSPC003); 33% Glass Reinforced Nylon 66 (FPA66233); Impact Modified Polycarbonate (FPC120); Acetal Copolymer (FPOM110); and 30% Glass Reinforced Polypropylene (FPP330). These six Injectoblend™ grades, the company says, are “the most popular of the more than 50 standard and custom formulations in AGS Technology’s portfolio.”
AGS reportedly has automotive approvals on a number of compounds at General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. Typical injection molded parts made from these materials include brackets, shields, bezels, housings, bases, filter cores, covers, and substrates.
Founded in 1995, AGS Technology describes itself as a “low-cost producer of structural plastic parts,” which the company manufactures for OEM and Tier 1 customers using its Injectoblend™ line of recycled materials. The company is registered to ISO/TS16949:2009 and is a certified minority-owned business.
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