Protogenic Merges with Spectrum Plastics Group

Westminster, Colorado June 16, 2008.   Protogenic Inc. in Westminster, Co. has merged with Spectrum Plastics Group headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.  The new company aims to become a "One Stop Supplier" to all of its Customers in the medical, defense, consumer electronics, and various other custom-manufactured plastics markets.  Spectrum Plastics Group's capabilities now include the "full spectrum" of plastics fabrication needs, from rapid prototyping, laser sintering, RTV molding, rapid tooling, to injection molding, tool design and fabrication, as well as a host of other contract manufacturing, sterilization, packaging, and supply base management offerings. 

The new company, Spectrum Plastics Group, consists of 4 separate facilities, which physically span the continental US.  Injection molding and contract manufacturing facilities include Spectrum Plastics Group Minnesota in the Minneapolis area, and Spectrum Plastics Group Connecticut in Ansonia area...  The facilities' capabilities range from low to high volume injection molding, components, sub-assemblies, and finished goods, including full scale packaging, assembly, and supply base management.

Rapid prototyping capabilities are now accomplished by two separate facilities; Dynacept in Brewster, NY and Protogenic in Westminster, CO.  Both are proven leaders in the Stereolithography industry, and together have a combined 17 SLA machines.  With strong Customer bases in the Eastern and Western US, respectively, Spectrum Plastics Group can now offer fast, high quality prototypes to its entire Customer base.   Dynacept also offers rapid tooling, molding and CNC machining, while Protogenic specializes in RTV molding and Laser sintered nylon, again providing all Customers access to the "full spectrum" of prototyping services.

Tim Nakari, General Manager of the new Protogenic division of Spectrum Plastics Group states "This is an excellent opportunity for Protogenic, as well as our Customers.  Not only does it bring new investment into Protogenic, providing for much-needed future expansion, but it allows us to give our Customers many more solutions to their projects." 

"We are excited to provide our customers a full range of services, from prototyping through production..." states Peter Thompson, CEO of Spectrum Plastics Group, "...each facility offers not only another location to existing customers but new services and capabilities, giving Spectrum Plastics Group an extremely well-rounded service offering that will certainly appeal to new customers as well." 

Spectrum Plastics Group Minnesota offers a full range of services, from tooling and tool design, to contract manufacturing, injection molding, sterilization, packaging, and supply base management.  The core business focuses on the medical, precision industrial, defense and aerospace industries, and is the largest of the Spectrum injection molding facilities, with presses ranging from 30 ton to over 600 tons.

Spectrum Plastics Group Connecticut located in Ansonia, CT, has specialties that include liquid silicon rubber molding, LED device molding, and reel-to-reel molding.  The company has over 30 years experience in tight tolerance molding serving the medical, electronics, precision industrial as well as consumer markets.

Dynacept, located in Brewster, NY, has been a leading prototyping service bureau for over 34 years.  Specializing in high quality Stereolithography parts, Dynacept also offers customers rapid tooling and CNC machining capabilities.  The majority of Dynacept's customer base is in the eastern part of the US.

Protogenic, located in Westminster, CO, has been in the rapid prototyping industry for 18 years.  The facility specializes in high quality Stereolithography models and RTV molded cast urethanes, direct-print Shore A and Shore D Eden PolyJet parts, as well as direct manufactured nylon using laser sintering.   A true service leader in the industry, Protogenic enjoys western half of the US as its main customer base.

All four companies have outstanding reputations for quality manufacturing.  Each business offers new and expanded capabilities to current and potential new customers while providing multiple geographic facility options.  The acquisitions and mergers of these facilities enhance the business strategy of Spectrum Plastics Group, by providing quality prototypes, contract manufactured quality injection molded components, sub-assemblies, and finished goods delivered on time.

To see more about Spectrum Plastics Group visit www.spectrumplasticsgroup.com