New Inch, Metric, and Custom Sizes Added Progressive Components has introduced an expansion of its Z-Series Bar Locks for alignment of large molds and multi-plate sequencing tools. Bar Locks were first introduced in 2014, and what began as four Bars now has expanded to eight, and what started as eight Guides now includes twenty. Additionally,…
A Complete Asset Management, Maintenance, and Tracking Solution Tooling Managers often utilize multiple systems to keep track of their tools. From manual logbooks to excel files to a module within an existing ERP system, there are a variety of methods that are in use but do not offer a specific management approach for organizing tooling…
DID YOU KNOW? Designing molds for the Medical sector requires unique approaches, and Progressive Components—headquartered in the northern Illinois Medical corridor—has exclusive items that cannot be found from anyone else. Following is our Top 10 list of items that are designed to provide maximum performance and longevity of your critical medical tools: #10: Tapered Date Stamps…
Our warehouse team is inspired by the many letters (shown here) from molders and moldmakers regarding the role we all play in the essential supply chain during this crisis. Since March 9th, Progressive has been operating with offsite Customer Service staff accessing our integrated inventory located at our stocking locations in Illinois, California, South Carolina,…
Global supplier Progressive Components was recently named one of twenty Best Places to Work by Crain Communications publication, Plastics News. To qualify as a Best Place to Work, companies must have a facility in the United States or Canada and have a minimum of 15 employees. The award is a survey driven competition designed to…