Enjoying lunch with the help of our customer’s products
13 months ago, we provided lunch to our Employees but had to remain 6 feet apart and eat by ourselves. Today, with the help of Lifetime Plastics tables and chairs, Coleman coolers, Anchor Packaging food containers, and Solo Cups, all good Glycon customers, we were able to enjoy lunch together….
Read MoreInterview with team member, Trevor Stornant
Article By This Is Plastics https://www.thisisplastics.com/if-anything-surprised-meits-the-versatility/ Like the 30-some other people who work for Glycon, Trevor specializes in wearing more than one hat. “When people ask me what I do every day, I’m never sure how to answer the question,” Trevor said. “There’s not one specific task.” Trevor started his career in a purchasing department
Read MoreThe right screw design means green results and better production
Article by Plastics News- https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/right-screw-design-means-green-results-and-better-production Atlanta — The plastics materials sector is responding to today’s stronger-than-ever “green” momentum by developing bioplastics and beefing up recycled content, both mechanical and chemical. And researchers are trying exotic new plant-based fillers like corn husks, rice hulls and hemp. But all those new materials need laboratory testing and validation.
Read MoreGlycon Hosts local students for Manufacturing Day
On October 3 2019, hundreds of local students participated in the 4th annual Lenawee County MFG Day, visiting facilities throughout the County. Each student toured two different sites, learning more about the manufacturing industry and the opportunities available for careers in our communities. Students learn how these businesses apply the concepts they learn about in
Read MoreMichigan State Rep. Bronna Kahle Tours Glycon
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) invited Michigan State Rep. Bronna Kahle (R-57) to visit member company Glycon Corporation in Tecumseh on September 25. For over 40 years, Glycon has been manufacturing feed screws, barrels, non-return valves, tie bars and other melt stream solutions for injection molding, extrusion and blowmolding. Most recently, Glycon partnered with Dynisco to launch
Read MoreOptimize processability of bioplastics
Published in Bioplastics Magazine View Article Working closely with sustainability partner, Dynisco, (Franklin, Massachusetts, USA,) Glycon Corp. (Tecumseh, Michigan, USA,) has incorporated Dynisco’s breakthrough technology in analytical instrumentation known as the Dynisco ViscoIndicator Online Rheometer into their screw design protocol. The ViscoIndicator provides continuous measurements of melt flow rates, apparent viscosity or intrinsic viscosity directly on
Read MoreFive Things Some Feed Screw Suppliers May Not Want You to Know
Where was the screw manufactured? There are numerous brokers with great looking web sites and search engine optimization that make a processor think they are dealing with a reputable feed screw design and manufacturing house. In order to receive a quality product, processors should ask questions to include: a) Country of origin – where the screw
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