MPT PLASTICA

MPT Plastica, 40 years experienced company in tool making and plastic injection molding

MPT Plastica, based in Calcinaia – Pisa (Italy), was founded in the 70’s and started building tools for the footwear industry. Over the following decades, the company expanded to other industries such as motorcycle and automotive. We have been representing a fundamental reality in the tooling construction and plastic injection moulding business for over 40 years and we are very representative of the ITALIAN EXCELLENCE AND SPIRIT. We are one of the most experienced and reliable partner a company can find because of the continuous improvement of the good management of each production phase, from project development and tool construction to the production of all kind of plastic parts. Today the company counts for more than 100 employees and occupy an area over 15000 m2. Aware of the great importance of innovation, in order to keep up with time and to be more competitive, we continuously invest in new technologies and machinery. For instance, in 2017 we have invested € 1.5 million in our workshop, between work centers and software licenses, and

800,000 in the moulding department, including new presses, measuring instruments and laboratory equipment. Our mission is to build a business model based on the partnership with the customer by offering constant assistance and a complete service, representing the optimal supplier for tool construction and the production of plastic technical components. We achieve this goal on a daily basis through training sessions and in-depth study of new solutions in materials, tests,

techniques, design and industrialization.

The   focus   on    the

customer request, the quality of our services and products, the given regard to the human resources and the technological innovation represent the main values which drive MPT PLASTICA in its activities. Our

challenge is to keep increasing our turnover over the years while remaining in Italy, a challenge that we have successfully undertaken for years.

 

PRODUCTION

WE MANAGE THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION PROCESS.

  • Injection moulding
  • Tool construction
  • Project development and analysis •Assembly

PRODUCT AREAS

  • Motorcycle and scooter components •Automotive
  • Home Appliance components •Household components •Technical components

MPT PLASTICA makes plastic parts of any dimension, for all kinds of markets.

 We can develop and manufacture plastic parts (several shapes, sizes, colors, surfaces, flexibility, and materials) for all industries or markets. Starting with feasibility studies and co-design we can support our clients in the development of his product while ensuring the highest quality. This is proven by the satisfaction of our clients whether small local businesses or multinational companies such as Piaggio, Ducati, MV Agusta, Peugeot, DAB, Technogym, Webasto and many others.

Furthermore, we have specialized in GAS ASSISTED INJECTION MOULDING.

PRODUCTION PROCESS:

Our production process is made by different phases all focused on the best result in terms of product quality, technical requirements and lead time.

1-Design, Analysis and Feasability:

The planning is essential to perfect the technical and structural requirements of the tooling and it involves three phases.

1.1: CHOICE OF MATERIAL

We use traditional plastic material such as polypropylene, polyethylene, nylon, ABS and Techno-polymers. The use of plastic material with constantly more sophisticated characteristics and the automation of our production processes, allows us to produce items with excellent technical and functional characteristics, which comply to International regulations.

1.2: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND CO-DESIGN

In the designing phase of a new product our team of designers and engineers work side by side with our client giving full support starting with the conceptual drawing to the making of the prototypes. Through the collection, analysis the synthesis of all the data, our designers can develop any physical model designing directly with the computer software.

1.3: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

To determine the distribution of the internal structures and movements and tensions, to calculate the deformation and the changes, the grade of resistance of the final part, we analyze the structure of the part in the development phase to solve beforehand the engineering problems of the tooling.

2-Development of the part and prototyping:

The development of the part and prototyping phase is done by computer simulation to reduce the time for analysis to make the tooling and to test the quality. It mainly involves the below three phases.

2.1: MOULD FLOW ANALYSIS

Thanks to a dedicated software we can simulate and optimize the project development of the plastic parts and the tooling before the beginning of the production. This allows us to decrease the amount of expensive physical prototypes necessary for the tool design of the plastic part and also to launch on the market innovative products in less time and with major guarantees of reliability.

2.2: TOOL CONSTRUCTION

The Project Development Department, a group of highly specialized technicians, have CAD 2D and 3D instruments, next to analysis software as Mould Flow, CAM etc. used to develop digital models that allow to analyze the part and the process even before starting the tooling and before starting the production of the part itself.

2.3: QUALITY TESTING

To manufacture products according to the structural requirements and customers’ requests, MPT PLASTICA has a laboratory where trained personnel run tests continuously on

production parts and constantly monitors samples of materials entering and products sent out.

3-Production of the plastic part:

We are able to produce plastic parts in any lot, weight and size

3.1: PRODUCING A FINISHED PART

Our injection molding department has a group of presses ranging from 65 to 2300 tons and we can produce items in any lot, weight or dimension. We make and use in production multi-cavity tools and two-component injection and one of our major strong points is gas assisted injection moulding.

3.2: ADDITIONAL PROCESSES

We also have a department of semi-finished products in which we complete the processes of assembly, pad printing and other activities. We are also able to perform particular welding techniques such as vibration or ultrasound welding, and this allows us to select the type that applies best to the part according to the clients’ requirements.

3.3 PAINTING DEPARTMENT

We also have a partnership with a painting company to satisfy clients who require painted parts. The painting company covers an area of about 10.000 m2 (half of which are covered) where the automatic painting systems are present. Among the painting systems, we have also the painting line for water based products.

QUALITY AT MPT PLASTICA

The constant research of highest quality is the main goal of MPT PLASTICA in every phase of production. Starting from project development to the making of the tool, all the way to the production of plastic parts, every detail is studied, analysed and approved by our quality technicians, achieving the highest quality level for our clients. MPT PLASTICA IS A CERTIFIED COMPANY AND OPERATES IN RESPECT AND CONFORMITY OF THE QUALITY REGULATIONS ISO 9001:2008.

By the end of the year 2018 MPT PLASTICA will be certified IATF 16949.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT MPT P L A S T I C A .

The Research & Development department is constantly engaged in the research of new innovative raw materials and technical solutions.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:

  • To test new polymers and innovative raw materials.
  • To pinpoint new process methods.
  • To apply technologies to our production.
  • To constantly improve the overall production quality.