December 10, 2024

Technical Training For NC Manufacturing Companies By NCEdge And The Polymers Center

Amy Epley, Regional Director at NCEdge and a group of 12 Training Directors from North Carolina’s community colleges joined 14 representatives from various plastics-related companies at The Polymers Center for an industrial training forum. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the group to The Polymers Center and the opportunities available through the non-profit organization.


After a brief presentation by Phil Shoemaker, Executive Director of The Polymers Center, all attendees were taken on tour of the facility and presented with the center’s capabilities in the polymers sector, including training, materials testing, injection molding, extrusion and compounding.


NCEdge, a part of the NC Community College System is a state-sponsored program that provides technical training in production or production support to North Carolina manufacturing businesses. Courses are customized to meet the specific needs of a company.


Contact The Polymers Center to learn more about training your staff. The goal of The Polymers Center and NCEdge is to help companies prosper and grow. Ask about available state funds for training of all kinds. 

PLASTICS SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE 2025

PLASTICS SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE 2025

February 21, 2025
On April 29-30, 2025, The Polymers Center in Charlotte is holding a conference on plastics sustainability, from collection to reclaimed pellet, focused on providing the latest technology to accomplish that goal.

About Our Open House

January 17, 2025
We have combined two amazing networking events – The Polymers Center Open House with The Carolinas Polymer Business Showcase. Note the new date for the Open House and mark your calendars to attend this dual event. You don't want to miss either of them.

The SPE Carolinas Polymer Business Showcase

January 17, 2025
Join us at The Polymers Center for a networking opportunity for plastics manufacturers and suppliers. This event featuring a group of distinguished exhibitors allows industry leaders to connect. Come for the Business Showcase and stay for The Polymers Center Open House , celebrating the Grand Opening of our new expansion. Dinner will be provided.

Exhibit At The Carolinas Polymer Business Showcase

January 16, 2025
Interested In Exhibiting At The Carolinas Polymer Business Showcase Hosted by SPE Carolinas Section?

The Polymers Center Assists Training Of Maag Staff At Their Annual Sales Meeting

December 30, 2024
The Polymers Center Hosts Maag’s Annual Sales Meeting

The Polymers Foundation Is Proud To Announce Sarah Kim As The First Recipient Of The Joe Bennett Leadership Award

December 13, 2024
Sarah Kim - The First Recipient Of The Joe Bennett Leadership Award

The Nesting Program At The Polymers Center Spotlighted In Plastics News

October 29, 2024
Plastics News Highlights The Polymers Center's Nesting Program  Check out our recent article in Plastics News about our new Nesting Program. We are excited to open our facility to companies interested in expanding into the US market. Our expansion, set to be complete in December, includes 12,000 sq/ft and six new offices - five of which are being set aside to home any company wishing to make our location their domestic office. Contact us to learn more.

The Polymers Center Gets A New Primo 60 E Strand Pelletizer

October 15, 2024
New Strand Pelletizer Added To Our Lab

Sesotec Opens New Office At The Polymers Center Facility

September 30, 2024
Sesotec is excited to announce their new office location within The Polymer Center in Charlotte, NC.

A (Very) Quick History of Injection Molds

September 25, 2024
In May 1848, Henry Bewley, of the Gutta Percha Company of London, patented a process for making flexible syringes and tubes of gutta percha. He described the process as one that involved “filling a suitable mold with a substance in a granular state,” after which he would “subject these molds to a heat sufficient to liquefy the gutta percha, which on subsequent cooling will be found to retain the exact shape or figure of the molds.” [1] His company went on to make various molded and, later, extruded products, including wire coating for submarine cables. One example of his molding process is a coat of arms, pictured below, that resembled “the choicest carved or gilded oak, rosewood, or mahogany,” but was not fashioned by a skilled artist. Instead, it was manufactured “by merely pressing the ungainly lumps into a mold.” With such a mold, thousands of identical products could be manufactured “without the usual expense of artist work.” [2]
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