For four decades, PTI Engineered Plastics has been on a remarkable journey – a story not just of growth, but of transforming ideas into life-changing products. We began in 1984 as a humble dream in a garage size space, crafting prototypes for all industry. Today, we’re a team (Team PTI, as we proudly call ourselves) that boasts an impressive roster of 30 of the world’s leading medical device manufacturers as clients.

This incredible achievement isn’t magic – it’s the result of a passionate team who are more than just employees. They’re inventors, troubleshooters, and collaborators, all fueled by a shared desire to make a difference. It’s no wonder we’ve been recognized as the 2023 Plastics News Processor of The Year – a testament to the collective brilliance of Team PTI.

Over the years, PTI has created a full-service, one-stop-shop housing all manufacturing processes needed to design and create complex plastic components used in advanced medical devices and many other innovative products through various industries. This way, it retains control over the entire manufacturing process, as well as the product quality stream, and simplifies the entire process for its customers.

From the beginning, PTI has always sought ways to improve upon and expand its services to customers to ensure they have an exceptional experience, from concept to completion, and to support its team members along the customer’s journey.

Always customer-driven and future-focused, PTI embraces new manufacturing technologies to offer its customers the most up-to-date tools to ensure superior manufacturing processes and high-quality products. PTI has continued to invest in new technology over time. Recently, PTI replaced nearly all of its injection molding presses with modern electric presses engineered for faster, repeatable, more precise, and energy-efficient production and to align with Industry 4.0. PTI also expanded its Class 8 cleanroom footprint by 8,000 sq. ft. in its existing facility to continue to grow its medical device business and other industries and customers requiring cleanroom molding and assembly.

The team at PTI works with customers from design through manufacturing. PTI’s design engineers engage with customers at the start of a project and support them through the Design for Manufacturing (DFM) phase to ensure each new product has the “trademark” characteristics of the customer’s family of products, and that the product is best designed for manufacturability, as well as functionality in the field. Team PTI works with each customer on Design for Manufacturability and part tolerances to ensure quality production parts. Drawing on its vast depth of knowledge, Team PTI builds the right tool to produce the part repeatedly without variation and with consistent high quality.

PTI’s employees come in each day knowing they have the power to make a difference by contributing to the design, development and production of products that help change people’s lives for the better. The PTI culture fosters a climate of curiosity and problem-solving — two powerful motivational elements for employees that are not often found at other manufacturers. In fact, by employee vote, PTI earned the Detroit News Top Workplace Award seven times in the past nine years.

As PTI looks to the future, it’s clear that the strong foundation of dedication, loyal employees, its focus on adopting new technologies and satisfied long-term customers will continue to be the bedrock upon which PTI will build its future success.