News/Events

Pacific Plastics Injection Molding Expands Facility

Pacific Plastics Injection Molding adds an additional 22,000 square feet to support increased demand and future growth Pacific Plastics Injection Molding (PPIM), a division of Diversified Plastics, Inc. (DPI), recently expanded its 24,000-square foot facility to 46,000 square feet. Together, the DPI facility in Minnesota and the PPIM facility in California now total 99,000 square […]

Diversified Plastics, Inc. Welcomes Jackie Zamorano to Board of Directors

Diversified Plastics, Inc. (DPI), a custom plastic-injection molder and digital manufacturer of high-precision thermoplastic components, has appointed Jackie Zamorano to its board of directors. Zamorano has extensive experience in human resources at an employee-owned company, deploying highly effective talent acquisition strategies and practices, and reducing costs through increased use of technology and networking. Her board […]

Discover Your Manufacturing Secret Spice at MD&M West 2021

Discover the secret ingredients that help medical device companies get to market faster at MD&M West. Our service, experience and expertise gives you a manufacturing competitive advantage. Visit booth 3428 to learn how advanced plastic-injection molding and additive manufacturing has been leveraged by startup and established businesses to enhance products and increase profits. Just for […]

Diversified Plastics, Inc. promotes CFO Roger Vang to vice president

Diversified Plastics, Inc. (DPI) is proud to announce that CFO Roger Vang has been promoted to vice president. Roger has been a highly valued DPI employee for more than 16 years. During that time, he’s been instrumental in establishing the company’s employee ownership plan (ESOP) and serves as a trustee. He also created highly efficient […]

DPI honored with Excellence Award for Customer Relations as part of the 2020 Processor of the Year awards

Article from Plastics News DPI was honored with the Plastics News Excellence Award for Customer Relations. The award was given during the 2020 Plastics News Processor of the Year virtual ceremony. Congratulations to the other Excellence Award winners and to Plastek for being named 2020 Plastics news Processor of the Year.

DPI Named to the Best Places to Work list by Plastics News for 2021

Article by Jordan Vitick of Plastic News Sixteen companies have been named to the Plastics News Best Places to Work list for 2021. The winner will be announced March 17 at the virtual PN Executive Forum event. The eighth annual survey and awards program has split the companies into two categories: processors and suppliers. “This enables us to recognize […]

Webinar: Modern Technology that Superpowers Innovation

Join the webinar March 2, 2021 at 11:00 am CT Learn how the Carbon DLS process for additive manufacturing, used to create movies like Iron Man and Avatar, allows parts to be designed, prototyped and produced that were once impossible to manufacture. Presenters, include: Jason Lopes, Carbon’s partner development engineer and former lead systems engineer for […]

2021 Plastics News Rising Stars: Prathna Oudom

Article by Jordan Vitick from Plastics News Prathna Oudom, 34 Production Supervisor/Process Engineer, Diversified Plastics Inc. Born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Prathna Oudom’s first plastics job was as a machine operator for Mikros Engineering, which supplies custom injection molding, insert molding, over-molding, tooling, assemblies and prototypes. Oudom moved to shipping/receiving, then setup technician and process […]