High quality tooling is the key to producing high quality parts. Poorly executed tooling will never produce good parts consistently. At Dordan, we make exceptionaly high quality tooling.

Every major component is made on CNC equipment that is digitally connected to the engineering CAD model. Molds, both production and prototype, are machined from aircraft quality aluminum on our large format CNC machining centers. Trim headers, die build-up, locators and assist plugs, that are all critical to superb forming, are machined in the same way. Die boards for cutting dies are burned on a CNC laser and the steel rule is bent, notched and cut by a precision automated machine.

Finally, all of these components are finished and assembled by skilled craftsman to produce the ultimate blend of craftsmanship and technology. Only tooling of this caliber can produce parts that meet the expectations of Dordan and our customers.

Dordan Mfg. Co. Inc. is a Illinois based manufacturer of custom thermoformed clamshells, components, blisters, bifolds and tray packaging items that services all of North America.

February 26, 2010:
Algae to replace Petroleum content in Plastics?

While many have heard algae being proclaimed as the fuel source that could potentially replace a large part of the petroleum we use, Cleantechies.com’s Feb. 26th blog post discusses the application of algae to the plastics industry as another renewable resin.[1] Cereplast, a renewable plastics company, announced in Oct. 2009 that algae-based resins “could replace 50% or more of the petroleum c...