:: High Performance Plastic Products ::

Because the U.S. recession began impacting plastics processors, GAIM needed to replace antiquated equipment to remain viable.

GAIM is a $ 1.7-million company specializing in using 100% industrial scrap to develop and produce high-quality products for more than 33 industries, including retail, automotive, and home improvement. Like many small molders, GAIM lacked the financial resources to purchase new machinery that would enhance productivity and efficiency. At the same time, the company was feeling heat from customers requesting price reductions ranging from 14% to 25%.

Situated in the middle of the country's manufacturing hotspot just miles from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, G.A.I.M. is able to ship clients' products around the country and into Canada for far less than other regions and in a fraction of the time. Combine that with the fact that G.A.I.M. has access to affordable, yet highly skilled labor, uses 100 percent recycled content, warehouses product for its clients and is highly automated — and it's no wonder why the company boasts unprecedented levels of efficiency.

Manufacturing in the Midwest has come back strong and the region will continue to draw manufacturers. Land and taxes are cheaper, and resources are plentiful — it just makes sense logistically. Sounds like, Mr. Glatt is pitching an Ad for the local Chamber of Commerce.

However, Illinois does have a great distribution of power supply due to industry deregulation. This helps clean, consistent, 220- to 480-volt, low-cost electricity supplied by numerous companies, which translates to longer-lasting equipment.

President, Skip Glatt found that Illinois offers a variety of programs and services designed to help local businesses thrive in the global economy. Glatt filed a grant application with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). GAIM secured approximately $ 460,000 in state-funded grants from sources such as DCEO. The 13-year-old processor was required to match 25% of each grant, money used primarily for investments in new injection molding and automation equipment. Without all of these grants the firm would have been forced to down-size.

Other government grants awarded to GAIM enabled the molder to upgrade its quality-control program. GAIM has 13 employees, of whom 30% attend community college for ISO class and TS requirements for automotive.

GAIM operates from a 13,700-sq-ft building housing 10 robots and 15 injection molding machines that range from 1 to 330 tons clamping force. The new equipment has increased output by 10% to 15%, Glatt says, which improved GAIM's position as a low-cost producer.

GAIM also looked into government programs that support U.S. foreign trade initiatives, and expanded its foreign outreach.

GAIM began forging international partnerships in Canada, Mexico, and Germany. It is in the middle of contract talks with organizations in Bulgaria, Poland, France, and Italy to market its retail bag-carrying grips--TotASak and hand-lr. Overseas trade is roughly 5% of GAIM's current business, but Glatt expects it to double in the next couple of years as GAIM establishes distribution abroad.

Based in Bensenville, IL, G.A.I.M. Engineering (Glatt Aided Injection Molding) is a 13-year-old company dedicated to using 100 percent industrial scrap to develop and produce high-quality products for more than 33 industries, including retail, automotive and home improvement. The company does provide free tours of its 14,000-square-foot facility to schools and organizations interested in learning about innovative ways to manufacture using recycled content.

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Source: G.A.I.M. Engineering produces high performance plastic products from industrial scrap. From design to prototype, from mold building to fulfillment.
G.A.I.M. has manufactured and created durable products for more than 11 different industries since 1990.

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