Additional Value
Jones Plastic provides a broad range of services beyond injection molding — including material selection, insert molding, overmolding, gas-assist molding, in-mold labeling, assembly, decoration, and packaging. These integrated capabilities reduce handling, consolidate your supply chain, and lower total delivered cost.
Capabilities
Our insert molding and overmolding capabilities range from small hand-loaded threaded inserts to large robot-loaded components. We overmold thermoplastics, including flexible materials like TPU, for improved grip, comfort, and durability.
A pioneer in gas-assist injection molding (GAIM) since the 1990s, we produce high volumes of gas-assist parts for major OEMs. We also provide in-mold labeling with first-surface and second-surface label capabilities using a variety of resin and label substrates.
With decades of gas-assist injection molding (GAIM) experience, Jones Plastic produces high-volume gas-assist components for major OEMs across a range of industries. This expertise allows us to manufacture complex, lightweight parts while reducing material consumption, minimizing sink marks, and improving overall part performance. We also provide in-mold labeling with both first-surface and second-surface label capabilities, utilizing a wide range of resin and label substrate combinations to meet demanding performance and aesthetic requirements.
Our insert-molding and overmolding capabilities range from small hand-loaded threaded inserts to large robot-loaded components. We overmold a variety of thermoplastics, including flexible materials such as TPU, to enhance product functionality, ergonomics, durability, and appearance. Integrated automation and robust process controls help ensure consistent quality across both low- and high-volume production programs.
Beyond production molding, our engineering team provides Design for Manufacturability (DFM) support to help customers optimize part designs before tooling and production begin. Through collaborative design reviews, we identify opportunities to improve moldability, reduce cycle times, enhance product performance, and lower overall manufacturing costs. Early involvement in the development process helps minimize risk and avoid costly design revisions later in the program.
Jones Plastic also supports product development through prototyping and material evaluation services. Prototype parts enable customers to assess fit, form, and function prior to full-scale production, helping accelerate product launches and improve design confidence. Our engineering team works closely with customers to evaluate material options and select resins that balance performance, regulatory requirements, manufacturability, and cost.
In addition to molding and engineering services, Jones Plastic offers comprehensive assembly, packaging, and fulfillment solutions. Custom packaging programs, labeling, kitting, and retail-ready packaging can be tailored to customer requirements, helping streamline supply chains and reduce downstream handling.
By combining advanced molding technologies, engineering expertise, material analysis, and packaging support, Jones Plastic delivers complete manufacturing solutions that extend well beyond the molded component itself.
Material Selection Engineering
At Jones Plastic & Engineering, we deliver more than molded parts—we provide complete manufacturing solutions. In addition to injection molding, our capabilities include material selection and engineering support, insert molding, overmolding, gas-assist molding, in-mold labeling, assembly, decoration, and packaging.
Our engineers partner with customers early in the design process to recommend materials, optimize part designs, and identify cost-saving opportunities that improve manufacturability and long-term performance. By leveraging our knowledge of resin behavior, tooling, and processing methods, we help customers avoid costly redesigns and achieve more efficient production.
To support material identification and quality assurance, Jones Plastic utilizes Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. FTIR testing assists with material verification, resin identification, contamination investigations, and troubleshooting efforts, providing valuable data to support product development and maintain production consistency.
Through integrated manufacturing and secondary operations, Jones Plastic can consolidate multiple suppliers into a single source. This approach reduces handling, simplifies logistics, improves quality consistency, shortens lead times, and lowers total delivered cost. The result is a more efficient supply chain and a stronger manufacturing partnership focused on delivering long-term value.