Here at Lomont Molding – we’re consistently looking for new and more efficient ways to operate. This can be through newly developed materials, equipment, or processes. It’s no secret that plastic manufacturing is a developed and driving force in the modern world. The advancement and growth of plastic technology has been incredible in the last …
Joe & Dave’s Balancing Act
Most of our readers are familiar with the Thermo King Corporation and their reputation for innovation in the refrigerated transportation market. Lomont was recently awarded the opportunity to help them in their new patent pending Eco-Pulldown technology system that allows refrigerated truck mount units to save 15% on operating costs. The Eco-Pulldown unit is used …
Innovative Solutions for Plastic Waste
The future of plastic is a popular one in today’s social and political climates. More people every day are looking at ways to use less plastics – or more importantly create less permanent waste. Due to availability, cost, and overall potential of plastic production – it is a material that will not be going away …
ARE YOU READY FOR 4.0?
If you feel that IT systems, electronic devices and automation are state of the art then it is likely you have not heard about Industry 4.0 or as we call it at Lomont Molding: “4PT0”. A wave of technology has descended on the Manufacturers in America over the last decade. Artificial Intelligence, data analytics, system …
THIS BLOG ABOUT PLASTIC WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE
How so? You may be telling yourself Plastics can be a confusing blend of fact and fiction. Sometimes the more we think we understand the facts about plastic the more it seems like fiction. Need advice and help to make plastic work for you? Well brothers & sisters the sun is now shining on a new day …
Molding the Future with Hybrid Composites
You might already know that carbon fiber is a material often used for higher end bike frames. It is a very light material that has vast potential to be shaped and made aerodynamically efficient. It’s also important to note that most bike frames need to be able to be flexible enough to absorb energy so that …
Industry 4.0 – Where are we now?
Here at Lomont Molding LLC we’re always looking for new ways to drive innovation throughout our processes. Many of the ways we are doing this fall in line of what is called Industry 4.0. We intend to continue pushing forward with this philosophy, so we thought it might be a good time to highlight what …
Future of Plastics – Plastic Based ‘Noah’ car
Construction of bio-based ‘Noah’ car proves the future of plastics may contain renewable solutions Students from the Technical University of Eindhoven unveiled ‘Noah’, the world’s first car with structural parts made completely from natural and bio-based materials. No metal or traditional plastics were used in the car chassis and bodywork, making Noah an ultra-light, …
Service Spotlight: Pick & Pack
Here at Lomont IMT, we offer Pick and Pack as an online order fulfillment option. Instead of just packing and shipping entire cases or pallets of a singular product out, our Pick and Pack department allows for our customers to customize their orders to include specific product quantities and multiple products within one order. A …
Environmental Sustainability
For most, when the term “plastics manufacturing” is brought up, one of the last things that comes to mind is environmental sustainability. The correlation between the two seems to be impossible to connect. But there are many things that we do here at Lomont Molding LLC (Lomont) to contribute to waste and energy-use minimization, and …