Osborne Industries, Inc., Osborne, celebrated its 50th anniversary of incorporation at its headquarters on May 23, 2023. The company’s official date of incorporation was May 15, 1973. The 100% employee-owned company is widely diversified by offering molding services for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) of composite plastic components for a variety of industries and selling its own proprietary lines of livestock and pet management equipment.
Osborne Company News and Industry Updates
Corbett retires after decades-long career at Osborne Industries, Inc.
August 26, 2022 – Osborne, Kansas USA – On August 16, 2022, the employee owners of Osborne Industries, Inc., celebrated the 44-year career of Vicki (Fogo) Corbett, long-time company Vice President and Customer Service Manager. Corbett’s legacy with Osborne Industries will live on for years, as she was a positive and humble role model for all those who had the pleasure of working with her. She was a mentor to countless employees over a career that spanned more than four decades, and she retires with the longest tenure of any employee to have worked at Osborne Industries since its beginning in 1973. Read more >
Ask the Thermosetting Experts: Do I Need a Prototype?
Manufacturers in nearly every industry use prototypes to test new products and how they work in real-world situations. It’s a cost-effective way to iron out any issues with a product or part and is an essential step before beginning mass production. Plastic prototypes can be made using a variety of methods, including 3D printing and rapid injection molding. Prototyping plastic components on products isn’t really different from prototyping with other materials, requiring manufacturers to follow the same basic process. Read more >
7 Advantages of Working With a USA Injection Molding Company
The plastics industry has a long history in the USA, going back to the early part of the 19th century. In 1907, plastics made from synthetic materials were first developed by Leo Baekeland in the USA. Injection molding machines were invented even earlier, in 1872, by a prolific inventor by the name of John Wesley Hyatt, a New Yorker. Read more >
Reaction Injection Molding 101: What is Dicyclopentadiene?
While used to make paints, adhesives and inks, dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) resin also offers a means to fabricate a variety of larger components through the use of reaction injection molding (RIM) techniques. A thermoset plastic used as a substitute for metals and concrete, DCPD is used in the fabrication of boat hulls, decks, farm machinery, fan shrouds, panels on vehicle bodies, protective shielding and other products that need to withstand high impacts and fatigue. Read more >
High Performance Composites Now Available in Custom Colors
Leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across the globe have relied on the highly engineered thermoset polymer, polydicyclopentadiene (pDCPD), for the most demanding applications for decades. Today, with over 25 years of experience in working with DCPD, Osborne Industries, Inc., is pleased to offer its custom molding services with pDCPD in a variety of colors customized to match OEM equipment and products. Read more >
Plastics Used in the Chemical Manufacturing Industry
In general, plastics are classified as either thermoplastic or thermosetting plastics. Thermoplastic materials form easily with pressure and heat, which then become solid upon cooling. These materials can also be reprocessed into new forms when exposed to additional pressure and heat. Thermosetting materials, however, act more like concrete, and thus cannot be reshaped once processed and molded. Due to their versatility, the use of thermoplastics is far more common in society. However, thermosetting materials are often better suited for specific industries and applications. Read more >
A Comprehensive Guide to Heat Resistant Plastics
Heat resistant materials are important for components that need to withstand high temperatures, whether the heat is generated artificially – as is the case with materials exposed to continuous friction or abrasion – or naturally due to climatic or environmental extremes. While both metals and ceramics have heat resistant qualities, metals corrode easily and ceramics are extraordinarily brittle. Heat resistant plastics have unique properties that allow them to outperform metals and ceramics. Along with resistance to high temperatures, heat resistant polymers will neither corrode like metals nor break like ceramics, and tend to be more durable than other materials. Read more >
15 Advantages of Choosing Lightweight Plastic Composites
Composite materials are made by combining two or more substances with differing physical properties. The best composites are made from materials that complement each other, combining the strengths of the individual ingredients to create a new material that has the best characteristics of each. Plastic composites are no different, and contain fillers, powders, particles, fibers and other reinforcing materials to improve rigidity, strength or other aspects to suit a variety of purposes. Read more >
Differences Between Closed Molding vs Open Molding
Plastics encompass a wide array of materials and molding processes used to create finished parts. Typical injection molding involves heating thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic polymers and injecting them into a mold where it conforms to the mold cavity, cools and hardens. Other molding processes, like Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), involve injecting or spraying liquid thermosetting materials into a mold with reinforcing fibers, like fiberglass. Typical plastic molding can be done two ways: either by closed molding or open molding. In simple terms, plastic resin exposed to the atmosphere during curing is known as open molding, while that which is not exposed to air during curing is known as closed molding. Each type of molding has its place within the plastics industry, with advantages and disadvantages for each. Read more >