When the console is an eyesore, cover it – and quickly! A major auto manufacturer had a shipment of finished vehicles on the boat headed to the US. But market studies showed they had a problem. It seemed that their console color scheme was not going to work in the US. Their solution was to make a part that would overlay the undesirable white console with a color matched gloss black cover. They needed these parts quickly and the parts needed to install easily. Most importantly, given the extreme color contrast and the fact that the cover also had to fit over switches/controls, the trimming had to be very precise! Needing the right partner, they called Jamestown Plastics! We built a tool, a process and a very precise custom trimming system and then produced the parts to cover them (both the console and the manufacturer) for a year’s worth of vehicles while they changed over in their factory. What took them a year to eventually accomplish, we did in just 12 weeks! And, the cars sold without a problem. Get Started
Automotive Leading Automotive Styling Innovation The automotive styling landscape is everchanging, with manufacturers continuously introducing new design features on their various models. Keeping up with these constant changes can be difficult. Jamestown Plastics has not just met this challenge, but we have proven to be a leader in styling/restyling innovation and technology. We take on even the [...]
TRICO Technologies (retail packaging) How JP innovated retail packaging and reduced pack-out costs TRICO Technologies approached Jamestown Plastics to create a retail clamshell for their windshield wiper product line. They challenged us to eliminate all the traditional methods of keeping a clamshell closed such as plastic welding, snap locks, glue, and overwrap sleeves. Plus, they demanded that the [...]
TRW How a simple Ford F150 factory visit and an old machine resulted in substantial cost and time savings. While visiting the TRW factory that makes the headlight switch cover (this is the switch that gives you several headlight operation options, each of which is illuminated when selected) for the Ford F150, we observed a [...]
Tesla How Jamestown Plastics saved the day for Tesla, creating a hood liner that both cost less and weighed less. In their all-important introductory year, Tesla’s EPP foam supplier, responsible for making a hood liner for the “frunk” in a model S, was unable to meet criteria called out by Tesla and reached out to [...]
Impala How Jamestown Plastics turned an Impala into a Corvette, almost overnight. We were literally paid a personal visit late one day with an eleventh-hour need to redesign the across-the-back taillight package on the Chevy Impala to look more like the taillights on the ever-popular Corvette. Seems the vehicle engineering group working with GM couldn’t [...]
TRICO Products Corporation (dunnage trays) Wrapping windshield wipers was wiping out profits until Jamestown Plastics came to the rescue. TRICO Products Corporation is a major manufacturer of windshield wipers. As part of their packaging pack-out process, TRICO employees would wrap every pair of wipers in kraft paper and place the wrapped wipers into cartons. The problem with wrapping wipers [...]
