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Join fellow MAPP members at the first plant tour of 2023 at Westec Plastics in Livermore, CA.

Located in Northern California, Westec Plastics  has set the standard for the custom plastic injection molding industry since 1969. Specializing in tight tolerance mold manufacturing and production, Westec offers solutions for numerous industries with an emphasis on the medical and biotech industries. Quality and customer service are their top priorities, with 100% customer satisfaction as their mission.
Ranging in size from 28 to 610 tons, their 20 injection molding machines and 3 two-shot injection molding machines are all integrated into their IQMS Real Time Monitoring System. Attendees will also be able to view how Westec has streamlined their organization with the use of automation. Finally, attendees will see the ISO Class 6, 7, & 8 clean room facilities for medical and other applications that require an extra degree of cleanliness.

Agenda highlights (subject to changes)

8 AM PST: Networking and continental breakfast

8:30 AM PST: Welcome and Intro to Westec

9 AM PST: Networking Best Practices/Challenges Roundtable

10 AM PST: Tour of facility

• Highlights will include

  • Rapid Robotics

  • 2-shot molding cell with inspection automation

  • Secondary operations – pad printing, ultrasonic welding, vibration welding

  • Tool room

  • Quality

  • Warehouse

12 PM PST: Lunch and networking

1 PM PST: Takeaways and Next Steps

1:30 PM PST: End

MAPP has industry service providers who generously sponsor plant tour events. In order for attendees from industry service providers to attend the event, their organization must be an event sponsor.

Why Attend?

• Discover Proven Solutions

• Expand Your Thinking and Your Network

• Benchmark Company Operations

• Bring New Ideas Back

Hotel and Travel

Hotel:

The hotel block has ended. Please contact the MAPP office for more information.

Airport:

The nearest airport to Livermore is San Jose (SJC) Airport which is 23.5 miles away.

Other nearby airports include Oakland (OAK) (24.6 miles), San Francisco (SFO) (34.5 miles)

PLEASE NOTE:

IF YOU ARE A MAPP SPONSOR, PLEASE CONTACT LETHA KESLAR TO INQUIRE ABOUT REGISTERING AT LKESLAR@MAPPINC.COM.