Frequently Asked Questions

Pride Engineered Plastics has been manufacturing quality custom plastic parts for 20+ years, with roots stretching back to the 1972 founding of our sister company May Wes, a well-respected manufacturer of aftermarket poly parts for the agricultural industry. We have the knowledge, experience and equipment to manufacture your plastic parts from concept to completion. As a division of Pride Solutions, LLC, we are able to leverage the resources, talents and purchasing power of our larger organization to provide you with quality poly parts at competitive prices. Our capabilities include CAD/CAM design, compression molding, thermoforming, CNC routing and turning, fabricating, CNC metal turning, and much more. We work with a wide range of engineering polymers, specializing in UHMW-PE and HDPE. We also have an extensive partner network that we can access for additional services such as injection molding. We are a values-driven, customer-focused company dedicated to providing innovative solutions to our customers. 

Protect is our number one core value. We are committed to honoring our customers’ non-disclosure agreements and protecting customers’ intellectual property and privacy. We have been trusted to manufacture plastic parts for Fortune 500 companies for nearly 20 years. Credit cards are processed using a third-party credit card processing system and are not stored in our system. We are ITAR compliant. Please see our privacy policy (link) for additional details. 

Pride Engineered Plastics and Pride Assembly are divisions of Pride Solutions, LLC. We share staffing and facility resources to keep our costs down and prices competitive. Credit card billing statements will show as Pride Solutions. 

We work with a wide range of poly materials, including UHMW-PE, HDPE, HMW-PE, nylon, nylon 66, MD nylon, polycarbonate, urethane, Delrin®, ABS, polyethylene, PVC Pipe, and PVC Excelon R-4000. 

 UHMW-PE stands for Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene. 

We are able to offer competitive pricing by keeping our overhead low. We leverage the shared staffing and facility resources with our parent and sister companies and capitalize on the purchasing power of our larger organization to offer you quality poly parts at competitive prices. 

Yes. We are a contract manufacturer and produce a wide range of plastic components for many well-known OEMs and top-tier manufacturers. 

We completely manufacture most plastic parts in-house. We also have a trusted network of vendors we work with to meet customer requirements that fall outside of our in-house capabilities. 

We primarily use virgin polymers for quality assurance, but can use regrind as a cost-saving to our customers if their applications allow. Our CNC fabricating equipment enables us to tightly nest sheet parts cut from sheet stock to avoid waste. 

Yes! We stock a wide range of poly capped bolts, bulk poly sheet material in UHMW and high density poly, angle poly, and UHMW shafts. Through our sister company May Wes, we are able to offer a wide range of poly parts for the agriculture and construction industries, including drawbar savers, fifth wheel slick plates, poly cutting blades and much more. We also can quickly produce plastic parts from standard shapes.

We have a PDF brochure listing all of our poly capped bolts. We also offer a catalog for May Wes poly agriculture parts. 

Polymer resin is poured into a mold cavity. The mold is then closed and the calculated amount of pressure is applied to force the resin to contact all areas of the mold. Heat and pressure are applied until the polymer has cured. Learn more here.

We have rows of compression molding presses, ranging from 100-500 tons! We also offer thermoforming and over molding of poly onto metals and other materials. 

The price of a custom mold is determined by the complexity and volume of the product. Please contact us to discuss your needs. 

Potentially. We would need to evaluate the tooling. Please contact us to discuss. 

Yes, we can overmold poly onto metal and other materials. We also have a CNC turning center and can turn your metal parts in-house prior to over molding to save you time and money. 

We work with trusted vendors to supply quality custom molds used to make your parts.  

You maintain ownership of the mold. We will maintain and store your mold at our facility, but you can take it once our contract is fulfilled. 

No, but we can put you in touch with one of our industrial partners that has injection molding services.

To have a custom plastic part manufactured by Pride Engineered Plastics, please fill out our info request form or give us a call at 320-587-0760. Our knowledgeable staff will help you take your plastic part from concept to completion! 

Our engineering team can work with most file types. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 320-587-0760. 

The material you use for your plastic part will depend on the application. We work with a wide range of engineering polymers and can help you select the right material for your application. We recommend using UHMW-PE for parts that require abrasion and impact resistance. 

Turnaround time will depend upon your project requirements, volumes, material availability and capacity. Please contact us to discuss your project.

Yes. We can work with you to manufacture one-off and prototype plastic parts from a wide range of polymers. 

We have an SMT 3000 turning center and cobot and can offer in-house metal turning. In addition, we can source competitively priced machining and metal fabrication services through our trusted network of industry partners. 

Our Pride Assembly division offers turnkey custom electro-mechanical and fluid power assembly services, specializing in mid-sized assemblies. Using your prints, we will work with component suppliers, prepare the production planning and handle all assembly for you.