Beaumont Expands North American Sales Team

Beaumont is excited to announce the expansion of our North American sales team. We now have more faces in the field to help you solve your injection molding challenges and provide you with increased attention. For any of our customers who may have been working with multiple Beaumont reps for different product lines, each of our team members will now be able to assist you with all Beaumont and AIM products and services. In addition, …

Measuring Viscosity: Capillary Rheometer vs. Injection Molding Rheometer

Thermoplastics viscosities are described as having a pseudo-plastic non-Newtonian behavior. This type of behavior means that as you push the material at a faster rate, the polymer exhibits a reduction in viscosity. There are two critical factors that affect the viscosity of plastics: temperature and shear rate. Capillary Based Systems In our material characterization lab we measure viscosity utilizing two primary, capillary based systems: Autodesk Moldflow Injection Molding Rheometer (IMR) and Capillary Rheometer. (We will …

Beaumont Advanced Processing: Who Are We?

When most of our industry thinks about Beaumont, the first thing that comes to mind is usually John Beaumont’s patented Meltflipper® technology. After all, that is our legacy product and what put Beaumont on the map. Many people are surprised to find out just how extensively Beaumont has developed over the last twenty-one years. Now, Beaumont has four companies under its umbrella: Beaumont Technologies (the former Beaumont Runner Technologies), Beaumont Development, Beaumont Advanced Processing, and the American …

Beaumont’s Ben Ellis Wins Outstanding Young Injection Molding Engineer Award from SPE

Beaumont Advanced Processing’s Development Manager Ben Ellis has won the inaugural Outstanding Young Injection Molding Engineer (OYIME) Award from SPE‘s Injection Molding Division. This award “recognizes injection molding engineers age 35 or younger who have made exceptional contributions and accomplishments in the molding industry.” Ben has positively impacted more companies in his “short” career than many molders have the privilege of helping over a lifetime. His industry knowledge, aptitude for solving complex issues, and ability to communicate …

Beaumont Advanced Processing Expands to Offer Cleanroom Molding

ERIE, PA – Beaumont Advanced Processing (BAP) ended 2018 by achieving a major milestone: the company passed its certification audit and is now offering cleanroom injection molding that is classified to Class 8 standards per ISO 14644-1:2015 guidelines. While the company is certified to ISO Class 8 standards, they are operating at a Class 6 particulate count. “This certification allows us to better serve our growing customer base, particularly those in the medical device industry” …

Beaumont Expands

ERIE, PA – Beaumont Technologies, an engineering company that provides services and technologies to the plastics injection molding industry, recently expanded into a 40,000 square foot facility in Erie County. The growing high-tech company has no plans of slowing their pace. “Our steady growth has resulted in our fourth expansion in our eighteen-year history, growing from a one-room incubator at Penn State Erie’s plastics lab to our current 40,000 square foot headquarters,” said John Beaumont, …

BAP Earns ISO 9001:2015 and 13485:2016 Certifications

Beaumont Advanced Processing (BAP) has earned ISO 9001:2015 and 13485:2016 Certifications. Edward L. Maschmeier, Associate Vice President of SRI Quality System Registrar, noted that these certifications “provide evidence to customers, suppliers, employees, and their community of their commitment to producing a quality product (service) and providing customer satisfaction” BAP is already recognized as a company with rigorous standards for its products and services, as well as its employees – 82% of its workforce are degreed …

Beaumont Technologies Acquires Autodesk Moldflow Business

Beaumont Advanced Processing has completed the acquisition of the Autodesk® MoldFlow® material characterization business that services North America and Europe. The operations, laboratory equipment and proprietary software will be transferred from Ithaca, NY to a new facility in Erie, PA where Beaumont is headquartered. The material characterization services to be conducted by Beaumont are essential for identifying and understanding material properties and process performance characteristics that are required by Autodesk® Moldflow® and Helius’ simulation products. …

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