Speck Plastics Masters 'Just In Time' And Makes New Meaning For The Term

Nazareth, PA - Speck Plastics Inc. helps companies like Bombardier, Crayola and Tyco every day. With what? Creating vacuum-formed (also called thermoformed) plastic parts in its 65,000 square foot Nazareth facility. Founded by the current owners' grandfather, since 1954 the facility has generated countless plastic parts for everything from medical equipment to ice machines to submarines. "We have a few contracts we can't even talk about," stated co-owner Suzann Speck.

The firm has worked hard during the past few years to master "just in time" delivery and support growing customer demands. "Our customers have sudden needs from time to time that can't possibly be anticipated. The nature of our business deems that we can't create parts to store in inventory, at least not without the customer's prior approval. It wouldn't make sense, because of the rate at which design modifications are made," remarked Walt Speck III, the firm's president.

Speck Plastics regularly works on their business, creating things such as the Speck QualAssure Process. This process ensures that extra care is taken at each step it takes to manufacture a part, so that it's created right the first time.

"Just in time has taken on a new meaning for us," explained Suzann Speck. The firm has been known to receive a call at 10:00AM with a special order request, have parts made that same day and shipped out for delivery the next morning. "We work as a finely tuned team of both machinery and people, and our process also ensures we don't jeopardize other customer orders."

"We work smart and we work in our customers' best interest. We've built many long-term customer relationships that way," Walt Speck concluded.

SOURCE: Speck Plastics Inc.