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CORPORATE NEWSLETTER

August 2011

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MGS Mfg. Group expanded its manufacturing facilities in

January by incorporating a new location in Leixlip, Ireland.

Formally named MGS Mfg. Group, Ltd., the facility is the

ifth MGS production molding plant and the company’s

first outside of North America.

MGS Ireland will manufacture products for the computer/

electronics market, along with healthcare and consumer

products. The 45,000+ square foot manufacturing facility

oficially opened in June and currently houses eight elec-

tric injection molding machines, including seven Fanuc

and one Netstal ranging from 100 to 350 tons. Future

plans include the construction of an ISO Class 8 Clean

Room for molding and assembly operations. To date, MGS

has spent approximately $2 million in capital investments

to open the facility.

The facility plans to add an on-site tool shop to

support production mold preventive maintenance, repairs,engineering changes and the inspection of incoming

transfer molds. This service will also be offered to area

OEMs to provide maintenance repairs of molds they run

in-house. Additionally, the facility will provide multishot 

molding services through the use of Universal Multishot 

Systems™ equipment. Planned value-added operations

include sonic welding and decorating, along with manual

and automated assemblies.

This expansion has allowed the company to increase pro-

ductivity to better serve its customers, both in quantitative

and qualitative measures. “MGS Mfg. Group, Ltd. provides

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a cost-effective manufacturing solution”, says Paul Manl

Chief Financial Oficer of MGS Mfg. Group. “The strate

location of the facility, combined with the engineering a

development resources of MGS, translates to a time-

market response to our customers serving the Irish, Uni

Kingdom and Western European healthcare, consum

and electronics markets.”

According to Michael Cummins, General Manager of M

Mfg. Group, Ltd., the facility currently employs 24 peo

and runs 12 hour shifts, 24 hours a day, seven days a we

As new programs are awarded and production ramps

over the next few months, the employee count is certain

rise in order to meet workload demands.

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TECSTAR DE MEXICO RECEIVES

C-TPAT CERTIFICATION

On July 15, TecStar de Mexico was certified by

the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

as a partner in the Customs-Trade Partnership

Against Terrorism (C-TPAT).

C-TPAT is a voluntary government-business

initiative that builds cooperative relationships that

strengthen and improve overall international supply

chain and U.S. border security. C-TPAT is widely

recognized as one of the most effective means of 

providing the highest level of cargo security through

close cooperation with international supply chain

businesses such as importers, carriers, consolida-

tors, licensed customs brokers, and manufacturers.

Through this initiative, U.S. Customs and Border

Protection (CBP) is asking businesses to ensure the

integrity of their security practices and commu-

nicate and verify the security guidelines of theirbusiness partners within the supply chain.

TecStar is making a vital contribution to help

secure the borders and ensure the continued free

flow of international trade.

U p c omi ng I nd u s t r y Ev e nt s 

Sept. 26-28: Pack ExpoLas Vegas Convention CenterMGS Booth #S-5817

October 5-6: MEDTEC IrelandRadisson Blu Hotel - Cork, IrelandMGS Booth #315

 December 6-7: BIOMEDevice West 

San Jose McEnery Convention CenterMGS Booth #1131

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT

In the first half of 2011, MGS Mfg. Group made

approximately a $6 million dollar capital investment on

new equipment for its tooling and molding operations.

This includes equipment and ancillaries for the start-

up of the new Ireland facility. Chief Operations Officer

Jeff Kolbow stated, “As one of North America’s largest 

tool shops and a full service provider to the plastics

industry, we realize the importance of making frequent 

capital investments to keep our facilities updated with

the latest technologies.”

It is estimated that MGS will invest an additional $3.5-

$4 million throughout the second half of the year. A

substantial portion of the investment will be utilized for

the addition of 10 new Arburg injection molding machines

for the ISO Class 8 Clean Room in Germantown.

WCTC AND MGS PARTNER TO

CREATE NEW PROGRAMS

Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) and

MGS Mfg. Group have created a workshop where

representatives can discuss strategies on how to

attract high school and college students to the wide

range of careers that are available in the manufac-

turing industry.

The initial workshop took place on July 21st at the

MGS Technical Center. In attendance from WCTC

were Mike Shiels, Associate Dean of Manufactur-

ing Technology; Jean Donovan, Co-Op Education

Manager; Bob Novak, Tool & Die Instructor; and

Dana LaFontsee, Corporate and Community Train-

ing Account Manager.

Some of the ideas discussed include the following:

Hold a job fair at WCTC where employers can•

host seminars and meet with students to discuss

what their company does and what job opportu-nities are available

Create a program where students can attend•

training sessions held by an MGS Toolmaker

where they can work hands-on with tools

Offer internship credits to high school interns•

which can be applied towards WCTC credits

Future sess ions have been scheduled to begin

implementation of the selected programs.