1980’s, Blow Molding Takes Off: And the company four-decade tradition of expertise begins with Blow Molding- vastly different from injection molding. A hot tube of plastic drops down between the mold halves. The mold closes and air is blown into the mold to form a hollow part. The first part, Candy Cane handles. As many as 14 million, running year-round.
SPI also added on 40,000 square feet of capacity, including office space, warehousing and manufacturing specifically to handle this surge in demand.
In 1987, we were named Avon’s Supplier of the Year. “Quite an honor, for a 10 year old company, that is.”