2021 Plastics News Rising Stars: Prathna Oudom
Article by Jordan Vitick from Plastics News Prathna Oudom, 34 Production Supervisor/Process Engineer, Diversified Plastics Inc. Born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Prathna Oudom’s first plastics job was as a machine operator for Mikros Engineering, which supplies custom injection molding, insert molding, over-molding, tooling, assemblies and prototypes. Oudom moved to shipping/receiving, then setup technician and process […]
Diversified Plastics, Inc. announces three supervisory promotions
Diversified Plastics, Inc. (DPI), an employee-owned plastic-injection molder and digital manufacturer, recently promoted three employees to supervisory positions in order to develop more leaders within the company and to provide additional career growth opportunities for employees. DPI is proud of its diverse, multicultural workforce and is committed to ensuring its supervisors and managers reflect the […]
Diversified Plastics, Inc. significantly increases vertical-press capacity to support medical device and other manufacturers
Diversified Plastics, Inc. (DPI) has recently installed six all-electric vertical injection molding presses. These presses will join DPI’s existing assemblage of vertical presses and provide increased production capacity to meet growing demand from medical device and other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). “The addition of these presses has tripled our vertical-press capacity,” says Mark Gremmels, director […]
Diversified Plastics, Inc. wins coveted Tekne Award for advanced manufacturing
Diversified Plastics, Inc. (DPI) received the Minnesota Technology Association’s award for advanced manufacturing at the presentation of the 23rd annual Tekne Awards. The awards highlight and recognize the new and exciting ways technology developed by Minnesota companies is impacting our community and the world. “The Tekne Awards honor the innovators and tech leaders powering Minnesota’s growing […]
Diversified Plastics, Inc. appoints Vincent Pope as Engineering Manager
MINNEAPOLIS—Diversified Plastics, Inc. (DPI), a custom plastic-injection molder and digital manufacturer of high-precision components, has appointed Vincent Pope as engineering manager. Pope will be responsible for understanding customer needs, quickly identifying and optimizing profitable opportunities, and ensuring DPI is agile and easy for customers to work with. Pope has nearly 30 years of experience serving in […]
Diversified Plastics, Inc. vice president Annette Lund retires after 42 years in her “dream career”
MINNEAPOLIS—After a career that began as a part-time receptionist, Annette Lund retires from Diversified Plastics, Inc. (DPI) as vice president. Lund also served as office manager, purchasing manager and sales/marketing manager. She will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors and trustee for the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). “Since the early days, […]
Janel Rosine Featured in Plastics News, Women Breaking the Mold
DPI’s Janel Rosine was recently featured in Women Breaking the Mold in Plastics News for August 2020. She began her career in the plastics industry at DPI 13 years ago as an estimator and later transferred to customer service when a position opened, recently taking the role of customer service supervisor. Janel commented to Plastics […]
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DPI Named a 2020 National Standard Top Workplace by the Star Tribune
Diversified Plastics, Inc. (DPI) has been named a 2020 National Standard Top Workplace by the Star Tribune. The award highlights organizations that have strong connections with their employees and a culture of success. DPI joins the list as one of the organizations to be included as National Standard Top Workplaces. These companies are chosen based […]