MAPP’s Board of Directors encourages plastics processors to utilize the knowledge contained within the MAPP network. To familiarize readers with the Board, each member will be profiled by Plastics Business ENews over the next several issues. This month, get to know Bob Holbrook, president of True Precision Plastics, LLC.

     Bob Holbrook, President, True Precision Plastics, Lancaster PA

     MAPP Member Since: 2007 (York Imperial Plastics)

                                        2009 (True Precision)

     # of Employees: 45

     # of Presses: 21

     Industries served?Transportation, industrial, electronics

How did plastics become your career?

I started in a family-founded business where I was given an opportunity at a young age to come in and learn the business from the ground up. My degree is in business - plastics was just an add on, but now I’ve been doing it for 32 years. I was with True Precision for almost 26 years, then had a short stint at York Imperial and then came back to True Precision in April of this year. It’s good to be back.

Describe True Precision.

We’re a custom injection molder, specializing in small- to mid-size runs and a lot of value add work. We can ultrasonic or vibration weld, pad print or insert mold, and we’re doing short runs using both commodity and engineered plastics. We go from 33 tons to 725 tons, so we have a broad range of machinery here – 21 molding machines in total. We also do special assembly and special packaging, as well as functional testing of products. We try to do everything that our customers need – a one stop solution from prototyping to product design to mold design to selecting materials. We can do all of the value add work and then create custom delivery systems.

In what areas are you willing to share your experiences with other processors?

My strength is in the selection of materials for applications and its relation to product design and pricing. I’ve been heavily involved in quoting and setting up quoting standards over the years, and I have 32 years of working with an array of customers in different industries using different materials. After all that time, you learn the nuances and the different grades of each material and you parlay it into a pretty solid knowledge base.

Contact Bob Holbrook at 717.358.9229 or [email protected].

Previous Profiles

MAPP Board Members

• Alan Rothenbuecher
• Scott Titzer
• Kelly Goodsel
• Bob Holbrook
• Mike Walter
• Roger Williams
• John Passanisi
• Ben Harp

Former Board Members

• Laurie Harbour
• Matt Hlavin
• Wendy Wloszek
• Tom Duffey
• Dan Cunningham