At Intertech Plastics, Inc., we pride ourselves on our competent technical staff and the support they provide both internally and to our customers. Our engineering control and documentation are based on sound standard practices and are designed with efficiency and effectiveness in mind.

Intertech has in-house plastics engineering capabilities to aid customers in matching material selection with proper application. We keep up-to-date on the latest developments in the resin industry and strive to educate our customers on applications possibilities.

Our staff of engineers and mold engineers are involved with a customer's project team from inception to completion. We provide input to part design, use intent, moldability and reliability. The result is fewer mold modifications, reduced tool lead time and, ultimately, lower project costs.

All projects are tracked by an assigned engineer using Microsoft Project. Phases such as tool builds for new tools, tool movement for existing tools, ER's, inspect- ion plans, raw materials, packaging, etc., are tracked and reviewed weekly.

The Intertech mold staff is involved every step of the way as projects progress. They keep a log of all prints generated to insure that both the engineering and mold staffs are working to current revisions, meeting on a frequent basis with the engineering team for project updates, tracking all outside tool activity through a tool tracking program and attending customers project meeting to provide part and tool design suggestions.

All changes to a product and procedures are controlled by Intertech Plastics' engineering change procedure and/or our temporary deviation procedure. These procedures document the change, and require appropriate approvals to control the implementation of the change.

Engineering Request

Engineering requested functions are documented by the Engineering Request system (ER). This system provides a means of assigning duties and time constraints, requesting tracking and final documentation via a network request form and log, and evaluating modules in Mattec.

Engineering Change Request

An Engineering Change Request (ECR) is completed once an ER has been proved to impact a product or procedure. This system involves departmental sign offs before a change can be implemented.

Engineering Change Order

An Engineering Change Order (ECO) is used to track and document the tasks of each department so implementation of the ECR is effective

Temporary Deviation Allowance

A Temporary Deviation Allowance (TDA) is an interim form of documentation for situations that require immediate action. The TDA is utilized until the EGR and EGO are completed.