Scrap Materials Management - and - Scrap Product Management Programs - Anywhere in the World!

PSI manages various programs for OEM's and industrial accounts confronted with the challenge of responsible handling and recycling of polymers, metals and combined products (including electronic computers, printers and copiers). Our programs are generally long term and are set up to assist molders and OEM's that generate scrap materials as short term and long term solutions to handling their scrap in the most efficient and profitable manner for your plant(s). We also work on short term problems where resolutions are required immediately on a one time bases. Primarily, we find the greatest benefit to your enterprise through long-term programs designed to eliminate your scrap.

PSI Management programs are designed around VA/VE strategies based on your enterprise objectives.

PSI Management Program Services Include:
Grinding Pelletizing Silo Removal Material Process & Return
Cleaning Separation re-Package Pulverize
Drying material
Contamination Removal & Return
Material Conversion

The Materials & Products We Work With Include:
- Polymers (all plastics & rubber materials including engineered & commodities)
- Paper & Packaging Materials
- Metals (ferrous & non-ferrous)
- Equipment disassembly & Recycling
    - Computers
    - Copiers
    - Printer
    - Assembly and sub-assembly products
- Components (motors, wire harness, wiring w/ jackets, circuit boards, etc.)

Scrap Material Management Programs

During the course of business in the molding or OEM world, inefficiencies or simply process functions generate unwanted or unusable materials (scrap). Although most companies have personnel equipped to manage these material and dispose of them, many firms choose to reserve their personnel to their specific profession or industry - molding or producing quality parts not managing scrap.

PSI has a professional staff better equipped to deal in the polymer post-industrial arena in processing materials to protect material properties and position the material to achieve the highest possible yield for your firm. We handle all aspects of the material movement out of your firm to placing the material in the new application or developing strategies to introduce it back into your operation for re-use. This frees up your staff to concentrate on your business and allows us to concentrate on your material and maintaining the maximum value for the material in the market place. We not only keep a close pulse on the material sales prices making sure to get you the best price, but we take special care with each material to assure minimal degradation to the polymer's molecular structure - even in the grinding process. This yields higher value materials to buyers who would gladly pay more for higher quality and performing material allowing you greater profits.

Similarly, some firms would like to structure a re-use program of their own materials for environmental (ISO 14001 strategies) or financial incentives, but lack the technical expertise or the available personnel to manage such programs. We have experienced staff and qualified polymer PhD on staff to manage such programs and assure material integrity (maintain the molecular structure and characteristics of the material and segregate contaminates from the material) so that it may be pelletized or simply ground and re-introduced to your facility. PSI can also certify the material performance to conform to established automotive standards, supplying certifications with each shipment. We have experience in the automotive industry supplying to Tier I, Tier II and OEM accounts.

PSI has experience setting up processing procedures in all operations of material re-sourcing no matter where your geographical area, to develop a successful program and meet your expectations and rigorous production requirements or quality standards.

The details of our Materials Management Programs are confidential, in fact we are not aware of any other firms that handles this area of business as we do. It maximizes your firms performance while maximizing the price you receive for your scrap material to off set low yield production results.

Please contact us for an analysis and review of your materials or problems. The more difficult the material the better. Even if it doesn't appear that the material is recyclable, we have managed to turn impossible materials into useful profitable programs for our clients with little or no upfront cost.

Key Benefits for Molders with Available Material

Sound ecological solution for profitable material disposal.
You conserve your personnel for working on production issues.
We are a professional aftermarket firm accustomed to day-to-day market price fluctuations and maintaining the highest sales price levels. for your firm's material - allowing maximum profits.
Reduced work load for your firm and vendor operations, we handler all vendor assignments, payments, vender procedures, transportation, processing, sales and collections.
Material does not collect in your facility, no matter what the market mood is, we make sure the material is removed and doesn't get in the way of your production. If you sell your material into the market, you might notice difficulty in getting the material picked up during downturns in the market or if you have some internal contamination problems, we remove the material no matter what.
We act as if we are a division of your firm, at your instruction empowering your decisions into the program to make it work. We work with you not against you.
Quarterly reporting of all financial and linguistic operations to empower your personnel reporting to management.
Project tracking and material history information at your finger tips for environmental and departmental operations and reports.

Key Benefits for Material Resin Buyers or Re-User

Ecological Contribution.
Economical considerations, high performance material due to professional care and attention to cleanliness and reducing material degradation at a low price.
Low material cost over virgin and wide-spec.
Reliable and consistent material feed stream, day-in day-out.
Active Factory Supplier that Participates in Corrective Action.
Supplier attention to detail for your satisfaction.
Material certifications available for all material shipments.

Success Story#1:

An inquiry was made in our consulting services as to how to reduce the cost associated with land filling commingled materials. After evaluation of the materials we advised the customer that we could move this out of our consulting service (with related hourly consulting charges) and handle this as a Materials Management Program without any up front cost or obligations. After careful evaluation we advised the customer that we could develop a successful program to handle this material for them, in so doing, we could not only eliminate their $250K per year cost to a waste management company to haul off their scrap in a roll off to land fill, but we could also generate close to the same amount in revenue currently not utilized. The first year of the program, we did eliminate the land fill cost and brought in $300K of revenue.

Success Story#2:

While offering our Materials Management Program to a well experienced purchasing agent at a large molding facility, we were informed that he was able to handle all sales and disposal of material very successfully, as well as the purchasing of virgin resin and all other purchasing responsibilities. We advised the materials manager that we could increase his revenues by 20-30% the first year. If we were unable to do so we would guarantee him the previous profits he had experienced. The first month we cleaned out 500,000 pounds of material that had accumulated on the plant floor due to slow sales and we increased sales revenue on the material by 40%. The materials manager was pleased with our performance, parts never again accumulated on his floor and we made sure he received the best price for his scrap resource.

Success Story #3:

A domestic injection molder needed to compete with off shore molders in a low cost tight margin project. Evaluating that the material costs on the project constituted 40% of his costs, he set out to try to negotiate with the polymer manufacturer, but the quantities were significantly less than their price breaks.

With material PSI managed out of another factory, we re-processed the same material type and increased the melt flow during compounding to accommodate the project requirements. Once the materials were re-pelletized, it was tested and a material certification sheet was sent for material approval. The material was then subjected to end user testing and qualification. After passing qualification by the end user, the material was specified in the part drawings and as an approved material source. Each shipment contained a certification sheet to verify the material performance characteristics and source. Over all material costs was close to 20% less than virgin material and the domestic molder was able secure the project.

Scrap Product Management & Disassembly

Through return programs, obsolescence of inventory or component cut outs from scraped assemblies, various companies are forced to dump electronic units or various components. Generally, this places a enormous burden on firms financially and ecologically. Firms that have taken the challenge to implement ISO 14001 and identify these products as significant aspects wrestle with the most appropriate and best solution to achieve these goals.

Wiring harness and valve assembly for recycling
Polymer Sciences helps to develop sound recycling of all components, sub-assemblies and parts associated with assemblies and sub-assemblies. Our strategies include developing plans to recycle 100% of components and parts including all metal, plastics, rubber, wiring with jackets and insulation, springs, motors as well as all other component materials. These materials are either placed back into circulation (e.g. fasteners sold back into the fastener industry) or in the case of proprietary components they are disassembled our ground up to recover in bulk. PSI will only sell component parts and assemblies to pre-qualified firms that have proven safe environmentally friendly processes for re-use. We will not sell these materials into developing countries without first qualifying the recycling or processing company, evaluating the recycling process, developing procedures and then implementing program inspections to continually validate the handling of materials.

Material Resource:

In the process of molding parts to specifications and holding these specs, most molders feel that they must use virgin material and will not even consider recycled content material. The problem with recycled content material is not the recycled material, it's the source. Time and time again we have seen recyclers providing regrind or repelletize material to molders, but without the ability to maintain material consistency in molding performance and part performance.

There are three main problems with the average recycling company supplying materials to industry, 1) most recyclers don't understand that when you melt down a material or submit to extended periods of heat this reduces it's performance characteristics, 2) consistent material supply lines are the key to holding material specs and values and 3) recyclers do not have a good history of setting up valid procedures and QC to maintain materials characteristics and material consistency.

Polymer Sciences has a history of supplying recycled content resins into the automotive, electronics, construction and recreational industries. Our material can be relied on for consistent supply chain and material performance. Each program must be developed around the individual part and material requirements. The process takes time and patience, but the material cost savings can reach as high as 40%.

Please notify our sales department with any inquiries to see if these programs will work for you.

Key Benefits

Utilize high performance materials
Reduce material costs
Implementing a recycling use strategy for your firm.
Certified materials at substantial savings.
ISO and QS experienced procedures to meet your demanding requirements.
Quarterly reporting of all operations.

Please phone 770.664.2005 or 866.360.1465 for more information.

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