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BAP Expands Material Characterization Division to New Facility

Posted on 05-06-2022

BAP Expands Material Characterization

Beaumont Advanced Processing (BAP) is excited to announce we are expanding yet again.

As of June 1st, 2022 our Material Characterization Division, which includes Test Specimen Molding, Therma-flo™, and Moldflow Material Characterization, will be moving to a new facility.

The new location can be found 20 minutes away from the Beaumont headquarters in Erie, PA at:

BAP Material Characterization Division
10524 Crosby Circle
Cranesville, PA 16410

We ask that beginning June 1st, 2022, all shipments related to our Material Characterization team be sent directly to the address above.

This move greatly benefits not only our team, but our customers as well. BAP will now have a facility dedicated to the workflow of material characterization with improved lead times, and additional room for expansion of material characterization specific services.

Our headquarters will also gain room to grow our production services with the move.

We are greatly looking forward to our move and being able to provide better service to our customers.

BAP Expands with New Tooling Division

Posted on 04-20-2022

As of January 1st, 2022, Beaumont Advanced Processing [BAP], has acquired a new facility located in Sugar Grove, PA dedicated to the new Tooling Division. BAP now has over 7,000 square feet of spaced dedicated to the design and development of precision injection molding tooling.

We now offer a stop shop for mold design, build, process validation, and production for our customers.

In addition, we can provide quick repair options for existing production molds and are able to offer an improved preventative maintenance facility for current production molds.

BAP is now split between three divisions – the Tooling Division, the Material Characterization Division, and the Molding Division.

Beaumont Employee makes Pro Debut as Triathlete

Posted on 03-19-2021

Run, Matt. Run.

One of Beaumont’s employees is doing big things outside of the injection molding world.

Beaumont Advanced Processing’s Quality Manager, Matt McWilliams, recently made his professional in-person triathlon debut in Miami, FL at the Challenge Miami event.

Our very own “Clark Kent” placed 19th, finishing only 11 minutes behind the winner (who is considered to be the top competitor in the sport globally).

Prior to the race, Matt sat down with Bob Babba on Breakfast with Bob to discuss the triathlon and how he came to be in the sport.

“I’ve been running since high school, and just after high school my cross country coach said ‘hey during summers if you want to mix it up, maybe try a triathlon’ …so I just jumped into a sprint race with a regular road bike… I had a lot of fun and that kind of hooked me from there.”

To see the interview in full, visit here.

We are all excited to watch Matt continue to compete and improve. With his natural ability and out of this world work ethic, we know big things are coming his way.

Measuring Viscosity: Capillary Rheometer vs. Injection Mold Rheometer

Posted on 02-28-2020

Thermoplastics viscosities are described as having a pseudo-plastic non-Newtonian behavior. This type of behavior means that as you push the material at a faster rate, the polymer exhibits a reduction in viscosity. There are two critical factors that affect the viscosity of plastics: temperature and shear rate.

In our material characterization lab we measure viscosity utilizing two primary, capillary based systems: Autodesk Moldflow Injection Molding Rheometer (IMR) and Capillary Rheometer. (We will touch on Therma-flo™ separately in a later article.) Each piece of equipment and associated test method has its own benefits and drawbacks, but the IMR remains the preferred method for material characterization to simulate the injection molding process.

Beaumont Advanced Processing: Who Are We?

Posted on 02-07-2019

When most of our industry thinks about Beaumont, the first thing that comes to mind is usually John Beaumont’s patented Meltflipper® technology. After all, that is our legacy product and what put Beaumont on the map.

Many people are surprised to find out just how extensively Beaumont has developed over the last twenty-one years. Now, Beaumont has four companies under its umbrella: Beaumont Technologies (the former Beaumont Runner Technologies), Beaumont Development, Beaumont Advanced Processing, and the American Injection Molding Institute. We offer comprehensive services to the injection molding industry, including Moldflow® simulation, consulting, education & training, material characterization, and even production injection molding.

Beaumont Advanced Processing Expands to Offer Cleanroom Molding

Posted on 01-22-2019

ERIE, PA – Beaumont Advanced Processing (BAP) ended 2018 by achieving a major milestone: the company passed its certification audit and is now offering cleanroom injection molding that is classified to Class 8 standards per ISO 14644-1:2015 guidelines.

BAP Earns ISO 9001:2015 and 13485:2016 Certifications

Posted on 06-13-2018

ERIE, PA – Beaumont Advanced Processing (BAP) has earned ISO 9001:2015 and 13485:2016 Certifications. Edward L. Maschmeier, Associate Vice President of SRI Quality System Registrar, noted that these certifications “provide evidence to customers, suppliers, employees, and their community of their commitment to producing a quality product (service) and providing customer satisfaction”

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TESTIMONIALS

“Of all the training seminars that I have attended over the past 10 years, this one ranks at the top! The explanations of clamp tonnage, cooling strategies, viscosity, and key mold design components are just a few of the takeaways that will be very useful in my job function.”

THOGUS®

Russ Wolff, Business Development Manager

“I was amazed at the amount of expertise and knowledge presented in just two days. Many myths were debunked, numerous scientific explanations for the way we should be thinking about plastic flow were given, and various real-world examples were used to show how plastic flows.”

CAPLUGS®

Don Makowski, Design Engineer