How We Work

Specializing in tight-tolerance precision parts for the medical and electronics industries, we’re here to make sure you get what you need.

• On-site leadership attentive to all aspects of daily operations
• Sub-floor utilities for optimal plant cleanliness, safety and productivity
• High-volume, 24/7 productivity
• Member of Manufacturer’s Association of Plastics Processors (MAPP)
• Utilizing IQMS as Enterprise Resource Planning system

From concept through production, our in-house engineering staff exemplify our daily commitment to quality.

• Overseeing every detail of manufacturing processes and systems
• Making sure parts are molded exactly as you want, down to .001 inch
• Implementing advanced quality planning

Our strict materials management and quality assurance processes ensure material purity throughout production.

• Using the best materials to produce top-quality parts
• Experienced in a wide variety of engineered resins
• Matching your requirements for strength, function, color and durability

As experts in high-volume injection molding, we implement lean manufacturing techniques and deliver the durability, strength, design flexibility, and reduced assembly costs that you expect.

• More than 30 state-of-the-art machines and ISO Class 8/100,000 clean room
• High-speed, high-volume molding
• Insert Molding
• Tight Tolerance Molding
• Medical Device Molding
• In-Mold Labeling
• Value-Added and Secondary Operations
• 2-Shot Over Molding
• Clean Room Injection Molding
• Full Service In-House Tool Room and Support
• Real-time, fully automated production analysis
• Advanced statistical process controls
• Continuously updating and investing in equipment and technology
• Ensuring technical precision in every part

Our fully staffed tool shop and intricate tooling capabilities make your mold investment last.

• Fully equipped tool room, including high-speed CNC equipment
• Several of our molds have successfully run 16 million cycles and counting
• Producing over 1.5 billion parts – and counting – from some molds
• Establishing tooling tolerances to 0.0001 inch

Most companies of D&M’s size have an external defect rate of 1038 PPM*. Among the best companies, the rate is 179 PPM. Our external defect rate is an astoundingly low 17 PPM. That’s no fluke – quality is our highest priority.

• Proudly implementing the industry standards in quality assurance tools, quality control processes and continuous quality improvement measures
• Strict adherence to industry quality inspection tools and protocols
• Certifications for ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system and ISO 13485:2016 certified quality management system
• Awarded GM Platinum Supplier Status  for three consecutive years, and we’re still going.

We’re so committed to getting your parts to you that if ever we miss a shipping commitment, expediting fees are on us.

• Honoring your production schedules
• Over 98% on-time delivery record
• Conveniently located near Chicago for fast shipping to anywhere in the world