The Plastek Group, is a world class manufacturer of plastics packaging for the Personal Care, Home Care, Food & Beverage, Cosmetics, and Pharmaceutical Packaging Industries. We specialize in Industrial Design, Product and Package Development, Mold Design and Build, Injection, Injection Blow, and Injection Stretch Blow Molding as well as value added Assembly and Decorating. We invest heavily in and remain on the leading edge of mold making, molding, and assembly technology to keep our customers at the forefront. Plastek where innovation matters.
Thermal Care
Thermal Care is a leading manufacturer of glycol chillers and systems for over 50 years with 54,750+ units installed. Our diverse line of cooling equipment includes NQV variable speed, energy saving, glycol chillers; KSE compact, all-in-one package outdoor chillers and PT custom tank systems. Typical applications include process cooling for breweries, wineries, cider mills, and distilleries. Count on Thermal Care application specialists to understand your process and help you find the right chiller for your specific needs to help minimize investment and ongoing energy costs. Stop by our booth and visit with one of our experienced Application Engineers. | Cool with confidence! With over 55 years of expertise, Thermal Care excels in the design and manufacture of industrial process cooling solutions. Products include portable chillers, central chillers, cooling towers, adiabatic fluid coolers, pumping systems, and temperature control units, all designed for optimal performance. Thermal Care chillers utilize EPA-approved, low Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerants, R-454B and R-513A, ensuring future-proof technology without compromising environmental responsibility. | With over 50 years of expertise, Thermal Care excels in the design and manufacture of industrial process cooling solutions. Products include portable chillers, central chillers, cooling towers, adiabatic fluid coolers, pumping systems, and temperature control units, all designed for optimal performance. Thermal Care chillers now utilize EPA-approved, low Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerants, R-454B and R-513A, ensuring future-proof technology without compromising environmental responsibility. | Cool with confidence! With over 55 years of expertise, Thermal Care excels in the design and manufacture of industrial process cooling solutions. Products include portable chillers, packaged chillers, central chillers, cooling towers, adiabatic fluid coolers, pumping systems, and temperature control units, all designed for optimal performance. Thermal Care chillers utilize EPA-approved, low Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerants, R-454B and R-513A, ensuring future-proof technology without compromising environmental responsibility.
INTEK Corp.
Founded in 1996 by Jesse Stricker who serves and continues as CEO. INTEK was started with its patented electric infrared emitters and modular heaters. Today INTEK products include many standard and custom conveyor ovens, batch ovens, material handling and automation systems. INTEK is a fully equipped and certified UL 508A panel shop. INTEK’s management team offers over 60 years of experience in industrial process heating design and production. • Standard and Custom Designs • Complete Fabrication • UL508A Certified • Automation and Controls • Gas – Electric Designs. Infrared and Convection Heating • Powder Coating Paint Curing • Plastic Annealing. • De-Embrittlement • Drying and Curing
Frigel North America
Frigel is a leading global manufacturer of Intelligent Process Cooling equipment and systems with Corporate headquarters in Florence, Italy and facilities worldwide.Frigel North America, established in 2006, is located in the Chicago area and is responsible for sales, engineering, service, and parts for the entire North American market.Our internationally patented, modular Ecodry adiabatic cooling systems have led the way for more than 30 years in optimum cooling & efficiencies for both energy and water savings.The newest offering, Dynamico, builds off the famous Microgel foundation to provide customers with the first “AI-Assisted” cycle time reduction functions directly from a temperature control unit!Our central cooling systems, available in air- or water-cooled design, are also unequaled and provide processors with expandable, easy-to-install, worry-free operation.Additionally, our complete line of temperature controllers, including HB-Therm units (in North America only) also lead the way in optimized mold temperature control. | Frigel is THE leading global manufacturer, specializing ONLY process temperature control/cooling. Visit us at booths 3989 and 4089 in the West Hall at the 2024 NPE in Orlando. We will be celebrating 30 years of Microgel innovations with the introduction to North America of Syncro RSY and RSM/RSD combination chiller and integrated temperature control zones. Also on display will be our new 3PR 4.0 central cooling system controller and MiND interactive database. As exclusive distributor for HB-Therm temperature controllers for North America, we will be introducing the new Thermo 6 product line with all-new features and capabilities. In addition, we will be introducing our brand new BSM/BSD machine-side temperature controllers with unique features, capabilities and benefits. Last, but not least, our new Ecodry 4DK adiabatic fluid cooler will be on display, showing the most recent Ecodry innovations. With thousands of Ecodry systems installed worldwide, 4DK represents the latest developments in adiabatic cooling. Frigel North America, based in the Chicago suburbs, provides sales, engineering, service and parts support for the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America. We look forward to seeing you at the exposition, where our technical sales and engineering people will be present to walk you through all these new developments. | Frigel is THE leading global manufacturer, specializing ONLY process temperature control/cooling. Frigel North America, based in the Chicago suburbs, provides sales, engineering, service and parts support for the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America. We look forward to seeing you at the exposition, where our technical sales and engineering people will be present to walk you through all these new developments. | Frigel is a leading global manufacturer of Intelligent Process Cooling equipment and systems with Corporate headquarters in Florence, Italy and facilities worldwide. Frigel North America, established in 2006, is located in the Chicago area and is responsible for sales, engineering, service, and parts for the entire North American market. Our internationally patented, modular Ecodry adiabatic cooling systems have led the way for more than 30 years in optimum cooling & efficiencies for both energy and water savings. The newest offering, Dynamico, builds off the famous Microgel foundation to provide customers with the first “AI-Assisted” cycle time reduction functions directly from a temperature control unit! Our central cooling systems, available in air- or water-cooled design, are also unequaled and include compete CAD-generated drawings, project management and factory start-up to provide processors with expandable, easy-to-install, worry-free operation. All of our central systems are custom engineered, including all necessary pumps, tanks, filters and sensors, inside our Aquagel line. Additionally, our complete line of temperature controllers, including HB-Therm units (in North America only) also lead the way in optimized mold temperature control. Lastly, all of or on-board controllers and central control systems are designed with the latest technologies for Industry 4.0 and IIoT compliance, including interactive communications with the processing machines.
Duratherm Processing Systems
Duratherm Processing Systems Inc. is a premier manufacturer of electric heating elements and temperature sensors. Products include mold components (runnerless torpedoes and sprue bushings) and machine assemblies, round and square cartridge heaters (imperial and metric), cable heaters (coiled and straight), MI band heaters, strip heaters, sleeve heaters, RTDs, MI thermocouples (molded and metal transition), and general-purpose thermocouples. | Duratherm Processing Systems Inc. provides crucial thermal components and temperature control products for moldmakers and plastics processors, ensuring consistent molding performance. As a leading manufacturer of electric heating elements and temperature sensors, Duratherm supports injection molding and other applications where precise temperature maintenance is vital for quality and reliability. Moldmaking and molding are crucial to Duratherm’s offerings, as molded part quality relies on controlled heat in runnerless systems. Duratherm creates products like side-feed, center-feed, and thermal spike torpedoes and bushings that ensure uniform heat profiles in molds for both commodity and engineering resins. Duratherm’s product line features runnerless components, cartridge heaters (round and square), cable heaters, mineral insulated (MI) band and strip heaters, RTDs, and molded transition thermocouples. These elements and sensors help maintain controlled temperatures on molds and machines, ensuring part quality and reducing scrap