Case Study Archives

08 May

How We Helped an Inventor Get His Product to Market

Quik-Load tube magazine rifle loader When Kevin Jensen had an idea for an invention to help hunting and rifle enthusiasts solve an ammo loading problem, he came to ICOMold to manufacture it. An avid sportsman and gun enthusiast, Kevin recognized a problem. In the cold months in his town of Sioux Falls, SD – or anywhere, for that matter – it’s hard to load .22 shells into the tubular magazine of a rimfire rifle when you’re in the field. Wearing gloves, Kevin [...]

By Jeremy Losek All Posts, Case Study, Injection Molding invention, Inventor, marketing a plastic invention, plastic parts

08 May

X-tractor Tool

How We Helped a Hunter With His Invention: The X-tractor Tool Joe Collins (pictured) is the owner of Mountain Man Taxidermy in Charleston, WV. He is also an avid hunter. After years of deer hunting, Joe came up with an idea for “a less mess field dress tool.” He worked on his invention, and after developing many prototypes, came up with a final design for the X-tractor Tool in 2014. He brought his design to us, and we worked with him [...]

By Jeremy Losek All Posts, Case Study, Injection Molding case study, plastic injection molding invention, X-tractor Tool

08 May

Nunchuck Grips: Our Customer’s Unique Self-Defense Products

Pepper spray concealed in umbrella handle We always enjoy working with entrepreneurs and inventors, and get a sense of satisfaction when we help them successfully bring new products to market. Our customer Nunchuck Grips LLC is one such success story. Their products are very unique, and serve a useful purpose of providing concealed self-protection devices that you can quickly access should you encounter danger. You can carry a knife concealed in your bicycle handlebar. Or pepper spray in the handle of your umbrella [...]

By Jeremy Losek All Posts, Case Study customer case study, customer testimonial, nunchuck grips

08 May

Helping Inventors Get Their Products to Market

We injection mold the diffuser parts of NYX+ Innovations’ BerryGood bottle Got an idea for a better mousetrap? If it’s made out of injection molded plastic, chances are we can help you get it to market. Over the years, we’ve helped numerous inventors and entrepreneurs develop and injection mold their plastic products, many of which are successfully selling on the market today. Often times, the inventor has an idea to solve a problem that he or she frequently encounters in their pursuit [...]

By Jeremy Losek All Posts, Case Study entrepreneurs, inventors, product development, prototypes

08 May

The Smart Reacher: A Customer’s Commercial Success Story

Four years ago, Skip Perry approached us with an idea for an invention. His idea was based on his own experience having difficulty opening and closing the shutters in a room with a vaulted ceiling. So Skip invented the Smart Reacher, a plastic tool which screws onto any standard extension pole or broom handle to reach high windows, shutter louvers and numerous other uses. Fast forward to 2018. We’ve been manufacturing the Smart Reacher for four years now, and it is [...]

By Jeremy Losek All Posts, Case Study, Injection Molding case study, customers, inventions, Inventor, smart reacher

08 May

A Customer Success Story: Leprecon

For three decades, Leprecon has been providing lighting control, dimming and interfacing solutions for the performance industry. Their lighting control consoles contain many control switches, and some of the switches have plastic caps on them. Over the years, the availability of these switch caps was inconsistent and, finally, the last cap supplier closed its doors. Leprecon decided to get their own caps injection molded, so that’s when they came to us for a solution that would reduce the number of [...]

By Jeremy Losek All Posts, Case Study, Injection Molding case study, customer case study, customer success story

08 May

Case Study: An Inventor’s Product Development Journey

The SlingBaron: World’s First Twirling Harmonica Dryer An inventor’s journey through the product development cycle can be very difficult, time-consuming and costly. It was all three for Mike J. Baron, inventor of the SlingBaron, the world’s first twirling harmonica dryer. Mike is a longtime inventor and harmonica player who combined these two talents to develop a problem-solving product and bring it to market. The development process wasn’t easy for Mike, but his persistence and belief in his product drove him to continually [...]

By Jeremy Losek All Posts, Case Study, Injection Molding product development, prototype, SlingBaron

Case Study

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How We Helped an Inventor Get His Product to Market

X-tractor Tool

Nunchuck Grips: Our Customer’s Unique Self-Defense Products

Helping Inventors Get Their Products to Market

The Smart Reacher: A Customer’s Commercial Success Story

A Customer Success Story: Leprecon

Case Study: An Inventor’s Product Development Journey

ICOMold is a Leader in Plastic
Injection Molding for US Companies

Case Study

Low-Cost Injection Molding Leader

How We Helped an Inventor Get His Product to Market

X-tractor Tool

Nunchuck Grips: Our Customer’s Unique Self-Defense Products

Helping Inventors Get Their Products to Market

The Smart Reacher: A Customer’s Commercial Success Story

A Customer Success Story: Leprecon

Case Study: An Inventor’s Product Development Journey

ICOMold is a Leader in Plastic Injection Molding for US Companies

ICOMold is a Leader in Plastic
Injection Molding for US Companies