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Consumer MarketsChallenges and Opportunities
are key in this market segment. Whether you have a product you have already designed or a new idea for a product, we can help you produce and launch it. We understand the diverse needs of our customers in the highly competitive consumer market. For example, sometimes weight reduction is important because the product will be shipped globally or because a lighter product is needed for speed, control and performance in the sports sector. Or in other cases, cost reduction is a priority, for example, as it is in the lower, entry-level sporting goods market. Conversely, in other areas of the sporting goods market, higher costs may equate to higher performance products and/or more features. Whatever your goal is, we will help you accomplish it through our vast experience and varied processes. Why CTC? CTC’s commitment to helping our customers reduce costs, as well as, our expertise in in-mold decorating are two of the key factors to our success in the consumer market. We do more in-mold decorating and more sophisticated, difficult decorating than most molders anywhere. We offer a real advantage for applications requiring sizeable, stiff parts combined with durable, high-impact graphics. Additionally, whether we are the systems integrator on a job or our customer is providing that service, our ability to insert-mold other features such as metal edges and inserts, help reduce assembly time and effort. Since we have great flexibility in terms of the process and material combinations we use to produce components, we are able to compete with foreign competition while producing high-quality, dependable products. Consumer: Typical Applications CTC manufactures a variety of components for the home, lawn and garden and the recreation/sporting goods segments. Typical applications include:
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We have had many years of experience manufacturing high-quality plastic consumer products. We understand that: