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Hedstrom Plastics has been a leading producer of custom plastic components, all made in the USA. Today, Hedstrom Plastics continues to focus on innovation and sustainability, committed to reducing its carbon footprint and providing safe, environmentally friendly products.

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Custom Plastic Molding Company

Hedstrom Plastics specializes in custom plastic rotational molding and manufacturing. Located in Ashland, Ohio, we provide plastic molding manufacturing services nationwide. We offer custom molding solutions with materials including:

  • Linear Low Polyethylene
  • High Density Polyethylene
  • Cross Link Polyethylene
  • Nylon
  • PVC
  • Urethane Foaming

Product Design & Capabilities

Our In-house Engineering Staff offers product and tooling design. We can turn your product idea into an actual product ready for the market place. At Hedstrom Plastics we are focused on achieving your success through product design, development, and manufacturing. Our In-house mold and maintenance shop is capable of fabricating frames and fixtures.

We are ISO9001:2015 Certified with Quality Control auditors covering our 5-7 day/3 shift operations. We can provide full PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans and Dimensional Layouts utilizing our Faro Arm. The Faro Arm allows for easy verification of product quality by performing 3D inspections of the tool and finished product.

Manufacturing Capabilities

  • Three separate facilities in Ohio
  • Over 300,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space
  • 23 Rotational Molding Machines
  • 8 Injection Molding Machines
  • 5-Axis CNC routers
  • CMM Measurement Capabilities
  • High quality in-house Mold Shop
  • Qualified Engineering Staff

HISTORY

Eagle Rubber Company started in a small garage on Orange Street in 1913. A few employees turned out thousands of balloons using makeshift equipment. On May 27, 1916, the company was incorporated by Harry Gill Sr. and Harry Polley.

As the business grew, a three-story building with 18,000 square feet was constructed. The company spawned an industry that led to Ashland, Ohio becoming the balloon capital of the world. By 1923, rubber play balls and sponge rubber balls were added to the production line. In 1929, the business was sold to Kenton R. Cravens and John Sweeney. Gill went on later to start National Latex Company.

By 1940, the company had expanded to three buildings with more than 60,000 square feet. Then came World War II and the business was converted from a toy manufacturer to a maker of military equipment. Eagle produced inflated life belts, Mae West jackets, and inflated landing boats, food bags, delousing bags, instrument cases, and ponchos.

The company retooled in 1945 for production using new vinyl materials, which were less costly than rubber. In 1951, Richard Long was named president, and Bob Tipton, Bob Castor, and Len Rauth began their long and distinguished careers with the company.

Kent Sporting Goods in New London was formed as a subsidiary of Eagle Rubber Co. in 1957. This company kept expanding and other companies throughout the United States were purchased.

In 1971, Brown Group of St. Louis purchased Eagle and Kent Sporting Goods and added needed capital for building a $2 million computerized warehouse. Another subsidiary, Vittert Sports in St. Louis was acquired. In 1976 Eagle was the world’s largest producer of sponge rubber, blow-molded and vinyl play balls and offered the most complete line in its industry.

In 1981, the Eagle facility on Orange Street continued to do business under the name of Hedstrom Corporation, which was founded in 1915 as a bicycle manufacturer.

The corporation in 2004 declared bankruptcy and closed its facilities before former employees and investors purchased the company. Local investors bought Hedstrom’s local assets and name, under a new company, Ball, Bounce & Sport Inc.

A new plant was opened in the former Ashland Square Plaza on Baney Road in October of 2010. BB&S’s Hedstrom Entertainment Division makes play balls and other toys in Asia for U.S. and Canadian markets and Hedstrom Plastics’ rotomolding facility in the former Walmart building manufactures vinyl and polyethylene exercise and recreation equipment, plastic parts and other items for vendors of consumer and industrial products.

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