Frequently Asked Questions

Agape Plastics manufactures custom injection-molded and insert-molded plastic parts. We provide engineering support, tooling, program management, production launch support, and post-mold assembly. Our team helps customers improve part manufacturability and identify opportunities to reduce tooling costs.

We serve automotive, agricultural equipment, appliance, furniture, hand and power tool, heavy truck, renewable energy, recreational vehicle, marine, and powersports manufacturers.

We serve customers throughout North America, including the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Much of our business is in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Wisconsin.

Agape Plastics was founded in 1973 by Tom Alt. The company remains family-owned.

Agape Plastics holds IATF 16949:2016 certification for its quality management system and ISO 14001:2015 certification for its environmental management system. We are also certified as a woman-owned business by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

Yes. Agape Plastics is a WBENC-certified woman-owned business, which can support customers’ supplier diversity requirements.

Please provide a part drawing with dimensional requirements and part-specific specifications, a 3D CAD file, estimated annual volume, and material requirements.

Our typical quote turnaround is 10 working days. If you need a quote sooner, let us know your deadline so we can review the request.

Our quotes include the price per part, total tooling cost, delivery terms (Incoterms), and the estimated lead time to the first molded samples.

The upfront costs we charge are for building the custom tooling needed to produce your part.

Minimum order quantities are determined for each part and included in the quote when required. We typically consider programs with estimated annual usage of 5,000 parts or more, but we review each opportunity based on the part and program requirements.

For ongoing production, we typically work with four weeks of firm orders and an additional eight weeks of forecast demand. New tooling and production launches have separate, project-specific schedules.

Lead times for new parts depend on the project and its launch requirements. We review the required schedule with each customer and establish production timing for the program. Our on-time delivery rate is 99.9%.

We review rush requests and work to meet the requested delivery date. Please contact us with your quantity and deadline so we can confirm what is possible.

Yes. We support blanket orders with firm and forecast releases, as well as scheduled releases.

Yes. We can support prototype and sample requirements before you commit to building production tooling. We review the approach based on your part and program needs.

We mold a range of thermoplastics, including thermoplastic olefins (TPO), polypropylene (PP), nylon 6 and nylon 6/6 (PA6 and PA66), and acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate (ASA). We also process glass-filled, talc-filled, and impact-modified grades.

Our typical molded part weights range from 0.05 to 10 pounds. We review each part and its annual volume to determine whether it fits our production capabilities.

We offer custom injection molding and insert injection molding, supported by tooling, engineering, post-mold operations, and assembly.

Yes. We provide tool-building capabilities through our in-house tool room and a network of tooling partners.

Yes. We provide design-for-manufacturability reviews, value analysis and value engineering, part feasibility analysis, and design optimization to evaluate metal-to-plastic conversions. Depending on the application, conversion may reduce weight or cost and provide more production flexibility.

No. We do not offer cleanroom molding.

We provide in-line and off-line assembly, kit assembly, snap-fit assembly, and installation of customer-specified components. These include foam, U-clips, push nuts, grommets, electrical components, and springs. We also offer barcode and 2D barcode marking, sonic welding, and heat-stake welding. Our in-house tool room supports tool maintenance.

Our quality management system is certified to IATF 16949:2016. We track quality metrics and follow customer-specific requirements to manage part quality.

We provide initial Level 3 Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documentation and work to meet customer-specific quality approval requirements.

Yes. We offer just-in-time (JIT), vendor-managed inventory (VMI), and kanban inventory programs. We coordinate inventory arrangements with each customer to support order fulfillment, with a goal of 100% on-time delivery.