PLITEK® is proud to showcase its leading-edge contract converting services, providing high-quality, precision-engineered solutions for medical, automotive, aerospace, electronics, and packaging industries. The company’s extensive contract converting capabilities in medical films, adhesive tapes, medical tapes, thermal tapes, and other high-performance materials help businesses tackle complex manufacturing challenges while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance. The company’s clean room manufacturing environments support the production of components requiring low particulate levels and controlled contamination. PLITEK® is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified, ensuring compliance with global medical device manufacturing standards and quality system requirements—providing peace of mind for even the most sensitive applications.
Contract Converting Services at PLITEK®
PLITEK® offers an in-depth look at its capabilities through its newly released video, showcasing the U.S. based manufacturing facility that drives the company’s contract converting excellence. The video highlights the advanced precision die cutting and converting processes, technologies, and expert team behind PLITEK®’s commitment to delivering custom-engineered converting solutions tailored to the specific needs of each client.
With over 50 years of experience in providing high-performance die-cut and converted components, PLITEK® has earned the trust of industries that require strict adherence to quality standards and quick turnaround times. PLITEK® excels in transforming raw materials into high-quality, precision die cut components for critical applications.
PLITEK®’s Core Contract Converting Capabilities:
- ISO Class 8 Clean Room Manufacturing
ISO Class 8 Clean Room manufacturing supports the contract converting production of sensitive components for medical devices, diagnostics, ostomy, wound care, wearables, and other critical applications. With the ISO 13485 certification, we ensure compliance with global medical device standards, providing peace of mind for the most demanding application requirements.
- Precision Die Cutting
Precision die cutting, delivering tight-tolerance rotary and flatbed die cutting for a wide range of materials, including adhesives, foams, films, nonwovens, foils, and specialty materials—scaling from prototype to high-volume production.
- Laser Cutting
Advanced laser cutting technology allows for intricate, high-precision designs without the need for physical tooling. This flexibility supports faster turnaround times and enables design variation verification.
- Film Extrusion
Custom film extrusion services are designed to meet the unique requirements of specific applications, providing tailored plastic film solutions for various industries.
- Adhesive Lamination & Coating
In-house adhesive lamination and coating capabilities allow for multi-layer constructions with high-quality standards, ensuring optimal material performance.
- Slitting & Rewinding
Precision slitting and rewinding services to meet exact specifications across flexible materials, supporting a wide variety of contract converting applications.
- Release Liner Coating
Tailored release liner coating for various applications.
- Rapid Prototyping & Engineering Support
Accelerate development with quick prototyping, material testing, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) guidance.
- PLI-VALV® One-Way Degassing Systems
Our proprietary PLI-VALV® technology—over 400 million valves produced annually—preserves coffee freshness and supports sustainable packaging solutions.
- PLI-TAB® Hang Tabs
Durable, pressure-sensitive hang tab solutions designed to improve retail product display, visibility, and shelf appeal. PLI-TAB® hang tabs support a variety of packaging types. They are ideal for both automated and manual applications, helping brands extend product life and enhance merchandising efficiency.
WHY PLITEK®
PLITEK®’s team understands that each client has a specific set of requirements. Our contract converting approach to customization relies on a comprehensive and expert-driven approach.
• Multidisciplinary Expertise: Our team is comprised of chemists, chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, and electrical engineers. Each team member brings years of experience across a broad spectrum of materials. This diversity in expertise allows us to understand and address the unique challenges presented by different materials, including engineered resins and adhesive coatings.
• Collaboration with Customer Engineering Teams: We believe in a collaborative approach. When faced with a material challenge, we work closely with our customers’ engineering teams to provide the most suitable solution. This cooperation is crucial in understanding their specific needs and in developing solutions that are not only effective but also tailored to their unique requirements.
• Leveraging Extensive Industry Experience: Our team members, including seasoned chemists, have years of experience in dealing with a wide range of materials. This depth of knowledge is invaluable, especially when dealing with unique materials. Our experience becomes a guiding light in navigating these complexities.
• Problem-Solving for Engineered Materials: Engineered resins and adhesive coatings often present unique challenges due to their specific properties and application requirements. Our approach involves a thorough understanding of these materials, their behavior, and how they interact with other components in a product. We use this knowledge to develop effective solutions.
🌍 Global Reach. Local Expertise.
Based just outside Chicago, a major logistics and manufacturing hub, PLITEK® contract converting supports both regional businesses and multinational supply chains with agility, speed, and technical precision.
♻️ Sustainability at Our Core
We are proud to have received an EcoVadis Bronze Sustainability Rating. It recognizes our ongoing commitment to reducing waste, optimizing resources, and driving environmentally responsible manufacturing.
At PLITEK®, quality isn’t just what we do – it’s who we are.
📍 Made in the USA | Serving the World
Let us help you solve complex challenges with converting solutions that deliver on performance, scalability, and speed to market.
PLITEK® is an ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified global converting leader.