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Plastics Mfg. – Molded Products – NOC

Description

Code 4475 applies to employers engaged in manufacturing plastic parts or products produced by the compression and injection molding process or by laminating under heat and pressure.  This classification is also applicable to the manufacturing of molded products involving materials other than plastics such as silicones, ferrites and metallic oxides.  Some products may not require assembly and finishing subject to Code 4476 “Plastics Mfg. – Molded Products – NOC – Assembling and Subsequent Finishing Only” and are virtually complete after the molding process.  In such cases, only this classification is applicable. 

The operations assigned to this classification consist of feeding raw materials in the form of powders, pellets, granules, resins, recycled plastic scraps and dyes onto the hopper of a compression or injection molding machine.  The molded parts are then automatically formed by dies in the machine, cooled and either ejected or removed by hand. Products which do not also require assembling or finishing may be trimmed, deburred, smoothed, tapped or drilled. These operations are not considered as “assembling and subsequent finishing operations,” and therefore, are assigned to this classification.

This classification also applies to manufacturing plastic products made by a laminating process. This involves molding sheets of plastic to shape under heat and pressure in presses.

Employers engaged in manufacturing bone, pearl, shell, vegetable ivory, plastic and wooden buttons and buckles, as well as covering metal buttons or other button blanks with fabrics by machine are also assigned to this classification.

Raw materials such as sheets or rods of plastic, glass or other synthetics, mussel or clam shells, vegetable ivory and wood blocks are received from others. While the manufacturing operations may vary slightly depending upon the raw material, they are distinctly comparable. Also, it is not uncommon for an employer to manufacture more than one type of button. The raw material is automatically sliced into blanks or discs. The blanks are classified and churned to remove rough edges. Some of the blanks are soaked to soften while others may be soaked to harden. The blanks are then dried and machined into various shapes and patterns. The eyes are drilled and the buttons are tumbled, polished and inspected. The buttons are then sorted into various grades, counted and boxed or may be sewn onto cards by machine and packaged.

Assignment by Analogy

• Advertising buttons – plastic
• Automobile, aviation, boat or ship models – hobby type – plastic – compression or injection molded
• Bakeware, cookware, dishware – flexible – from silicone
• Card tables – plastic – compression or injection molded
• Dice – plastic – compression or injection molded
• Film reels – motion picture – plastic – compression or injection molded
• Garbage or trash cans or receptacles – waste baskets – plastic
• Hair accessories – barrettes, clips, combs, curlers, rollers, etc. – plastic – compression or injection molded
• Hair accessories – barrettes, clips, combs, curlers, rollers, etc. – plastic – compression or injection molded
• Ice cream scoopers – plastic – compression or injection molded

Operations to be Separately Rated

  1. Assembling and subsequent finishing of plastic molded products.  Refer to Code 4476 “Plastics Mfg. – Molded Products – NOC – Assembling and Subsequent Finishing Only.”

  2. Button manufacturing – advertising type – metal and metal button manufacturing. Refer to Code 3129 “Buckle or Button Mfg. – Metal.”

  3. Covering metal buttons with fabric by hand. Refer to Code 2388 “Embroidery Mfg.”

  4. Plastic sheets, rods or tubes manufacturing.  Plastic products manufacturing by the extrusion process.  Refer to Code 4459 “Plastics Mfg. – Sheets, Rods, or Tubes.”

Industry Group

All Other Manufacturing