NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS NEWS AND MORE Let's Talk: Email info@rdleverage.com, call 816-525-0353, or download literature. ABOUT US CONTACTS | NEWSROOM | LITERATURE | EVENTS | CAREERS | QUALITY POLICY | MARKETS | OUR PEOPLE | HISTORY R&D/Leverage USA and Aoki Laboratory America join in an alliance for success! R&D/Leverage USA is proud to announce an alliance between Aoki and R&D/Leverage to the Injection Stretch Blow Molding marketplace. This alliance makes R&D/Leverage the North American design and tool builder for Aoki Laboratory America. “We are excited to bring this alliance to our customer base looking for Injection Stretch Blow machine and tooling sourced from the USA” states Mike Stiles, CEO R&D/Leverage. Stiles continued with, “The alliance will bring improved service for tooling, complete molds, components and/or repairs all from one domestic source along with the fastest Injection Stretch Blow Molding machine platform while providing tooling that is 100% made in the USA.” R&D/Leverage also has an Aoki lab test machine on site at their headquarters in Lee’s Summit Missouri. “We at Aoki feel positive that this newly developed alliance will raise the bar and set the “New Standard” in the blow molding industry by providing a vast wealth of knowledge, experiences, capabilities and the technical know-how for our customers to be highly competitive.” states Eiji Nishizawa, President Aoki. R&D/Leverage has posted a video of both machine and mold in action which can be seen on their YouTube page at Youtube.com/RDleverage. Request an Online Quote for Mold Repair The Liberty IBM System Tool Design Internal Thread and Drain-Back Pour Spout Design Staying COVID-19 Secure in 2020 - We confirm we have complied with the government's guidance on managing the risk of COVID-19 CONTACTS NEWSROOM PRESS RELEASES R&D/Leverage helps produce a Fabulosa bottle! Collaboration between R&D/Leverage & PET PAK for optimized preform solutions! R&D/Leverage USA and Aoki Laboratory America join in an alliance for success! IN THE NEWS R&D/Leverage Innovation at Pack Expo - November 12, 2021 MMT Chats: What's Happening to Our Industry? Time to Take a Stand for Plastics - November 9, 2021 Packaging World - September 21, 2021 PETpla.net Insider - June 2021 LITERATURE Download literature in English, French, German, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian. Literature Download Products Injection Molds Premium Preform Mold Solutions Thermal Gated Preform Hot Runner System Valve Gated Preform Hot Runner System Single-Stage Solutions (ISBM) Genesis ISBM Hot Runner System Quick Change Lower Blow System Aurora System Expandable Blow Core Seal Internal Thread and Drain-Back Pour Spout Injection Blow Molds - The Liberty IBM System Blow Molds Quick Turn Cell Services Services Overview Ultra-Precision Value Stream Repair and Refurbishment Packaging Solutions Mold Manufacturing & Packaging Solutions 3D Part Scanning EVENTS CAREERS LEE'S SUMMIT FACILITY CNC Horizontal Milling Machinist CNC Vertical Milling Machinist CNC Lathe Machinist CNC High Speed/Precision Milling Machinist QA Technician/CMM Operator QUALITY POLICY R&D/Leverage Quality Policy R&D/Leverage is committed to: Achieving our internal and external customers’ requirements and expectations Continual improvement of our business processes and products Providing mutual growth R&D/Leverage has implemented a Quality Management System. Our Lee’s Summit and UK facilities are ISO 9001:2015 certified by BSI. View Lee's Summit facility ISO Certificate of Registration - Quality Management System. View UK facility ISO Certificate of Registration - Quality Management System. MARKETS Food and Beverage The food and beverage sector is a major focus for R&D/Leverage. Packaging plays an important role in product differentiation in these competitive markets. We support brand owners and their supply chains with tailored solutions which balance aesthetics, functionality, and cost. Different containers require different production processes. Depending on design and volume requirements, one and two stage processing may be the solution for your product. To compliment your container needs, we can also provide custom injection closures. Home and Personal Care Healthcare OUR PEOPLE HISTORY Great legacies grow into long lasting icons… R&D Tool and Engineering was founded in 1975 by Ivan and Ardith Drienik serving the tool and die markets. In 1978, they purchased property in Lee’s Summit, Missouri and built a 9,900 square foot building which has grown into a campus with 170,000 square feet of floor space. In the mid 1980’s, R&D was heavily involved in the plastics industry; designing and building custom injection tools, ISBM, SBM, and extrusion blow molds. In 1995, Ivan and Ardith purchased DK Mould in Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The new UK division of R&D quickly became proficient in injection stretch blow tooling where they have doubled in size to 32,000 square feet with a sales team fluent in at least eight European languages. Since the mid 90’s, the US facility has offered prototype services, IBM, preform molds, and on-site product development for custom injection, ISBM, SBM, IBM, and extrusion blow molds. The new millennium added medical injection molds, CD/DVD/Blu Ray molds and aerospace components to the US team, and an expanded Product Solutions Laboratory for the UK facility. Leverage is our creative design studio added to facilitate consumer research, and create brand building manufacturable product and package designs. Although Ivan passed away in 2007, Ardith and the rest of the R&D/Leverage team continue his legacy by never forgetting the foundation the business was built upon as R&D Tool & Engineering. © 2021 rdleverage.com