About

Polymer Conversions, Inc. – Since 1979

Polymer Conversions, Inc. (PCI) was founded in 1979 by the Bertsch family who still privately own it today; succession planning is in place to protect its customers, employees, vendors and the community; when you become a customer, you become part of our “PCI Family”.

Polymer is in the heart of Orchard Park, NY, a suburb only 15 minutes away from the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport and the Canadian border (Peace Bridge).

The Fun

  • We started the business originally as a take-over tooling manufacturer where we injection molded eyeballs for Fisher Price’s Kermit the Frog dolls; manufactured and assembled Kazoos and molded mint-flavored mouth guards for Brimms; molded and decorated many different versions of NCR cash register components; as well as manufactured millions of parts for the GE Electric Knife.
  • We’re located on a 15 acre wooded lot providing our employees and guests with a natural environment full of various tree species, birds, flowers, squirrels, ponds full of fish & frogs, the occasional turkey and deer, and if you’re lucky enough to catch them in the front office, a quick visit from the owner and his dog.
  • Polymer and its owners remain dedicated to the Western New York area, and often give back to the local community through donations, volunteering, memberships, board positions, offering internships to local high school and college students, and choosing to do business with other small business owners rather than big chain stores.
  • The average length of employment at Polymer Conversions is 13½ years. We have very dedicated long-term employees that truly appreciate being part of the Polymer family, and are very passionate about our business philosophies. Some shorter-term employees have even left to experience other companies, and returned to once again join our team.
  • 321 combined years of tooling experience, 294 years of combined molding experience

The Formal

  • Polymer is a full-service Medical Injection Molding Contract Manufacturer that specializes in highly technical, tight tolerance thermoplastic tools, components, medical devices, assemblies and post molding applications, with all services done in-house in our plant in Western New York, USA
  • We operate within the Quality System Regulations for FDA 21 CFR Part 820 Medical Devices and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP), have a QMS registered to ISO 13485 & 9001 and are also registered with the FDA for the complete medical devices we produce for OEM’s
  • We are only 15 minutes away from the quickly growing medical corridor & Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus area where all types of technology, innovation and medical companies have put their mark on the map in the last few years.
  • For N.Y. customers, Polymer has several state alliances for access to grants & other various consultative services, that can help ease the burden of startup development and production costs
  • OEM’s prefer to partner with PCI for our long-standing technical expertise, world-class services and our ability to “do it right the first time”.
  • We have a very comprehensive & formally documented Disaster Recovery & Contingency Plan in place to protect our customers’ critical investments, our employees and the local community
  • Quality, Service, Safety & Cleanliness are ALL #1 priorities throughout the organization