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We invite you to explore our innovative Turbo-Screws® technology products.

Turbo-Screws® technology is the lowest shear, highest output foam feed screw technology in the world. Turbo-Screws® technology is unequaled in performance and value today.

Jim Fogarty, a true foam industry pioneer, has devoted the vast majority of his working life to foamed polymers.

 , the world's largest bio-polymer manufacturer, and Turbo-Screws technology, came together in January of 2005 to foam NatureWorks' bio-polymers.

As a result, Turbo-Screws technology leads the world in foamed bio-polymers.

We are very proud to have our Turbo-Screws® technology featured in the Product Watch section of the February 2008 issue of Modern Plastics. Click on the picture below to read it:

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide the polymeric foam extrusion industry with a better and faster method to increase extrusion throughput, reduce power and water costs, and increase the quality of end product, all in a cost-effective manner.

           Key Milestones

• 1962 - Jim Fogarty makes polystyrene foam on the world's first commercial tandem extrusion system

• 1968 - Plastic Engineering Associates, Inc., our sister company, is incorporated

• 1998 - Plastic Engineering Associates Licensing, Inc. is incorporated to license Jim Fogarty's invention, Turbo-Screws® Technology Foam Feed Screws.

• 2000 - Jim Fogarty is granted the first of seven U.S. Patents on his extraordinary Turbo-Screws®  and many foreign patents follow, including Russia, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mexico, England, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, and many more.

• 2002 - Jim Fogarty celebrates 40 years of work in the foam extrusion industry.

• 2005 - Jim's Turbo-Screws® technology screws are called on by NatureWorks LLC scientists to foam polylactic acid polymers (PLA)and Turbo-Screws® technology delivers and successfully foams NatureWorks Bio-polymers.

• 2006 - Jim Fogarty develops the latest generation of Turbo-Screws® technology screws to run high viscosity polymers. The first Turbo-Screws® technology license for PLA foam food packaging applications is signed.

• 2006 - Plastic Engineering Associates Licensing, Inc. becomes a preferred equipment manufacturer of NatureWorks LLC.

• 2007 - The second Turbo-Screws® technology license for PLA foam food packaging applications is signed.

• 2008 - Both Turbo-Screws®  PLA foam licensees commercialize the PLA foam process and introduce PLA foam containers into the North American markets.

Our Location

Our office is 18 miles south of West Palm Beach, 12 miles north of Fort Lauderdale, and 26 miles north of Miami Airport. Click here for map and directions to our offices.