Akro-Plastics

About Us


Akro-Plastics was established in 1987 through a joint venture between Jerry Ramsey and another gentleman who had the unfortunate problem of having designed a rotational molding machine that he could not market. His dilemma was he could not build one without selling it and he could not sell one without building it.


Mr. Ramsey, with his interest in plastics, saw the potential of rotational molding and undertook the endeavor of personally erecting one of these machines in a small facility in Akron, for manufacturing and so that it could be marketed. Within a short period of time he found a customer in need of a molder for PVC Aquatic dock bumpers.  Knowing very little about rotational molding this was a great challenge but one Jerry met head on and with great enthusiasm.


Soon thereafter another opportunity arose, this time for dock floats. The potential customer had no tooling or molder to work with, just an idea. Jerry took it upon himself to desi... [Details]