Bay Plastics News

February 17 2025 0Comment

The Straw Cutter Continues to Amaze

Amid much ado about plastic straws, Bay Plastic’s CEO and president, Jason Forgash is thinking inside the box — namely, the BPM Straw Cutter, a countertop unit that ingests the pesky little pipes, shreds them, and bags the remnants for recycling. Forgash began thinking of the project a few years ago before handing his concept over to BPM’s […]

July 03 2024 0Comment

A solution to the plastic straw problem? 

On a trip through an airport, Jason Forgash treated his children to frozen smoothies. Unfortunately, the paper straws the restaurant furnished soon turned into unappetizing mush, and the half-full smoothies ended up in the trash. Forgash thought there had to be a better solution to concerns about plastics pollution than forcing consumers to use paper […]

August 26 2021 0Comment

Congressman Kildee visits BPM

U.S. Rep Dan Kildee finishes some assembly work at Bay Plastics Machinery in Bay City, Mich., where President Jason Forgash talked about the company’s growth and need for skilled workers. Bay Plastics Machinery Co. LLC (BPM) is seeing increased demand for its pelletizers from domestic customers in the automotive and building markets as well as […]

August 31 2017 0Comment

Simply Better Quality

From years of commitment to the industry to outstanding customer service and dedicated, experienced employees, there are many reasons Bay Plastics Machinery (BPM) stands apart from the competition. A respected custom manufacturer of strand pelletizing systems, the company is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. “We design, manufacture, engineer and do everything in-house right here […]

February 02 2017 0Comment

Pelletizer greatly reduces fines

A new vacuum-assisted pelletizer from Bay Plastics Machinery Co., Bay City, Mich., significantly reduces fines, resulting in improved pellet yields, according to the company. The invention takes aim at overcoming two problems, said Dick Fetter, VP of technology at Bay Plastics. One is the tendency of pellets to stick in the cutting chamber because of static. Also, […]