A cutting Machine at Industrial Polymers and Chemicals

IPAC Awarded $158,000 Grant by Baker-Polito Administration for the Manufacture of PPE

As IPAC continues to focus its efforts on the manufacture and distribution of PPE during COVID-19, the company has been awarded a $158,000 Grant by the Baker-Polito Administration. The company currently manufactures isolation gowns for the medical industry and is actively engaged in the manufacture of other critically needed PPE in the Commonwealth. For IPAC’s continued commitment and innovation to manufacture PPE, the company has been selected as one of eight finalists for the Mass COVID-19 Health and Safety Challenge organized by MassTech and [...]

Industrial Polymers and Chemicals Chief Technical Officer Tom Kennedy with the company’s CNC Cutter tasked to outline and cut PPE gowns.

IPAC Named Finalist in Lever’s COVID-19 Intrapreneur Challenge

July 16, 2020 – The IPAC Blog first reported in early May that the company tooled up to make PPE gowns in conjunction with Massachusetts Manufacturing-Emergency Response Team.  As reported in today’s Telegram, less than three short months later IPAC has been named one of twelve finalists for Lever’s COVID-19 Intrapreneur Challenge. The IPAC Team is led by Chief Technical Officer Tom Kennedy and CEO and owner Susan Dacey.  During these trying times, the Team was able to take the company’s current know [...]

IPAC joins the fight against COVID-19 adding PPE Manufacturing Capabilities

Industrial Polymers & Chemicals (IPAC) has joined in the effort to fight COVID-19 by combining shift workforces and capabilities to manufacture personal protective equipment (PPE) for front line medical personnel. IPAC is cutting material round the clock, to specifications required for protective isolation gowns. The Massachusetts Manufacturing Emergency Response Team was developed to assist in the effort of manufacturing PPE equipment, and IPAC is proud to have answered the call. IPAC’s normal business is manufacturing reinforcements for abrasive wheels. It took some [...]