15/11/2025
陽春的組合式蓋子與塞子成就了 Caplugs 的基石產品，也奠定了公司的名稱，但 75 年後，這家公司已擴展到更多領域。自 1948 年在紐約布法羅的小型創業開始，Caplugs 現在每天在全球 13 個工廠生產 3,200 萬個零件，其中 70% 的產量在美國。其產品範圍已超越蓋子／塞子，延伸至遮蔽、軟管保護、包裝及客製化零件，服務產業涵蓋汽車到醫療。
正如全球行銷副總裁 Melody Wozniak 所指出：「一個 5 美分的零件就能保護一個價值 10,000 美元的產品」，凸顯了這些保護性零件的關鍵角色。Caplugs 擁有超過 50,000 種目錄產品與 300,000 個 SKU，並維持 5 億個零件的庫存以確保當日出貨。他們的創新方法也能滿足客戶的獨特需求，Wozniak 補充：「我們發現有些需求是你根本無法列入目錄的。」
一家公司如何在龐大庫存與客製化解決方案之間取得平衡，以解決客戶痛點？在這種以備貨為主的業務模式中，哪些策略對維持效率至關重要？在評論中分享您的想法，並透過我們網站的完整文章深入了解 Caplugs 的發展歷程——從乙烯浸漬成型到模組化成型系統。我們一起討論保護性解決方案如何改變您所在產業的運營。
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The humble combination cap and plug gave Caplugs a cornerstone product and a name, but 75 years later, the company has grown to encompass so much more. From a small start in 1948 in Buffalo, New York, Caplugs now produces 32 million parts daily across 13 global facilities, with 70% of production in the U.S. Their offerings have expanded beyond cap/plugs to include masking, hose protection, packaging, and custom pieces, serving industries from automotive to medical.
As Melody Wozniak, VP of global marketing, notes, “A 5-cent part can save a $10,000 product,” highlighting the critical role of their protective components. With over 50,000 catalog products and 300,000 SKUs, Caplugs maintains half a billion parts in inventory to ensure same-day shipping. Their innovative approach also addresses unique customer needs, with Wozniak adding, “We identified that there are needs you just would never catalog.”
How does a company balance such vast inventory with custom solutions to solve pain points for clients? What strategies do you think are key to maintaining efficiency in a make-to-stock business like this? Share your thoughts in the comments, and dive deeper into Caplugs’ journey—from vinyl dip molding to modular molding systems—by reading the full article on our website. Let’s discuss how protective solutions can transform operations in your industry. https://www.ptonline.com/articles/the-protection-business
資料來源: Plastics Technology 臉書
The humble combination cap and plug gave Caplugs a cornerstone product and a name, but 75 years later the company has grown to encompass so much more.
