Malloy Makes a Trip to Ellington

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy continued his Jobs Tour of the Nutmeg State at Dymotek on Wednesday.

During his tour of Dymotek, owner Steven Trueb showed the governor the robot assisted molding that the company utilizes. Trueb told Malloy that by using one molding station, it does the job that used take five people to do before it was automated.

Robot Assisted Molding is “the result of advanced and full-cycle process engineering,” the company’s web site said. It offers a solution that reflects both the company’s scientific molding approach, and its dedicated service approach.

Malloy also had the opportunity to meet a few of the employees on his tour. He joked about people saying that new employees are not being hired for jobs after meeting two workers who had only been with the company for a few months.

Operations Manager Shelly Fasano, who has been with the company five years, said it has 48 full-time employees. The company also employs workers from a temp agency, which brings the number up between 60 and 65 workers.

Fasano said the company has worked for the automotive and the food and beverage industries. She mentioned if a person has ever gotten orange juice at a hotel’s continental breakfast then they have been close to a product made by her company. The tubing that the juice comes out of is produced by Dymotek, she said.

The company is currently working with an Arburg machine to build a new coffee dispenser that mixes coffee concentrate with hot water, said Robert J. Theriaque, project engineer.

“In taste tests, it was preferred over homebrewed coffee,” Theriaque said. 

Fasano said Dymotek’s biggest customer is Industrial Plumping Supply, outside of Memphis, Tenn. and that Nestle is the second biggest customer.

According to the press kit, Dymotek, which stands for Dynamic Molding Technologies, was established in 1990, but under the name TrueBro. The name was changed in 2004, Fasano said. Its plastic injection, molded-part capabilities range from medical and defense to industrial and consumer goods.

The visit wasn't all about fun though as the current state of the state budget was discussed.

Since the rejection of Malloy’s $1.6 billion concessions package by the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC), the layoff notices will go out Friday, and if not then, they would go out after the July 4 holiday, Malloy said.

“Every week day that we don’t resolve this problem, it costs us $1.6 million, which translates into an additional 29 layoffs,” Malloy said.