Our History

Born and raised in Midwest America with core values and principles passed on from prior generations, Jim Fruth’s diligent work ethic and innovative thinking has propelled his migration westward to southern California where he has established family and business roots.  After graduating from the University of Toledo with a degree in Industrial Engineering, Jim worked for a few different companies in the aerospace, medical, and pharmaceutical industries.  His work in these fields allowed him to quickly recognize the need for diverse packaging solutions, and in 1986 he opened Fruth Custom Plastics as a two man operation converting various types of film in to finished products such as bags and pouches.

In 1991, Fruth began operations of its first extruder, allowing the company the opportunity to extrude their own film.  Over 20 years later, Fruth Custom Plastics is now home to over 10 extruders, multiple clean rooms, and a plethora of hand and automatic machinery, all run and operated by a “family” of dedicated and hardworking employees.  Jim’s entrepreneurial spirit and engineering expertise is the backbone of the company, that which allows Fruth Custom Plastics a wide array of capabilities to service a multitude of industries and packaging needs.

With over 20 years of manufacturing experience, housed in a 38,000 square foot facility in north Orange County, Fruth Custom Plastics is uniquely positioned to take on many engineering and packaging projects that other manufacturers and distributors simply can’t handle or just won’t attempt. Listed below are some of the capabilities and qualities that keep our customers satisfied and sets us apart from the competition:

  • Most competitive pricing in the industry
  • Custom engineering (capabilities and willingness to work with customers to find solutions)
  • Quality assurance, stand behind our USA manufactured product
  • Ability to handle small to large production runs
  • Automotive/Transportation
  • Shipping ability (competitive pricing set up with trusted freight carriers, and ability to handle customer specifications)
  • Excellent customer care and follow through

 

We Have the Capabilities
Please look around our site to better familiarize yourself with some of the materials we commonly use as well as a sampling of project and process offerings. Please note that if you are looking for something in particular that is not listed, be it a material or process, we will find a solution. We have the capabilities to procure most any type of material and/or to provide and work with a sufficient alternative as well as the engineering knowledge and machinery options to handle a wide variety of applications and processes.
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