Bright Plastics
Joe Vest is an experienced professional in the manufacturing industry, currently serving as the General Manager at Thunderbird Molding since July 2022, following the acquisition of Bright Plastics by Thunderbird LLC. Prior to this role, Joe Vest held multiple leadership positions at Bright Plastics, including Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Engineering and Logistics, and Vice President of Manufacturing, demonstrating a deep expertise in operations and engineering. Joe Vest earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1989.
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Bright Plastics
Bright Plastics is a custom injection molder of plastic parts, assemblies and components. We serve numerous markets including medical, automotive, consumer, waste handling, electrical, aerospace, recreation, military and defense, and others. Our manufacturing area holds 36 injection machines from 40 to 1550 tons of clamp force, 3 automated assembly machines, an in-house mold shop, an ISO 8 class 100,000 clean room, and a fully bar coded warehouse and shipping area. Bright is ISO 9000:2008 and ISO 13485:2003 certified and TS9000 compliant. Other capabilities include product design, mold design and procurement, mold construction and maintenance, Mu-cell injection molding, and 24-hour shipments for select products and customers.