Family-built.Engineer-led.

Three generations
on the shop floor.

One family, three companies, two flags. The Appelbloms have been making plastic parts since the 1970s. Glide MFG is the front door.

1. 1970s

   Precision Plastics founded

   Appelblom family establishes Precision Plastics in the Bay Area. Plastic injection molding for local OEMs.

2. 1980s

   Production scale

   Axtonne dba Precision Plastics grows into a high-volume injection molder. Multi-shift, multi-program operation.

3. 2005

   Ripple Dongguan opens

   Overseas facility established in Dongguan, China for export tooling and low-volume prototyping. Same engineering team, second flag.

4. 2019

   CCM Benicia acquired

   Northern California production facility acquired in Benicia, CA for high-volume domestic injection molding. Routes defense and gov programs that can't go overseas.

5. Now

   Glide MFG launches

   Production manufacturing brand launched. Prototype through production, all under one roof. Same family, same engineers, sharper front door.