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Worlds Largest Acetal Rod Made By Gehr Plastics
Gehr Plastics Announces Huge 24" Diameter Acetal Rod Gehr Plastics is an industry leader in large high performance plastic materials. They announced at this years IAPD Conference in San Diego, the new production of 24" diameter (600mm) Natural Copolymer Acetal Rod....
Best Methods To Pick The Proper Plastic Sheet Materials
Assisting You In Your Plastic Sheet Search
Why Use Makrolon Polycarbonate Sheet To Replace Plywood?
From Plywood To Polycarbonate Sheet People in the plastics industry have known for over 50 years that Polycarbonate Sheets are tough. This clear plastic sheet material is commonly used to replace window glazing. The best known property for this polycarbonate sheet...
Why Plastic Materials Get A Bad Reputation
Why Plastic Materials Are Unfairly Blamed Plastics have been around for over a century now, and are used in almost every industry and application. The problem is that society has made the plastics industry the poster child for waste, trash and pollution. This is...
UHMW Sheet compared to PTFE Sheet (TFE sheets)
PTFE Sheet versus UHMW Sheets UHMW (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene) and PTFE Sheet (PolyTetraFlouroEthylene) are very similar materials, and yet very different at the same time. They both possess certain characteristics that make them similar to each other....
PVC Sheet and PVC Panels, PVC Is Much More Than Just Pipe
PVC Sheet and PVC Panels Go Way Beyond Pipe When choosing a plastic raw material, the first step should be to look for the material with the proper physical properties. PVC (Polyvinyl-chloride or Rigid Vinyl) is an amazingly strong and versatile material that has...
Demands for recycled plastic sheet greater than current supply
More recycled plastic sheet is needed to fill demand The plastic industry struggles with bad press over greater amounts of plastic in the land fills and oceans. This is understandable when the quantity of plastic products has skyrocketed. One of the biggest offender...
Not All Plastic Suppliers Are Created Equal
Big Differences Between Plastic Suppliers While you can purchase a piece of plastic from many different suppliers, there are some significant differences between these suppliers. Some of the main differences are in the manufacturers and the materials that you get...
Available Materials Plastic Strip and Strips For Food Processing and Material Handling
Plastic Strip is common in other materials A common standard item in the metals industry is 'strip'. Strip is normally a piece of material that is 1/16" - 3/8" thick and 1.0" - 4.0" wide, although thicker and wider materials can also be referred to as strip. The...