Tim Pletcher

Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic polymer made from the monomers of the aromatic  aromatic hydrocarbon styrene. Confused yet? PS is clear, hard and (sadly) brittle. PS is #6 plastic, and is utilized by many common applications such as foam cups, vacuum formed products (including cups) and many other food and non food grade products. PS is […]

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HDPE (high density polyethylene) is a synthetic material that has a rather aggressive amount of linear movement during temperature changes. Don’t like it? Sorry, PE (polyethylene) changes for for no-one. Except that is, when the temperature changes, in which case it move in a measured amount (of inches) per degree (of temperature change). There are […]

Royalex was a vinyl skin over ABS, ABS foam, ABS and vinyl that was used for many years as a very successful canoe body material. Royalex was discontinued in 2013 when PolyOne purchased Spartech, who was the sole manufacturer and held the rights to it (PolyOne subsequently increased pricing by 20% before discontinuing it altogether). Royalex […]

Recent winter storms in Texas have disrupted supply chains around the country leaving many processors scrambling to secure upcoming months raw materials needed for their fundamental operations. Mother nature had already threated supply with hurricanes and weather that effectually increased pricing over previous months. However, nothing like this current disruption has been seen before and […]

Natural fiber wood has been the sole material of choice for many generations in many applications because of availability and cost. However, many of those applications were not technically the most ideal – now with HDPE profiles, the idea of replacing wood has become practical. Why HDPE? What is High-density polyethylene HDPE does not rot […]

The durability and aesthetics offered by High-density polyethylene (HDPE) profiles have captured the interest of many furniture designers worldwide. However HDPE profiles also make manufacturing easier and more cost efficient by reducing labor costs both during assembly and through elimination of finishing requirements. The ease of care and maintenance, wide color selection and comfortable feel […]

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is incredibly resilient and a brilliant option for a lot of applications! However, caution should be exercised as it is not the perfect fit for all applications without proper engineering efforts in place. HDPE contains no BPA, heavy metals, phthalates, or allergens. HDPE plastic is the most environmentally stable of all plastics and its important to […]

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