Tim Pletcher

Tangent Materials, Aurora, IL, Manufacturers high quality, UV protected High Density Polyethylene #HDPE for consumer markets. Perfect for restaurant applications such as indoor and outdoor chairs, tables, bar tops, aesthetic accents, rub rails and more. See Tangent Woodgrain Materials at upcoming trade shows all over the USA, Canada and Mexico! #NAFEM North American Association of […]

Come see me and the team in sunny Las Vegas this spring, May 6-8 and lets talk outdoor, performance applications! Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas • May 6 – 8, 2025 – HD Expo

Tangent will be at booth #2249 at the 2024 HD Expo Tangent Sustainable Lumber Booth #2249 HD Expo 2024 #HDEXPO – MANDALAY BAY, LAS VEGAS • APR 30 – MAY 2, 2024 Hospitality Design HD Expo + Conference is the largest single destination for hospitality product discovery in the U.S. It’s where buyers find the products to bring their […]

Visit the Tangent Team at The Hardware Show, this coming week in Vegas!

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) offers many advantages and many disadvantages when compared to alternate materials. My focus on selling HDPE has led me to many applications where the benefits greatly outweigh the potential downsides. Lets look at exterior consumer products for example, such as a children’s playground installation made from Tangent’s 100% HDPE profiles in […]

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 […]

From time to time I ship items using Uship, and if you see a listing of mine, you can contact me directly though my website.

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 […]