Plastic manufacturers offer a wide variety of plastic fabrication and forming processes, and manufactured plastic products are available in an equally wide variety of different plastic materials. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
All Plastics and Fiberglass, Inc.
Mobile, AL | 800-226-1134We are accomplished plastic fabricators. The usability of our products is unmatched. We offer a plethora of secondary services for optional features. All of engineers are extremely thorough when creating these plastics. Your satisfaction is essential to us. You can count on us to give you exactly what you are looking for. Give us a call today to learn more information!
Park Plastic Products
Fort Wayne, IN | 800-228-7716At Park Plastic Products our main focus is manufacturing custom fabricated tanks from polypropylene and co-polymer. Chemical rinse tanks, dip tanks, anodizing tanks, tank liners, air purification tanks, drip pans and custom rolled polypropylene tanks are available to be built to your size and specifications.
SAY Plastics, Inc.
McSherrystown, PA | 717-633-6333SAY Plastics is a plastics processor specializing in OEM Thermoforming. Our state of the art facility, located in South Central Pennsylvania, houses the latest manufacturing technologies. From our computer controlled forming equipment and our vacuum molding capabilities, to our brand new high speed CNC Routers, SAY Plastics has the tools for your next project.
Northland Plastics, Inc.
Sheboygan, WI | 800-776-7163Experts in unique custom plastic extrusion products and complex secondary fabrications, Northland Plastics specializes in custom plastic profile extrusions such as extruded plastic tubing, rigid plastic profiles and flexible plastic profiles. Call Northland Plastics, Inc. for all your extrusion needs.
Thrust Industries
Evansville, IN | 800-467-6730Thrust Industries is committed to quality in everything it does, from its technical knowledge to its customer service. As a leading plastic fabricator, the entire team at Thrust is devoted to developing high-quality solutions for your business and delivering them exactly when you need them. Thrust has served the needs of customers across the globe for over 3 decades— become one of them today.
All plastics can be placed into one of two categories: thermosets and thermoplastics. Thermosets are petrochemical derivatives that, once formed by heat forming processes, cannot be melted down and reformed. Thermoplastics are the opposite; when subject to heat and pressure, thermoplastics can be formed into almost any shape. Both kinds of plastic are popular throughout industry, commerce and in consumer products contexts. Plastic is less expensive and more versatile than metal, glass and wood in many applications; it is long lasting, temperature resistant and will not shatter if dropped on a hard surface.
It also fares well when exposed to moisture or abrasive chemicals. Common plastics used for manufacturing products include acrylic, nylon, polyester, polycarbonate, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, all of which have different properties, limitations and benefits. Products manufactured from plastic come in most conceivable shapes and sizes, including flat, spherical, hollow and other complex shapes.
Most plastics are fabricated with the use of heat and automated machinery that is controlled by computer software, which eliminates the risk of human error. These machines are called CNC or CAD/CAM systems. They are fast, produce high volumes of products and have a high degree of repeatability.
Plastic can be bent, stamped, cut, welded together, extruded, molded, engraved, milled, drilled or turned. These are divided into two main fabrication categories: molding and forming. Molding involves heating the plastic resin until it is soft or molten and either injecting it or placing it on a mold in the shape of the desired product. This method is mainly used for hollow or complex plastic products. Thermoforming, extruding and injection molding are all plastic manufacturing processes that work with molten plastic and a mold.
Sometimes pre-fabricated plastic shapes like sheets or tubes need further shaping and forming. They may be stamped by a ram with great force, bent, cut with lasers or a saw or engraved with text or design. Many plastic products require assembly. This is most likely done by welding multiple flat pieces of plastic together for designs too complicated to mold. Plastic tanks, tubing systems, containers and objects that form a 90º angle are often welded together with the use of heat, pressure and sometimes extra plastic material to help join the two separate pieces of plastic into one.
