Plastic advice now on web site

Toolcraft Plastics of Swindon specialise in material selection, working with numerous synthetic rubbers and plastics and the company's web site help is an initial guide to this jungle

Engineering plastics available to the designer have exploded over recent years, cascading a galaxy of variants from a few hardly workable materials.

With both thermo-plastics, those formed at temperature, setting as they cool, and thermosets, those setting by chemical reaction, impregnations can improve almost every conceivable property.

Selecting one filler however usually reduces some other useful characteristic, and unless half the development costs are to be spent on material trials, guidance on selection is essential.

Toolcraft Plastics of Swindon specialise in material selection, working with numerous synthetic rubbers and plastics and as an initial guide to this jungle, their HELP page lists 18 variants of thermoplastics with guidelines on typical applications and relative costs.

Having developed their own mould tool facility advice is also available on mould tools and their suitability for certain applications.

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