Category: Thermoplastic Materials

Why Choose TPO Over Fiberglass in RV Manufacturing

Discover the Difference to Provide the Best Quality Keeping quality and pricing at the forefront of recreational vehicle manufacturing is essential to its durability, reliability, and value. One of the...

Common Thermoplastics Used in the Medical Industry

As we've discussed before, plastics are an essential material in medical innovation and healthcare, and the industry is choosing plastic over metal and glass at a rapid pace. But what...

Improving Sustainability with Thermoplastic Recycling

It is more and more important to improve sustainability in a world where there is so much waste. Recycling plays a primary part in the effort for sustainability. At Advanced...

Food Grade Plastics: Choosing a Safe Material for Packaging and More

For food to remain safe during shipping and fresh while on the grocery store shelves, the right packaging is essential, and plastics are lightweight, inexpensive, and durable. However, not all...

The 4 Most Common Plastics in Automotive Manufacturing and How They’re Used

The past few decades have seen a shift in automotive manufacturing, transitioning from metal and steel to molded plastic components, parts, and products. Our automotive thermoforming company in North Carolina...

ABS or PVC: Choosing the Right Material for Plumbing Pipes

While lead pipes were once the standard material used in plumbing pipes, they were outlawed in 1986 due to concerns of corrosion that would expose people to dangerous lead particles....

How to Keep Polystyrene Foam Out of Landfills

Expanded polystyrene foam and extruded polystyrene also called styrofoam, offer a wide variety of benefits — it's lightweight, inexpensive, and offer tremendous impact resistance. Thus, it's ideal for food packaging,...

Phthalates in Plastic: Are They Dangerous?

If you pay attention to labels, you may see "phthalate-free" printed on everything from pacifiers and drinking straws to shampoo and nail polish. But what are phthalates and should they...

Will the War in Ukraine Affect Plastic Manufacturing?

For over two years, most industries have struggled with supply chain challenges — factories shut down, ships stalled at ports, truck driver shortages — these have all led to material...

The Importance of Thermoplastics in Telecommunications

Telecommunications is an essential part of our society, from the micro-level of sending emails for work to global-scale radio communications. Thus, our telecommunications infrastructure needs to be built from components...