Remember when a good-handling car needed "road-hugging weight?" Gone are the days when weight was an attribute all by itself. In today's design world, it is only precise necessary weight precisely located. No one knows that more than the designers in our industry. We have to be more than just concerned with balance on the forks. We must balance lift and transport performance with operating cost, ergonomics, service requirements, durability, environmental concerns, noise emissions, and yes, even aesthetics. Heavy Equipment should describe what our products can lift, move and carry - not necessarily the products themselves.

By being a leading edge plastics processor, we can do much to assist you in addressing the issues mentioned above. Consider structural components, color matched throughout, continuous glass reinforced in key areas, having a foamed core to contain noise. Add to that mar, scratch, chemical, and heat resistance and one can see where plastics can dramatically improve the form, fit, and function of your products. Plastics resist dents, rarely chip, and can achieve Class A finishes. Air management can be designed in, as can snap fits, wire routing, soft touch surface contacts, two and three colors/materials, permanent safety labels, electrical and heat insulation...the list goes on. If you still need the precise weight metals can provide to specific locations, you can have the best of both worlds by insert molding metals inside the plastic materials that give you the plastic advantages without the metal disadvantages of corrosion, noise, heat, and electrical transmission and the costly painting process.

Before you start your next design project, why not give us a call and see what a technology leader in extruded and molded plastics can do for you and your application. We think you'll be surprised.

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