Plastic machined parts are revolutionizing nearly every industry, thanks to their superior properties that offer benefits in a diverse range of applications. Precision plastic industries are using specialty plastics to create better products, lower manufacturing costs, reduce weight, enhance strength, and other advancements. As a trusted plastic parts manufacturer for nearly four decades, Reading Plastic has enjoyed helping clients break new ground in their industries.
5 Precision Plastic Industries We Serve
- Aerospace/Military – The use of aerospace plastics has quadrupled since 1970, thanks to plastic’s superiority over traditional metals in key areas, especially in regards to weight reduction for improved fuel efficiency. The aerospace industry has also benefited from specialty plastics’ resistance to galvanic corrosion, reduced friction with little or no lubrication, and chemical resistance to all aircraft fluids. Aerospace and military components require a high degree of precision that is easily achieved through CNC machining of advanced plastics. Their durability, flexibility of design, and electromagnetic shielding help make military aircraft safer and can meet demanding Department of Defense standards.
- Telecommunications – The telecom industry is more competitive than ever, which means networks must be fast and reliable to retain customers. Some of our biggest clients are telecom companies looking to cut downtime and create faster, more reliable networks with stronger, longer lasting, and more effective parts. Advanced engineering plastics offer key benefits, such as static dissipation properties for protection against overheating and damage to sensitive circuitry; rapid production for custom part replacement fast, so downtime due to part failure is as minimal as possible; and resistance to heat and corrosion, even under extreme environmental conditions.
- Healthcare/Medical – New, stricter regulations mean that government funding for hospitals is now dependent upon attaining low infection rates. As a result, specialty plastics are being increasingly integrated into various medical devices because they can withstand exposure to harsh cleaners as well as the high temperatures and steam of autoclave devices. At Reading Plastic, we excel at medical grade plastics and tight tolerance machining for dependable accuracy.
- Waste Treatment – Wastewater treatment plants are challenging environments due to constant moisture and severe chemical processes. The low porosity and high chemical resistance of plastics keeps them from absorbing the heavy presence of contaminants, helping produce safer, more efficient waste treatment facilities. Common plastic parts include brushings, sprockets, wear pads, seals & saddles, rollers, valves, connectors, drainage units, catch basins, and more.
- Oil and Gas – The oil and gas industry presents one of the most demanding environments you can imagine, defined by extreme temperatures, high pressures, heavy loads, and abrasive chemicals. The advanced properties of plastics enable them to endure harsh conditions that would destroy most metals quickly. Specialty plastics not only minimize risk and maximize reliability, they comply with the high standards of the ASME, ISO, Norsok, NACE, and API.
Reading Plastic: Serving Precision Plastic Industries for Over Three Decades
With decades of experience machining custom plastic parts, we’ve worked with a wide array of clients from every industry. It’s our job to help our clients improve their businesses through better parts made from the dozens of specialty plastics we machine. If you need precision plastics parts, call us today at 610-926-3245 to discuss your project.
