Product Spotlight: Redco Saw Blade Carriers
The Redco saw blade carrier is a critical safety product for sawmills. They were developed in response to a need to move large saw blades across the sawmill. Carrying a blade by hand – blades that can surpass 26″ in diameter” – is a disaster...
Redco Outrigger Pads: Accept No Substitutes
As spring continues we move into the busiest time of the construction season. Along with other equipment purchases for concrete pumping trucks, mobile cranes, bucket lifts, or even RVs, Redco Outrigger pads need to be considered as an essential piece of safety...
Outlasting Traditional Piping by up to 6X
Redco™ Vypur™ Polyurethane Pipe Sections For Slurry & Abrasive ApplicationsLess Maintenance, Exceptional Life Redco™ VYPUR™ Polyurethane Pipe Sections, Elbows, Flanges and Fittings are used to replace steel, HDPE and rubber-lined pipe in aggressive abrasion and...
Food-Safe Plastic Bushings
Bushings are used in all types of manufacturing industries and food processing is no exception. Metal bearings such as roller bearings and bronze bearings are widely used but, as in other industries, plastic bushings tend to perform significantly better than metal,...
When Is A Custom UHMW Extrusion Feasible?
Redwood Plastics regularly receives inquiries regarding custom UHMW polyethylene extrusions. In some cases, an extrusion is the most feasible choice, but in many cases an extrusion may not fit the budgetary requirements, especially for smaller runs. One often...
Recent Developments With Plastic Technology
We’ve written a lot about various plastics and applications but there is also exciting news on the horizon with new plastics and plastic technologies being developed. We try to share these on our social media whenever possible but we understand not everyone...
Food Bank Fundraiser – Pie Throw 2016!
After such a successful food bank fundraiser last year, this year all of the employees from The Redco Group (Redwood Plastics, Nylatech, and Epic Polymer) came together to collect donations for local food banks and shelters. We managed to convince four new faces to...
Product Spotlight: Second Skin Hose Wrap
Hoses on your equipment being worn or abraded? Are you having issues with kinks, weathering, or chaffing which results in premature hose wear? Redco Second Skin may be an affordable solution. Redco Second Skin Hose Wrap is a polyurethane product that stretches around...
Performance Plastics Conquers Friction to Reduce Maintenance
Metal-to-metal wear from friction is a maintenance nightmare for many industries. Constant lubrication, prematurely wearing parts and seizing lead to an increase in wage expenses, safety issues, productivity losses, and equipment damage that could be avoided....