The Substrates
Choosing between industrial laminates can be more complicated than perhaps any other industrial plastic. With three base materials, five resin systems and a variety of grades for each combination – the choices can seem overwhelming. The subject is best discussed...
Solution Spotlight – Kiln Cart Bushings
Earlier this year a customer of ours contacted us, frustrated with the performance of their existing kiln cart bushings. The carts were very difficult to move – so much so that motorized equipment was being used to pull and push them through the kiln. Our...
RV Outrigger Pads
Redwood Plastics has sold thousands of outrigger pads over the years providing a solid, stable and safe platform for crane operators, concrete pumps and picker trucks. They have proven their worth to many industries time and again as they do not rot, rust, or support...
Medical Solutions
We often discuss the uses of engineered plastics in industries such as construction, mining and sawmills. However, plastics are important in a number of industries that might not come quickly to mind – the medical sector is one. Some of the more popular plastics...
Saddle Up
Plastics solve a number of problems including wear and abrasion, but many engineered plastics are also corrosion and moisture resistant, which can benefit applications in wet or damp environments as well, such as pipe supports. Pipe supports for large diameter piping...
Going For Gold!
Congratulations to the employees of Redwood Plastics in helping the company achieve our 2013 gold award in the International Association of Plastics Distribution’s (IAPD) “Education Circle of Champions” recognized at the IAPD convention in Florida...
Polyether vs. Polyester
Polyurethane is a versatile material available from eraser soft to bowling ball hard and suits a variety of applications from dipper door blocks to deadplate to lubricated bearings. Critical to the properties of the urethane is whether it is polyether or polyester...
Time For a Truck Liner?
Truck liners for dump trucks, like outrigger pads, are one of those plastic products it can be difficult to fully appreciate until you have one. It’s basic psychology – short-term solutions are easier to accept than long-term value. When our sales people...
Plastic & The PNE
Last month Redwood Plastics partnered with Lanefab Design/Build in Vancouver, Canada – recent winners of the Arthur Erikson Memorial Award for Emerging Design – to work on an entry for a playhouse, to be exhibited at the Pacific National Exhibition. The...