Tracking With UHMW
Last fall our branch manager in Spokane was contacted regarding an issue with some farming equipment. The vehicle was tracked and the rubber guide blocks on the inside of the track were glued on and would eventually break off. The only solution our customer knew of...
Pultrusion Outperforming Molded Grating
“You get what you pay for” A phrase of wisdom so widely used it is a cliche but it never hurts now and then to have a reminder of how true that statement is. Recently Redwood Plastics was approached by a large, well-known client in the food processing...
Plastic Dictionary
Redwood Plastics distributes engineering plastics and that word “engineering” should tip you off – there is some specialized terminology we use in our literature and articles. Not everything is relevant and some terms are more important than others...
PTFE – The Bridge Plastic
Polytrifluoroethylene (PTFE) is sometimes considered one of the “miracle” plastics created in the 20th century. Originally created by accident in the labs of DuPont™ it took 16 years until the material was first used (by French engineer Marc Grégoire) in...
EXTREN FAQs and Resins
Redwood’s fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) lineup gets a lot of attention for the quality and versatility of our products. However, certain bits of misinformation and common questions are asked over and over. We’ve decided to write a short explanation...
Polycarbonate Mirrors for Mining Trucks
Edit February 2020: This product is a short-term solution meant to replace OEM mirrors for a few days or weeks until the OEM mirrors can be replaced. The issue is the mirrored surface scratches and de-laminates easily. This product was intended as a short term...
Trends for 2013
The start of the new year brings fresh possibilities and the plastics industry is no exception. While accurately predicting trends is difficult, we think there is a good possibility the following products could greatly increase in popularity over the 2013 calender....
Milling, Machining & Manufacturing
Redwood Plastics sells a wide variety of plastic materials and we try to put a spotlight on as many as we can. However, a large part of our business is in helping customers overcome problems with parts or machinery that are wearing prematurely. Each Redwood Plastics...
Why Choose Phenolics?
Some plastics are easier to discuss than others. For example, although we recently wrote an article on the properties of polyurethane, most (if not all) people have at least heard of polyurethane and likely encountered it in certain consumer products like skate...