Urethane 101
At times in the plastic industry it seems like certain engineering plastics such as UHMW-PE and PTFE get all the attention as far as properties and applications. While those polymers certainly are worthy of attention, other plastics have outstanding characteristics,...
Redco Introduces New FRP Product Lines
Recently Redwood Plastics Corporation and Strongwell, the world’s largest producer of pultruded materials, signed a distributorship agreement. This has greatly expanded Redwood’s Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) product lineup. The pultrusion process...
Lubx Creates Energy Savings
Energy costs are a major threat to modern business. As the world’s emerging economies continue to grow the pressure on energy sources (and the price of energy) will only increase. FDA compliant Redco™ LubX® is a new High-Performance plastic designed specifically...
Un-Böring Borotron
Industrial plastics have a wide-variety of valuable and interesting applications. Resource-based industries receive a lot of due attention; however, plastics have their role in industries such as medical and nuclear as well. Perhaps no product is a better example of...
Urethane Solves Coal Plant Frustrations
A coal plant in British Columbia had a big problem. The plant used cyclone intake tubes made of either steel or polyethylene for the coal to traverse, but the properties of those two materials were causing maintenance headaches. The steel pipes were corroding and...
Winterize with Redco
It’s already starting to snow on the Canadian Prairies, serving as a reminder that winter is coming…And fast. Redwood Plastics offers a number of plastic solutions that assist industries facing the often bitter northern winters. Redco™ Outrigger Pads...
MINExpo 2012: Bringing Redwood to You
Day 3 is starting at MINExpo 2012 and it has been a great experience so far. Our booth was designed to have the distinct Redwood Plastics look and feel and it has been very well received. Take a look at our setup. However, you probably don’t have the chance...
Polycarbonate Stadium Roof in Regina
On September 19th the plans for the new stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan were revealed. The stadium is part of the new “Regina Revitalization Initiative” aimed at growing business and developing infostructure at the former rail yard. The stadium’s...
Customized PTFE Parts for Bottling Plant
Recently Redwood Plastic contacted a client who was restarting a bottling plant. The original equipment manufacturer was located in Europe and a variety of parts would need to be sourced via expensive and time-consuming shipping. After consultations with the Plant...