Product contamination is a constant worry for businesses in the food and beverage industry. Not only can contaminants result in serious illness for consumers, but businesses can also suffer from costly downtime, loss of public trust, heavy fines, and shutdowns as well.

Redwood Plastics and Rubber products can resolve many of these frustrations with materials that are non-conductive, chemical resistant, FDA/USDA/3A Dairy compliant, and impervious to hot and cold temperatures. Redco™ Neptune™ materials are the perfect solution to reduce energy consumption, easily detect contaminants, optimize product flow, and increase part life.

White materials can be hard to visually detect if they have fallen into the production process, putting both consumers and your business at risk of contamination. To assist with the quick identification of contaminants, Redwood offers UHMW, Acetal and Nylon in a bright blue color, because no food is blue.

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Redco™ PVC strip door and partitions contain heated or cooled air resulting in energy savings lost from unprotected openings. Dust, dirt and other contaminants also remain contained to reduce overall clean up costs. We offer a wide range of vinyl PVC for either pedestrian use and/or light traffic right up to heavy vehicle traffic such as fork-lift trucks.

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Designed to replace machined parts made from steel and lower performing plastics, this
engineering polymer has high-impact strength, is easily machined and has no moisture
absorption.

Food processors face the ever present risk of contamination finding its way into their product. The unique additives in this product allow it to be easily traced by standard metal detectors while continuing to provide the outstanding wear resistance and sliding properties you would expect from Redco™ UHMW.

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Redco™ Neptune™ Metal Detectable Acetal has special additives that allow it to be traced by standard metal detectors and removed before causing further contamination. Quality assurance engineers at some of the largest food processing manufacturers in the world have tested this product and found it to be highly effective.

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Redwood offers three types of Redco™ Neptune™ X-ray Detectable Plastics, all proven to be detectedin a particle as small as 3mm cube on production lines running as fast as
250 feet-per-minute

UHMW: Known for its durability, machinability, versatility and cost-effectiveness.

Acetal: Excellent impact and wear resistance with low sliding properties.

PEEK: Specifically designed for high temperature applications in the food processing industry.

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A high performance FDA compliant material (FDA/21CFR 177.1520) that has outstanding dry-running properties designed especially for applications in material handling and automation. Compared to conventional sliding materials, conveying systems equipped with Redco™ Neptune™ Slide requires considerably less energy.

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Redco™ Neptune™ High Speed is a sliding material especially for systems and machinery used in conveyors and automation. It was specially developed for systems to be operated at faster speeds and high loads, retaining its excellent sliding characteristics and high wear resistance, resulting in higher productivity.

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