Food-Safe Plastic Bushings

by redwood | Apr 27, 2016 | food and beverage, h78, prismagrate, ramp

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,...

Rulon Outlasts Carbon Graphite Bearings

by redwood | Jul 10, 2015 | engineering, pet potty, ramp

Redwood Plastics now has a wide variety of high performance bearings available including Rulon Materials and CJ Composite Bearings. For applications within the oil and gas industry Redco™ Rulon extends bearing life from months to years. Hydraulic fracturing,...

Plastic Bushing Solutions

by redwood | Jun 11, 2015 | prismagrate

Industrial plastics serve as an excellent bushing/bearing material in everything from needle bearings to large marine bushing applications. Since many industrial plastics are suitable for different bushing applications its best to know the advantages, and potential...

Tuffkast vs. Nylon

by redwood | Nov 6, 2014 | lathe, Tuff-tube

Redco™ Tuffkast and Nylon have similar applications in the world of plastics such as bushings, bearings, sheaves, pulleys and even outrigger pads. Some customers get confused between the differences in the material and still others are wary of Tuffkast because, as a...

BUSHINGS & BEARINGS – Why Plastics are Better…

by redwood | Oct 22, 2010 | h78, polymer, polyurethane, prismagrate, ramp

Plastics are among the most obtainable and cost-effective materials used in a variety of applications. They are easy to fabricate, durable and efficient, resulting in an ideal material for bearings and bushings. Because of plastics sheer usefulness and malleability,...