Food-Safe Plastic Bushings

by Redwood Plastics | 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,...

Plastic Bushing Solutions

by Redwood Plastics | 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 Plastics | 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 Plastics | 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,...