Amorphous vs. Semi-Crystalline Thermoplastics
If your interest in plastic extends beyond your application at hand and you start to dig the chemical makeup and processes to make plastic you may come across the terms “amorphous” and “semi-crystalline” thermoplastics. Literature from...
Plastics & The Environment: The Truth
Negative news about plastics is everywhere. Any online search on the topic inevitably leads to news about plastic bag bans, micro-beads polluting water ways, and images of disadvantages people digging through third-world landfills. While plastic pollution is a...
Case Study: Marine Fendering
Recently Redwood Plastics was approached by a large California-based construction contractor for assistance with a marine fendering project involving an electromagnetic detector array. The application had called for Redco HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) however, lead...
The Top 3.5 Questions You’re Not Asking About Your Plastic
Upfront, we would like to say “you’re” is obviously referring to the public and some of our customers – not all! Many customers for our industrial plastic have educated themselves in detail on the plastics they need to work with. However, some...