Many companies turn to a custom plastic extruder for their plastic part needs. These manufacturers that produce plastic products through extrusion processes, like co-extrusion, dual durometer co-extrusion, tri-extrusion, and crosshead extrusion. Plastic extrusion is a high-volume manufacturing process where an enriched polymer is gradually melted and formed by being forced into a die. The die shapes the polymer as it hardens during cooling. This technique is commonly used to produce various plastic products, including piping, tubing, window frames, and wire insulation.
What to Consider When Looking for the Right Custom Plastic Extruder
Materials
When considering a custom plastic extruder, it is important to know what materials they have and if those materials will fit your needs. You will need to determine the intended use of your product and consider the strength, flexibility, and temperature resistance it needs to be successful.
The right custom plastic extruder will be able to help you with material selection. They will work closely with you to examine your product and what properties it needs to possess and then turn you in the right direction as to which plastic to use.
Design and Tooling
A quality custom plastic extruder will use high-quality, state-of-the-art tooling for all of its extrusion processes. While a custom plastic extruder might have these impressive tooling capabilities, will their tools work for your project? Will they be able to execute your product design in the best, most efficient way?
Tooling should improve productivity, safety, and efficiency while reducing costs. Working with the right custom plastic extruder will ensure they have the tooling that accomplishes these goals and produces a product you are proud of.
Capabilities
Looking at what your plastic extruder is capable of is crucial to the success of your partnership and your project. Do they have the extrusion services needed to produce your product? What other services do they offer?
If you are in the medical industry, it is important to make sure your plastic extruder has cleanroom capabilities. Keeping your products sterile to the degree they need is important to the safety of your consumers, and it will protect you from any legal repercussions.
Finishes
Sometimes your products need a little extra touch at the end of the extrusion process. Working with an extruder that has finishing services can save you time and money. If you don’t have to find a second manufacturer for your kitting, assembly, or other finishing needs, you can get your product to the shelves faster and with lower manufacturing costs.
Having a plastic extruder that has capabilities in thermoforming, off-line punching, metal embedment, ultrasonic welding, packaging, kitting, and routing can save you time and money.
Markets Served
Making sure your custom plastic extruder has experience in your specific industry will ensure they can produce the product you need to the highest quality and as efficiently as possible. They will have the materials, tooling, and finishing options that are used within your industry so you don’t have to find multiple manufacturing partners.
Work with Custom Profile for Your Custom Plastic Extrusion Projects
At Custom Profile, we strive to be your one-stop shop for all of your custom plastic extrusion needs. With three robust locations and a total of 232,000 square feet of production space, our 34 extrusion lines and 15 co-extruders can tackle even the largest of projects. Our extensive extrusion capabilities include co-extrusion, dual durometer co-extrusion, tri-extrusion, and crosshead extrusion, so we can tackle your project in the most efficient way.
Not only do we have extrusion services, but we also can take your product all the way through the finish line with our thermoforming, off-line punching, metal embedment, ultrasonic welding, custom packaging and kitting, and routing finishing services. We have extensive experience in various industries, including medical. Our ISO Certified class 8 clean room allows us to create your plastic medical product without risking contamination.
For more than 30 years we have been providing our customers with high-quality plastic products and unmatched customer service. Our team will work directly with you to make sure your product is designed, manufactured, and finished so it functions as efficiently as possible.
If you are ready to find out what our team of custom plastic extruders can do for you, contact our team today.
