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Top Plastic Extrusion Companies in the UK

Plastic extrusion manufacturers support the production of continuous products across a wide range of sectors. The process used when manufacturing pipe, tube, film, sheet and profile products when consistent quality and efficient output is important. Extrusion is a practical way for manufacturers to deal with high volumes of material with reliable dimensional control and flexibility in design. Extrusion primary applications are packaging and construction, automotive, industrial. The process remains a key option when producing durable plastic products at scale.

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Should You Outsource?

Outsourcing is an established model in hi tech sectors and there are plenty of fabricators and installers who ‘buy-in’ so why isn’t it more established in extrusion?

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Are you plasticising your material efficiently, or are you ‘poking it in with a stick!’

Having spent a number of years inspecting worn screw and barrels, I know from experience that people go well beyond ‘a few thou’ of wear before deciding it’s time for a replacement or refurb.  A good setter can often work with little more than a stick rattling around in an oversized tube, but there is always a price to pay……

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Are we on Foot or Horseback?

After 20 something years in the plastics industry working for one of the larger extruder manufacturers in the world I am beginning to wonder when replacing critical parts like Barrels and Screws, do we look any further than the price?

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