Tag: extrusion

Top Plastic Extrusion Companies in the UK

March 24, 2026 / Dan Russell

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.

How Do I Prototype an Extrusion?

January 26, 2018 / Guest

Extrusion is a process that is commonly used in production, where lengths of a constant cross section are required.
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Should You Outsource?

January 8, 2018 / Guest

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?

Should Systems Companies Sub-contract?

January 3, 2018 / Guest

With fluctuating demand continuing, economic uncertainty making major capital spend less appealing, Euroseal look at how systems houses could pick up the slack in their capacity without major investment.

Plastic Extrusion in the Retail Sector

September 15, 2017 / Guest

The retail environment is awash with products vying for customer’s cash, and with so much marketing collateral at play, it can be tricky to grab their attention.

Need Plastic Parts Making? Ask our Plastic Guru!

April 25, 2017 / Carl Futcher

OK, so we aren’t the Plastic Gurus in question (it’s the below handy Infographic), but at PlastikCity we operate both a Help Desk and an Assisted Service facility within our Source a Moulder section, so we have first-hand experience when it comes to ‘pointing people in the right direction’.

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

July 9, 2015 / Carl Futcher

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……

Are we on Foot or Horseback?

March 27, 2015 / Carl Futcher

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?