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Plastics for the Automotive Industry

Roughly half a modern vehicle's volume is plastic, and so is most of the tooling, fixturing and prototyping behind it. From under-hood components that take heat and chemicals to interior parts that take abuse, we stock the materials automotive engineers spec and machine them to print.

Common Automotive Applications

  • Mud flaps
  • Thermal and sound insulation
  • Sheathing and jacketing
  • Component housings
  • Switches and sockets
  • Connectors
  • Bearings and bushings
  • Gaskets, washers, spacers
  • Fluid lines
  • Wiring harnesses
  • Power train components
  • Internal transmission parts including
  • Transmission gears Bed liners
  • Wheel well liners
  • Trunk liners
  • Car covers and protection panels
  • Moisture barriers
  • Truck trailer skirts

Why Plastics Win

  • Lightweight for increased fuel efficiency
  • Recyclable
  • Corrosion, abrasion and fatigue resistant
  • Wide range of stiffness, tensile strength and creep resistant
  • Surface finish and appearance
  • Low wear
  • Low moisture absorption
  • Thermoformability
  • Weatherability
  • High lubricity, self-lubrication, low coefficient of friction
  • Low warpage
  • Solid color, eliminating painting

Materials We Supply for Automotive

  • Acetal (POM)
  • Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS)
  • Acrylic (PMMA)
  • Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics (LFRT)
  • Nylon (PA)
  • Polyamideimide (PAI)
  • Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
  • Polybutylene (PBT)
  • Polycarbonate (PC)
  • Polyethylene (PE)
  • Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
  • Polypropylene (PP)
  • Polyurethane (PUR)
  • Polyetherimide (PEI)
  • Polyphenylene Oxide (PPO)
  • Polyphenylsulfone (PPS)

HOW WE SUPPORT AUTOMOTIVE

Stocked, cut to size, and machined to your drawings

Sheet, rod and tube in the grades this industry specs, no full-sheet minimums. CNC routing, laser cutting, bending, welding and machining under our ISO 9001:2015 system (Cert No. 23746), with material certs and first article inspection on request. Prototype to production.