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by Bing Carbone Automotive technology is increasing at lighting speed, with new materials being applied every year that increase durability, longevity and wear. These materials allow cars to resist wear and damage, and to last longer than ever before. One of these...
Updated February 2026 What is industrial solutions custom plastic fabrication? Industrial solutions custom plastic fabrication is the set of processes used to turn plastic stock shapes (sheet, rod, tube) into finished parts and assemblies. Depending on the...
by Bing Carbone Modern Plastics takes pride in our close relationships with some of the world’s leading chemical synthesis and research innovation leaders. One such company is Evonik, whose state-of-the-art polymers and chemicals create the raw materials for many of...
Last updated: February 2026 What is the custom plastic fabrication process? The custom plastic fabrication process is the set of steps used to turn plastic stock shapes—sheet, rod, and tube—into finished parts and assemblies. Depending on your application, fabrication...
Last updated: February 2026 Who is Modern Plastics? Modern Plastics custom fabrication helps teams turn sheet, rod, and tube stock into finished parts, assemblies, and production-ready components. Many teams come to us with a drawing and a deadline. Others come with a...
by Bing Carbone Founded in 1966 by Wilfried Ensinger, Ensinger Industries is an internationally-operated, family-owned thermoplastic giant and global supplier of high performance polymers headquartered in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Some few years after its founding,...
by Bing Carbone Since 1965, Sekisui has been a leader in the thermoplastics industry, though not under that name. That year, Kydex thermoplastics was first invented by Rohm and Haas, eventually used for aircraft interiors. This product sparked its own company under...
by Bing Carbone When most people think of plastics, or ever consider the history of it, they may think that this is a new invention, around since maybe the 1970s or ’80s. But plastics go back further than that, and Modern Plastics has been on the cutting edge since...
Medical grade LENNITE® UHMW-PE from Westlake Plastics is lot controlled and traceable, ASTM F-648 and ISO 5834-1/2 compliant, available stock material in Type I and II resins, stress relieved, and custom certifications available. Applications include total hip and...
TECAFORM® MT, Polyoxymethylene (Copolymer Acetal), manufactured by Ensinger is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic offering high strength, stiffness and toughness. TECAFORM® MT is typically used in the medical plastics industry and food technology. The material is...
From GE Advanced Materials, we offer the new family of transparent, solar-control glazing products, available in both solid sheet and multi-wall polycarbonate sheet that significantly reduces solar transmission while simultaneously offering high levels of light...
GE's Lexgard* bullet resistant laminates, line of transparent armor products helps provide ballistic, bomb blast, natural disaster and forced entry protection for a wide variety of flat glazing. Lexgard* laminates are composite sheets that possess bullet-resistant...