Plastic Extrusion
Greiner Packaging Invests Big in New PET Decontamination and Extrusion Line
Greiner Packaging previously announced their goal for their Dungannon plant to become carbon neutral by 2025 and they have just become another step closer. The well-established plastic manufacturer has confirmed a recent £3.7 million investment in new PET decontamination and extrusion line. This investment will allow the manufacturing process to considerably increase the amount of…
Read MoreSix Products You May be Surprised are Plastic Extrusion
Plastic extrusion is the technique of extruding small pellets of plastic through dies to create a continuous shape, with a fixed cross-sectional profile.
Read MoreWhat are the Benefits of Polypropylene?
Polypropylene is a thermoplastic polymer that is used in various industries for a multitude of applications. It is an extremely versatile plastic and, as such, is the second most commonly produced commodity plastic in the world. Of the overall total Polypropylene produced, a whopping 30% is used within the packaging industry, 13% goes to electrical and equipment manufacturing, 20% is split between household and automotive applications, and 13% goes…
Read MorePrinting on Extruded Plastic Materials
At Rayda, there are many different materials that we use during the extrusion process and printing on these plastics comes into this, but how do you print on them? Plastic extrusions are all around us, from curtain rails to construction piping, so it’s important that printing onto these materials is durable and presentable. Specialist printers…
Read MoreWhat Can Be Made with Extruded Plastics?
Different plastics are best suited to different applications; this is due to the way in which they’re formed. It gives them specific properties that suit certain environments or strength requirements. Extruding plastics is an efficient way to produce a number of shapes and products for both industrial and home use. Although there are hundreds of…
Read MoreTypes of Thermoplastic Extrusion
No matter what the end use of the plastic is, it will have undergone some form of extrusion in order for it to be shaped and moulded. Extrusion itself can be completed in many different ways depending on the use and specific application or properties of the plastic. If you’re interested in plastic extrusion, you…
Read MoreThe Co-Extrusion Process for Plastics
In its very basic form, the extrusion process involves melting plastic granules, pulver or pellets, pushing them through a die to create a shape. This shape is then cooled and set to the correct dimensions and then cut to the right length. Co-Extrusion requires multiple extrusion machines forcing two or more different materials through the…
Read MoreWhat is the Plastic Extrusion Process?
Plastics can take many different forms and have a variety of properties, but all end products start off as the raw material: resin. The process can be complicated and take many forms, but there are a few basic steps which all plastic extrusion processes follow. Step One The raw materials are fed into a hopper…
Read MoreThe Advantages of Using Plastics in the Construction Industry
Different forms of plastics are used in multiple industries with varying uses. However, one of the most prevalent sectors where plastics are used is the construction industry, here plastics are essential. Plastics can be so useful in this sector because of the different properties that the range of plastics hold, there is a plastic to…
Read MoreUK Manufacturing Industry Going From Strength To Strength
It has been a record year here at Rayda Plastic. There has been growth in the Building and Utilities industries creating a greater demand for products that have been manufactured through the process of plastic extrusion. This growth isn’t just evident at Rayda, it seems that UK manufacturing is going from strength to strength at…
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