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What Is TPU Plastic & What Is It Used For?

By Rayda Plastics | 17 March 2014

Thermoplastic polyurethane is a unique type of plastic. Often described as bridging a gap between rubber and plastic, the production of Thermoplastic polyurethane is becoming more and more popular as its properties allow the plastic to be used for a large range of products. Thermoplastic polyurethane is a block copolymer composed of both hard and…

Advantages Of Plastic Extrusion

By Rayda Plastics | 10 March 2014

There are several reasons why plastic extrusion offers an efficient, economical and practical method for producing your plastic products: The extrusion process is fast and efficient at producing continuous shapes in varying lengths. Products can be produced in large volumes, and there is minimal wastage. Complex shapes can be produced with varying thickness, textures, colours…

Plastic Money To Be Introduced In 2016

By Rayda Plastics | 3 March 2014

Plans are in place to introduce plastic money in 2016. Initially, current £5 notes would be replaced with plastic £5 notes that will be made from polymer plastic, before moving on to the production of plastic £10 notes. Existing £5 notes have a life expectancy of just one year due to their composition and are…

A Brief Introduction To Extrusion

By Rayda Plastics | 28 February 2014

Plastic extrusion is the process by which small pieces of plastic, called granules or pellets, are extruded through dies to create a desired shape. Although plastic extrusion was only introduced in the 20th Century, it’s use has extended across a variety of industries worldwide. Shapes commonly produced through the process of plastic extrusion include pipe,…

Rayda Installs New Plastics Extrusion Line

By Rayda Plastics | 21 February 2014

We at Rayda are now installing a whole new 7th line to both keep up with current production requirements and also to enable us to explore new markets . The new line is scheduled to begin production within the next 3 weeks and the installation of the new line is being carried out without any…

Welcome to our new blog

By Rayda Plastics | 11 February 2014

We are going to be using this section of the website to write about both industry and company news. We’ll be posting on industry innovations, conventions and interesting concepts, plus updates to our own machinery and company. We hope to feature case studies where possible, and will be posting guides and information on plastic extrusion,…