In the 21st century plastic parts are part of daily life, from the computer cables that connect us to the internet, to the electrical wiring and conduits that wind around our homes and the places we work, to the endless plastic parts on the consoles of our cars. Just about any type of non-metal part, pipe or conduit starts out as a flexible polyvinyl chloride compounders and is made with a mold.
Plastic specialists have the ability to change the chemical properties of semi-rigid chemical alloys to create rigid PVC compounds that don't bend easily or flexible PVC that if often used for pliable tubes or other flexible parts. The uses for PVC plastics really are endless and reach across home, business, and manufacturing products including:
Automobile Components - shifters, door gaskets, seals for windows or sun roofs, console molding, trim, wiring
Manufacturing - grips, handles, knobs, hoses, tubing, suction cups, grommets, vacuum cleaner parts
Medicine - tubes, bendable tubing, food IVs. Compounds used in medicinal applications use medical grade PVC plastics designed to maintain safe and sanitary environments.
Construction Industry - weather stripping, seals for windows, outside trimming pieces
Wires & Cabling - refrigerator wiring, communications cables, automotive cables and wires
Electric - power supply cording, harnesses for wires, battery terminal boots, shields
Environmental concerns in today's world have spawned the creation of esters of phthalic acid free pliable polyvinyl chloride plastics that are safer to utilize in toys and vinyl compounds that come in contact with food.