Materials

TuBro has the experience to work with all major plastic manufacturing materials. Below is a complete listing of materials offered to clients for their manufacturing needs. Contact us to discuss your specialty needs.

Acrylic

Acrylic sheet is cell-cast sheet made to exacting standards, offering excellent optical characteristics, light stability and low internal stress levels for consistent performance. Acrylic sheet is available in a wide range of standard sizes and thicknesses, in colors and colorless.

Acrylic Display with P-95 base

Product Overview

  • Performs in applications to 140°F (60°C)
  • Resists mild acids, alkalis and solvents
  • Has UL94 V-O Flammability Rating
  • Is Type I, Grade I gray per ASTM D-1784
  • Thermoforming performance
  • No moisture absorption
  • Chemical- and corrosion-resistant

Click to see a data sheet on our ACRYLIC Satinice suite of sheet and tube materials.

Polypropylene

Polypropylene offers a good balance of thermal, chemical and electrical properties with moderate strength. It possesses a good strength to weight ratio and due to its hard, high gloss surface, polypropylene is ideally suited to environments where there is concern for bacteria build up that can interfere with flow. Polypropylene sheets can be heat formed, shaped and welded to fabricate ducts, hoods and much more. Polypropylene sheets have excellent corrosion resistance to a wide range of items. It cannot be cemented but can be welded with a plastic welder.

CPVC

Product Overview

  • Performs in applications to 200°F (92°C)
  • Good impact resistance
  • ASTM D-1784: Meets cell classification 24436
  • Reduces noise
  • Self-lubricating
  • No moisture absorption
  • Chemical-and corrosion-resistant
  • UL94 V-0 Flammability Rating

CELTEC

Our rigid foamed PVC is digital or screen printable and ideal for various applications in the sign and graphic markets. Celtec® Expanded PVC comes in the widest range of thicknesses and in a full line of standard colors, with custom colors available upon request. Celtec® Expanded PVC’s optimal density gives it smaller cell structure for edge finishing and superior screw and staple retention. The premium UV package enhances material performance. Our materials are lead and heavy metal free, which allows them to optimize performance while being environmentally friendly.

Top Applications:

  • Point of Purchase Displays
  • Signage
  • Store Fixturing
  • Exhibits and Kiosks
  • Dimensional Letters
  • Display Boards

Key Material Benefits:

  • Printable – Digital and Screen
  • Light Weight
  • Easy to Fabricate, Paint, or Laminate
  • Excellent Fastening Characteristics
  • Excellent Fire Properties

Competitive Advantages (vs. other competitors’ similar materials):

  • Superior UV Performance
  • Contains No Heavy Metals
  • Die Cut-Able
  • Optimal Density for Performance
  • Short Lead-Times for Custom Sizes and Colors
  • Oversized Sheets
  •  All Materials Produced in the US

SANATEC

Vycom’s Sanatec® family of food processing materials is designed for commercial and residential, direct and indirect food contact applications. From the production equipment and processing to the final food preparation, Sanatec® is manufactured with attention to highest quality and standards. Our materials are dishwasher safe, will not absorb moisture, bacteria, or odors, and meet FDA, USDA, and NSF requirements.

UHMW

UHMW is ultra high molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene bar that has exceptionally high abrasion and impact resistance properties. It will outwear all other materials, including metals, nylons, urethanes and fluoroplastics. In corrosion resistance, it has the same qualities of other polyethylene plastics.  UHMW resists wear, friction and corrosion and thus it cuts maintenance costs, energy consumption and extends equipment life. Applications for UHMW materials include guide rails, wear plates, rollers, conveyor augers, bin and hopper lines, chutes, bearings, bushings and gears.

HDPE

A linear polymer, High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) is prepared from ethylene by a catalytic process. The absence of branching results in a more closely packed structure with a higher density and somewhat higher chemical resistance than LDPE. HDPE is also somewhat harder and more opaque and it can withstand rather higher temperatures (120° Celsius for short periods, 110° Celsius continuously).

High density polyethylene lends itself particularly well to blow molding, e.g. for bottles, cutting boards, dipping baskets, dippers, trays and containers. Dynalab Corp’s plastic fabrication shop fabricates thousands of catalog and custom acrylic products.

Halar® ECTFE

Halar® ECTFE, a copolymer of ethylene and chlorotrifluoroethylene, is a semi-crystalline melt processable partially fluorinated polymer. It is available in different grades that are specifically designed for electrostatic powder coating.

Halar® ECTFE is particularly suitable for use as a coating material in protection and anti-corrosion applications thanks to its unique combination of properties

FDA HYZOD

MAKROLON® FD Non-UV stabilized polycarbonate sheet complies with FDA (21 CFR 177.1580) and NSF Standard 51 requirements. Close gauge tolerance control combined with high impact strength and heat resistance makes MAKROLON® FD polycarbonate ideally suited for demanding applications in the medical and food equipment industries.

Laser Protective Acrylic

Laser Protective Acrylic can be used for optical table enclosures, lab viewing windows, laser viewing boxes, workstation viewing ports and more.

The benefits of laser protective acrylic include:

  • Excellent optical clarity
  • Durable and scratch resistant
  • Impact resistant
  • Requires no sandwiching
  • Meets ANSI Z136.1 and Z87.1
  • Standard 2′ x 3′
  • Large 3′ x 4′ sheet available
  • Double thickness available for added strength
  • Custom cut to your specifications

KYDEX®

Kydex® sheet is an extremely durable thermoplastic alloy extruded in a range of colors, patterns, textures, thicknesses and grades to optimize long-term performance, appearance, and cost effectiveness across demanding and diverse end-use applications.

Specialized grades satisfy requirements specific to thermoforming, membrane pressing, post forming, brake forming, laminating and miter folding – and fit a broad range of applications ranging from medical equipment housings and aircraft seat parts, to retail store fixtures and commercial furniture components.

DELRIN®

DELRIN® is a family of acetyl homopolymer resins whose properties include low water absorption, superior creep resistance, tensile strength and fatigue endurance, and excellent chemical resistance to hydrocarbons, solvents and neutral chemicals.  DELRIN® is used as wear surfaces in conveyors, bushings fittings, impellers and other mechanical and electrical applications.  DELRIN® is manufactured  in flat plate(1/32″ thick-4″ thick) and rod forms(3/16″ dia.-8″ dia.). DELRIN® comes in natural, black, PTFE filled, and 20% glass filled.

LEXAN®

LEXAN® is a thermoplastic material that offers extremely high impact resistance.  Virtually unbreakable, LEXAN® sheet’s impact strength is 250 times stronger than glass.  LEXAN® sheet offers excellent clarity approaching that of glass.  LEXAN® can be manufactured with a MARGARD  coating to deliver abrasion resistance to the surface of the sheet.  LEXAN® offers up to 16% better thermal insulation than that of glass.

Lexan is a registered trademark of The General Electric Co.

ABS

ABS is a rigid thermoplastic sheet material.  There are a variety of ABS products.  The most common types are;

R12- This is a rigid ABS thermoplastic sheet with exceptionally good high temperature performance. It has high tensile strength, combined with high impact strength and stiffness, excellent formability, good ductility and low temperature properties.

R20-This thermoplastic sheet is a rigid ABS product with a combination of properties that make it ideal for the widest range of applications. It has very high impact strength and stiffness, excellent high and low temperature performance and outstanding formability.

R21-This thermoplastic sheet is an economical rigid ABS product that provides an ideal balance of properties not available in most low cost ABS sheets. It combines high impact strength and outstanding formability with high tensile strength , high stiffness and excellent low and high temperature performance.

R26- This thermoplastic sheet is a special ABS product that provides you with an unusual combination of very high tensile strength, impact strength and stiffness coupled with outstanding formability. Upon request, this  sheet can be formulated to comply with current FDA and NSF requirements for food handling equipment and devices.

R910-This is a unique general purpose PC/ABS product that offers a favorable combination of mechanical and thermal properties. It has great dimensional stability and very high temperature resistance, rigidity coupled with easy processing and consistent color control.

®The above materials are manufactured by Uniroyal Technologies Corp.

SINTRA®

SINTRA® is a closed cell PVC material.  SINTRA® is used in a variety of products such as exhibits, signs displays and photo mounting.  SINTRA® provides some great design flexibilities.  It has an excellent strength to weight ratio.  SINTRA ®has a UL fire rating of  94V-O and has excellent chemical resistance.

This material is uniformly colored and comes in a variety of stock colors and thicknesses.  Standard colors are black, white, gray, beige, cardinal red, green, yellow, and blue.  Standard thicknesses are 1mm-6mm, 10mm, 13mm and 19mm.

®Sintra is a registered trademark of Alucobond Technologies Corp.

NYLON

ENSILON® is an extruded nylon family exhibiting excellent mechanical properties.  Available as  a standard in type 6/6, it is chemically resistant to hydrocarbons, ketones, and esters.  ENSILON® is often used a bushings, bearings, pulleys and other wear parts in a wide range of industries.  ENSILON® comes in natural, black, MDS, and 30% glass-reinforced.

VEKTON®® cast nylons exhibit an excellent combination of bearing properties, toughness, strength and light weight.  While stock shapes are available in an almost limitless size range, it can also be cast directly to your custom configuration.  VEKTON® come in natural, black, blue, custom colors, MDS, Graphite-filled oil filled, and high heat forms.

®Ensilon and Vekton are registered trademarks of The Ensinger Corp.

TEFLON®

TEFLON® is an anti stick material that is very chemical inert.  It has great heat resistance, moisture resistance and weather resistance.  It is a very tough and flexible material.  Some of the uses for TEFLON® are door sliders, gaskets, and  bearings .

TEFLON® comes in both sheet and rod form.  The sheet is offered in Premium electrical grade(1/32″-2″ thick.) and General Purpose grade(1/32″-1/4″ thick.).  Rod is offered in Premium electrical grade and General purpose grade(1/8″-dia-4 1/4″dia.).

®Teflon is a registered trademark of The Dupont Co. Inc.

PETG

PETG is an extremely clear  co polyester.  PETG is a very cost effective high impact material.  It can be  used on a variety of fabricated and vacuumformed items.  Its clarity makes it a great material for retail displays, storage bins, food trays, covers and machine guards.   It fabricates extremely well.

PETG comes in flat sheet form. It comes in thickness from .020″-.375″ thick.

STYRENE

Polystyrene is a high quality and high impact material.  STYRENE can be fabricated and vacuumformed. It is most commonly used for signage,  point of purchase displays and a variety of other uses.  STYRENE is a relatively inexpensive material that offers a variety of design capabilities.

LDPE

Polyethylene (PE) resins are milky white, translucent substances derived from ethylene.  Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) has a density ranging from 0.91 to 0.93 g/cm3 (0.60 to 0.61 oz/cu in). The molecules of LDPE have a carbon backbone with side groups of four to six carbon atoms attached randomly along the main backbone. LDPE is the most widely used of all plastics, because it is inexpensive, flexible, extremely tough, and chemical-resistant. LDPE is molded into bottles, garment bags, frozen food packages, and plastic toys.

ACETAL®

ACETYL is a tough stable thermoplastic. ACETYL comes in a variety of grades.  Its advantages are high modulus of elasticity, rigidity and dimension stability.  Other advantages are its high lubricity, a wide temperature range and good electrical characteristics.  ACETYL has great resistance to moisture and many neutral chemicals.  ACETYL has a low coefficient of friction, good bearing properties and high resistance to repeated impacts.

ACETYL comes in sheet(1/32″-4″ thick), rod(1/4″-10″ dia.) and a variety of other shapes.

Static Dissipative PVC

PVC-300 – FM 4910 (General Purpose Grade)
Static Dissipative Plastic

PVC-300™- FM 4910 is a plastic sheet product that controls static electricity for many applications requiring Factory Mutual 4910 approved material.  These include cleanroom glazing, as well as, machine windows, doors, covers and enclosures, and fabricated desiccators and cabinets.  It is a Factory Mutual 4910* compliant polyvinyl chloride sheet coated with SciCron Technologies clear, C-300™ static dissipative coating which prevents charge generation on the sheet surfaces. This controls particulate attraction and prevents electrostatic discharge (ESD) events completely independent of humidity.  PVC-300 – FM 4910 has excellent flammability and smoke generation properties, plus superior chemical resistance, surface hardness, and mar resistance.

*The PVC substrate used to make this product has been tested according to procedures outlined in the Factory Mutual Clean Room Materials Flammability Test Protocol (Class 4910) and is listed as an approved material in the Factory Mutual Research Approval Guide.  It has been formulated to resist fire and to emit low levels of smoke when tested according to this protocol.  The C-300 coated product, PVC-300 – FM-4910, has also been approved by Factory Mutual Research and is fully compliant with the provisions of the Factory Mutual Class 4910 protocol.  It is listed on the FM Global web site as “HTP International – HTP-800 ESD Coated (PVC300)”.

 

PVC-300 (General Purpose Grade)
Static Dissipative Plastic

PVC-300™ is a plastic sheet product that controls static electricity for many applications, including windows, doors, machine covers and enclosures, and fabricated desiccators and cabinets.  It is a high quality polyvinyl chloride sheet coated with SciCron Technologies clear, C-300™ static dissipative coating which prevents charge generation on the sheet surfaces.  This controls particulate attraction and prevents electrostatic discharge (ESD) events completely independent of humidity.  PVC-300 fabricates simply, is light in weight and is available in large sheet sizes.  It has excellent chemical resistance, surface hardness, and mar resistance, plus superior flame spread properties.

PVC-350 – FM 4910 (Bending Grade)
Static Dissipative Plastic

PVC-350™- FM 4910 is a plastic sheet product that controls static electricity for many applications requiring Factory Mutual 4910 approved material.  These include bent and contoured panels for cleanroom glazing, equipment covers, enclosures, and windows.  It is a Factory Mutual 4910* compliant polyvinyl chloride sheet coated with SciCron Technologies clear, C-350™ static dissipative coating which prevents charge generation on the sheet surfaces.  This controls particulate attraction and prevents electrostatic discharge (ESD) events completely independent of humidity.  PVC-350 – FM 4910 has excellent flammability and smoke generation properties, plus superior chemical resistance and bending properties.

*The PVC substrate used to make this product has been tested according to procedures outlined in the Factory Mutual Clean Room Materials Flammability Test Protocol (Class 4910) and is listed in the Factory Mutual Research Approval Guide.  It has been formulated to resist fire and to emit low levels of smoke when tested according to this protocol.  The C-350 coated product, PVC-350 – FM 4910, has also been approved by Factory Mutual Research and is fully compliant with the provisions of the Factory Mutual Class 4910 protocol.  It is listed on the FM Global web site as “HTP International – HTP-800 ESD Coated (PVC350)”.

Static Dissipative Acrylic

AC-300 Acrylic (General Purpose Grade)
Static Dissipative Plastic

AC-300™ Acrylic is a plastic sheet product that controls static electricity in many applications, including windows, doors, machine covers and enclosures, and fabricated desiccators and cabinets.  It is a premium quality acrylic sheet coated with SciCron Technologies clear, C-300™ static dissipative coating which prevents charge generation on the sheet surfaces.  This controls particulate attraction and prevents electrostatic discharge (ESD) events completely independent of humidity.  AC-300 Acrylic fabricates simply, is light in weight and is available in large sheet sizes.  It has excellent optical properties, chemical resistance, surface hardness and mar resistance.

AC-350 Acrylic (Bending Grade)
Static Dissipative Plastic

AC-350™ Acrylic is a plastic sheet product that controls static electricity in many applications, including bent and contoured equipment covers, enclosures, and panels.  It is a premium quality acrylic sheet coated with SciCron Technologies clear, C-350™ static dissipative coating which prevents charge generation on the sheet surfaces.  This controls particulate attraction and prevents electrostatic discharge (ESD) events completely independent of humidity.  AC-350 Acrylic fabricates simply, is light in weight and is available in large sheet sizes.  It has excellent optical properties and chemical resistance, and superior bending properties.

Static Dissipative Polycarbonate

PC-300 Polycarbonate (General Purpose Grade)
Static Dissipative Plastic

PC-300™ Polycarbonate is a plastic sheet product that controls static electricity for many applications, including windows, doors, mini-environment glazing panels, and machine guards, covers and enclosures.  It is a premium quality polycarbonate sheet coated with SciCron Technologies proprietary, clear, C-300™ static dissipative coating which prevents charge generation on the sheet surfaces.  This controls particulate attraction and prevents electrostatic discharge (ESD) events completely independent of humidity.  PC-300 Polycarbonate fabricates simply, is light in weight and is available in large sheet sizes.  It has superior impact resistance and flame-spread properties, plus excellent clarity, chemical resistance, and mar resistance.

PC-350 Polycarbonate (Bending Grade)
Static Dissipative Plastic

PC-350™Polycarbonate is a plastic sheet product that controls static electricity for many applications, including bent and contoured equipment covers, guards, enclosures, and panels.  It is a premium quality polycarbonate sheet coated with SciCron Technologies clear, C-350™ static dissipative coating which prevents charge generation on the sheet surfaces.  This controls particulate attraction and prevents electrostatic discharge (ESD) events completely independent of humidity.  PC-350 Polycarbonate fabricates simply, is light in weight and is available in large sheet sizes.  It has excellent clarity and chemical resistance, plus superior impact resistance, flame-spread properties, and bending characteristics.