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Established in 1989 Sentinel Plastics Ltd is an Industrial Engineering Plastics Machining and Fabrication company. With a long history and much accumulated knowledge Sentinel Plastics Ltd has always moved with the times.
Sentinel Plastics Ltd is a well-established Engineering Plastics Supplier CNC machining and Plastic fabrication company based in Cradley Heath in the West Midlands. Sentinel Plastics Ltd has an already large customer base, which includes many long term blue chip customers. At present it is amidst a very successful marketing period, and so is currently attracting large amounts of extra business.
Our capacity includes but is not limited to the following: 8 No CNC Machines which includes Mazak VCN 530C + 5 No XYZ 1020 VMC + 2 Bridgeport’s VMC + 2 ProTurn Lathes + 1 Mazak Mill/Turn.
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Being more expensive, engineering plastics are produced in lower quantities and tend to be used for low-volume applications.
The term usually refers to thermoplastic materials rather than thermosetting ones. Examples of engineering plastics include acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), used for car bumpers, dashboard trim and seating; polycarbonates, used in guarding; and polyamides (nylons), used for bushes and bearings.
Engineering plastics have gradually replaced traditional engineering materials such as wood or metal in many applications. Besides equalling or surpassing them in weight/strength and other properties. Engineering plastics are much easier to manufacture, especially in complicated shapes.
Engineering Plastics – Thermoplastic – Ref Wikipedia – Engineering Plastics Company
A thermoplastic, or thermosoftening plastic, is a plastic material, a polymer, that becomes pliable or moldable above a specific temperature and solidifies upon cooling.
Most thermoplastics have a high molecular weight. The polymer chains associate through intermolecular forces, which weaken rapidly with increased temperature, yielding a viscous liquid. Thus, thermoplastics may be reshaped by heating and are typically used to produce parts by various polymer processing techniques.Thermoplastics differ from thermosetting polymers, which form irreversible chemical bonds during the curing process. Thermosets do not melt when heated: they decompose and do not reform upon cooling.
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