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Custom Plastics Fabrication
and machining first-class plastic products to perfection requires a high level of expertise, the right equipment and strict quality control. Machines are very technical and must be operated by professional plastic machinists who are skilled in milling, drilling, turning, sanding, forming, grinding, punching and tooling an array of plastics to exact specifications.

State-of-the-art computer numeric control equipment is available for precision in the custom plastics fabrication process. These plastic machines operate at speeds up to 1,000 inches per minute while maintaining tolerances of +/- .004 of an inch. The
speed and precision of these machines results in exceptional quality and low costs plastic fabrication.

In order to perform Custom Plastic Fabrication Division, you must have machines which can cut, bend, glue, weld, saw, route and polish just about any type of polymer to create virtually any product. With plastic fabrication, you can create a one-of-a-kind artistic piece or 5,000 commercial or industrial parts, but the process is the same. Plastic fabrication is most often used when the finished product must be made of corrosive resistant plastics such as polypropylene, PVC, and polyethylene. Plastic fabrication can include:

• Heat form large curved/radius pieces
• Precision bending
• Flame acrylic to glass-like clarity
• Layout and design
• Mechanical assembly
• Prototyping

Here are some machines necessary to aid in the custom plastic fabrication process.
Mighty Viper VT-38 CNC Lathe

This machine gives us the capabilities to turn up to a 34” diameter part quickly and accurately. We are also able to take some of our manual engine lathe processes and perform them on this machine in a fraction of the time.

Hardinge 480DT APC

The Hardinge 480DT APC’s are fast production machines with dual 24” x 16” tables that rotate in and out of the milling area. This allows the operator to be loading and unloading parts on pallet “A” while the machine is milling the parts on pallet “B”. In some cases, these machines triple the production rates
of older equipment.

Komo Fusion 510 CNC Router

The Komo Fusion 510 CNC table router has a 5’ x 10’ work table and dual 24,000
rpm heads which allows us to cut out two parts at the same time and to hold close tolerances while machining at high speeds.

Schmalz Vacuum Lift Jumbo Ergo 300

These
lifters aid dramatically with the loading and unloading of large or heavy sheets of plastic onto process equipment. Each unit has a capacity of lifting up to 660 lbs. The vacuum lifters have increased productivity and also have added safety benefits by reducing the chance for lower back injuries related to manual lifting.

At Lehigh Valley Plastics, we guarantee quality by checking samples of the
product throughout the plastic machining process. We also regularly update and add new machines to our production facilities. For more information about Custom Plastics Fabrication, please visit Lehigh Valley Plastics.