The name "plastic" refers to the ability to form or shape a material, or to the moldability a material adopts under forces such as pressure or heat. Engineers often use the term "polymer" when referring to plastic materials, because it more clearly describes how many (poly) chemical units (mers) form up in complex chains to create modern plastic resins.

Material selection is a critical and challenging task in developing a process device in plastic. Numerous, often competing, issues factor into the decision, including chemical resistance, mechanical properties, thermical characteristics, production costs, and ease of manipulation.

The first and most important step in selecting a plastic material from the broad range of available materials is to carefully define the requirements of the application, the physical properties required and the environment in which the material will need to perform.

Teblick is specialised in the use of different thermoplastics; whether common plastics (like PVC, PP, HDPE, ...) or fluoroplastics (PVDF, ECTFE, ETFE, FEP, MFA  and PFA).

Also check our special topic about FM approved plastics.