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FOR D&T PLASTICS SUPPLIERS
Leicestershire-based eagle Plastics Limited is a well-established supplier of a wide range of thermoplastic sheet materials, many of which will be found in D&t departments where students are learning skills using vacuum forming or desktop injection moulding machines. By accessing sheet materials that
are available in a range of colours or textures – and even in food grade quality of required – the choice of creative plastics raw materials can bring another dimension to a student’s project. Among the favourites in
education use is High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) which is a rubber-modified version of General Purpose Polystyrene (GPPS). It exhibits much higher impact strength and in sheet form is easily fabricated and vacuum formed. It is also a very versatile material and in commercial use is used in the production of displays in point-of-sale, handling trays, in-store promotional signs and model making. It is also well suited to moulded
bespoke enclosures, boxes and housings – precisely the sort of projects that students would be approaching for first attempts at moulding and vac forming.
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ColouredHIPSmaterial can add another dimension to students’ work.
Another advantage of HIPS is its suitability for food and medical outlets covered by the FDA. To ensure that sheet materials
are cut to pinpoint accuracy, Eagle Plastics has recently installed a new CNC beam saw in the distribution centre at Leicester and this cuts thermoplastic sheet – and a range of other products – with extreme precision and offers a new dimension for customers. The saw is a state-of-the-art
BiesseArtech Sektor 430 CNC-controlled unit that is constructed around a highly stable welded monobloc frame – this is the cornerstone of its cutting accuracy.
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