Saving Time

Crescent Plastics has provided time-saving solutions for many of our client's challenges with custom plastics extrusion. Here are just a few examples of the lengths to which we're willing to go — to help make our clients' lives easier:

Flexible
This client saw firsthand just how flexible the Crescent Plastics process can be.

The Situation:
The client, a water softener manufacturer, had been purchasing our brine tube for use in their manufacturing process. During assembly, a hole had to be punched in the tubing to allow water to filter out while keeping salt from filtering back in the tube. Naturally, this added step was both costly and time consuming, and the client needed to find a way to eliminate this operation from their process.

And the Solution…
At Crescent Plastics, fabricating parts on-line has been a forte of ours for years. Our flexibility in design allowed us to devise a way to punch the part for the client on-line, as part of the plastic extrusion process. To keep the extrusion speed at optimal production levels, this punching operation had to be done quickly and efficiently. Our team both designed and built a piece of equipment that could effortlessly perform this operation. By punching the tubing on-line, there was no added cost to the client — and the elimination of this step in their water softener assembly saved the client a significant amount of time and money. Simply stated, we added value to the client’s product — without adding cost.

Flexibility is the key in our approach to quality plastics extrusion. By maintaining flexibility in our operations, we are able to quickly discover just what it will take to meet our client’s expectations.



Brilliant
There is no greater evidence of the brilliance in our methods than our solution to a challenge faced by one of our clients.

The Situation…
The client, an appliance manufacturer, wanted to illuminate the interior cabinet of their refrigerator but didn’t want the light bulb to be visible through the plastic lens.

And the Solution…
We got right to work, experimenting with different material formulations until we found the perfect solution — a mixture of an impact-modified acrylic and a frosted acrylic that achieved the exact look our customer had envisioned. The frosted acrylic, a brand new product yet unknown to the customer, worked to conceal the light bulb, while the impact-modified acrylic effectively brightened the interior of the refrigerator. This new material replaced the former lens material — high-impact polystyrene — a substance that effectively hid the light bulb but created an undesirable yellow cast within the refrigerator.

Crescent was able to achieve the combination that would provide the most cost-effective solution, while combining optimal performance with aesthetic appeal.

At Crescent Plastics, we have experience in the extrusion of a wide variety of thermoplastic materials and can assist you in combining the most cost-efficient part design with the most appropriate material for your needs. We’re confident we can shed some light on your toughest plastic extrusion challenges.

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