General Plastics
@generalplastics
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Manufacturer of rigid and flexible polyurethane foam for over 70 years. Follow for industry news, company insights and everything foam.
Tacoma, WA
Joined February 2012
Thanks for stopping by, @ImpactWA and @RepDerekKilmer! We had so much fun creating that custom R2D2 out of our FR-4500 series foam. Cheers.
A recent visit with @RepDerekKilmer to @generalplastics based in Tacoma. Celebrating 80 years they develop and #manufacture rigid and flexible polyurethane foam products. The company employs more than 170 skilled, passionate professionals. #madeinWA #washingtonmfg
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Thank you for touring our facility @RepDerekKilmer! We appreciated the discussion and hope you enjoy your customized #R2D2. https://t.co/tsEjvtUQ54
#maytheforcebewithyou #starwars
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We're honored to be supporting @QuantumWindows with their new Quantum Q-Core, high density foam core! It's a beautiful product and up to 23% increase in thermal performance? Shut the front door! Or should we say window? High five, Quantum!
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General Plastics shares the secret behind its successful LAST-A-FOAM® rigid and flexible polyurethane foam products with @insidecomposite:
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Finding the right subsea foam for a ROV or UUV project can be a challenge, General Plastics recently worked with Strategic Robotics Systems to use our LAST-A-FOAM® R-3300 foam in their latest project. Read the case application to learn more.
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Trust an expert material handler, like General Plastics, for your finished parts program. Learn how our manufacturing support, ability to scale to project needs and technical expertise make us your next partner in your finished parts program.
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Less dense than metallic tooling, LAST-A-FOAM° FR-4800 can be used in creating monolithic tools and molds, foam masters, and fiber-reinforced composites. Learn more about FR-4800’s other applications.
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Learn more about our high-temperature tooling foam with a peak temperature of 480°F (249°C) and a continuous use temperature of 400°F (204°C). Learn more about the FR-4800.
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Read our new case application and learn how General Plastics helped Strategic Robotics Systems reduce manufacturing while increasing their UUV design and functionality.
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Watch how we create one of our many finished parts, the armrest pad. They are made with fire-retardant, self-skinning foam.
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Strategic Robotics Systems partnered with General Plastics to use our LAST-A-FOAM® R-3300 subsea foam in their newest unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). Read our new case applications to learn more.
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Use LAST-A-FOAM® FR-4800 high-temp, LOW CTE polyurethane tooling board and achieve the smooth tool surface finish that is needed to create a high-quality part. Read our tooling blog post to learn other ways composite tooling improves product quality.
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The process of creating the tool needed to produce parts is a critical portion of the manufacturing process. It is critical enough where...
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Simplify your vendor management and utilize a specialized supplier like General Plastics. Our in-house production services can help you take our polyurethane material and create finished parts. Learn more about our services.
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General Plastics has over 75 years of experience creating high quality finished parts for the aerospace industry. Read our Production Services brochure to learn how we can turn an idea into a final part.
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Watch the CAMX 2019 Demo video and learn more about the LAST-A-FOAM® FR-4800 High-Temperature, Low CTE polyurethane tooling board.
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Read our latest case application to learn how Strategic Robotics Systems used our LAST-A-FOAM® R-3300 subsea foam as the durable material needed in the new UUV project.
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Discover how General Plastics helped a customer use polyurethane tooling in their prototyping project. Read the blog post to learn more.
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The tooling option you choose affects the project budget, time-to-market, and product quality – so which method is best for your application?
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Watch how we create our molded parts with self-skinning foam. This process is adaptable to any application.
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Consider molding over machining in your next project. Molded parts may reduce waste and save on production time. Read our whitepaper to learn how molded parts can save you time and money in your next project.
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Explore machining vs molding for polyurethane foam. Compare cost, precision, and volume insights to guide your manufacturing choice.
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Keep your custom build project on time and on budget by using the LAST-A-FOAM® FR-4800 tooling board as the economic and time saving metallic tooling alternative. Read our latest whitepaper to learn more.
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Utilize high-performance polyurethane foam tooling for proofs-of-concept, demo models, and one-off prototyping builds.
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