Engineered Plastic Assemblies, Columbus, OH, Extended Resources

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	Engineered Plastic Assemblies

Extended Resources produces engineered plastic assemblies with complex and multiple part components. Our complete service package includes procuring, fabricating, modifying and assembling each plastic assembly. Extended Resources utilizes in-house high-quality screen and digital printing processes for decorative detailing of graphics, company logos, diagrams and any other aesthetic feature.

We maintain a close customer interaction to ensure we meet every detail and design constraint. For products requiring design assistance, our experienced staff will advise on a variety of materials, such as extruded, injection molded, formed, and/or cast plastics.

Engineered plastic assemblies include:

Lens assemblies
RFI/EMI shield assemblies
Stainless steel ejection plates
Computers
Monitors
Viewing devices
Controllers
Papa John's signs

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Engineered Plastic Assembly Capabilities · Process Equipment · Finishing Operations · Company Information

Engineered Plastic Assembly Capabilities

Solvent/Welded Mechanical Attachments		Brackets Clips Fabricated slots Inserts Rivets

Production Quantities		1 to 1000's

Production Processes		Solvent welding Gluing Decorating Recycling Forming Routing Cutting Sorting Packing

Design Assistance		Reverse engineering Improved part functionality

Finishes		Non-glare coatings Hard coatings Protective over-laminates

Process Equipment

Screen Printing Equipment		M & R 5296 Patriot Screen Printing Press Sias 4052 Screen Printing Press Sias 3047 Screen Printing Press American Cameo 2030 Screen Printing Press

Engraving/Marking Equipment		New Hermes Rotary Engraving System Epilog Laser Engraving, Cutting and Marking system AXYZ 5 x 10 CNC Router with I Cut

Dryers		Cincinatti Super Jet III Jet Dryer 1,000,000 BTU Multiple UV reactor drying systems

Cutting Equipment		Thomson American Clamshell Diecutter Prism Digital Control Powercutter

Laminating Equipment		Multiple Laminators: hot and cold, 24” up to 64’’

Packaging Equipment		ZED Blister Pack Machine

Finishing Operations

Laminating		Materials can be overlaminated with various films such as polyester, polycarbonate, or vinyl to provide protection, appearance or effect. Pressure sensitive adhesives can be laminated to films or sheets to facilitate mounting functionality for the finished part. We can put together multiple layers of different materials to create insulators, shielding components or custom constructions for special applications. Copper and aluminum foils are examples of products we utilize for those special needs.

Slitting		Slitting is done to create a back or front slit in a protective liner to provide the crack and peel effect for pressure sensitive products. Slitting is also used as a lower cost alternative to pull tabs on pressure sensitive adhesive-backed products. Power shearing and back slitting, for example, are alternatives to tooling and diecutting. Back slits on parts are also advantageous for strategic part placement where only part of the liner is removed and the part can be handled or positioned easily.

Powercutting/Shearing		Powercutting is the use of a guillotine power shear with a digital readout controller to semi precision cut films, thin gauge sheets and layered constructions into square or rectangular shapes. Our largest production cutter is 54" wide, but we do special cutting up to 12' for products such as banners and sign inserts. Shearing is our cutting process for rectangular sheet products in gauge metals.

Die-Cutting		Diecutting by means of using Steel Rule Dies is an industry standard for cutting shaped parts or parts with interior cutouts, tabs, or large volume. All of our roll labels are produced using tooling, but in many cases, common die shapes or sizes can use common tools. In our sheet-fed products we utilize Clamshell type diecutters.