Q & A Archives - King Plastic Corporation https://www.kingplastic.com/category/q-a/ Our Innovation. Your Imagination.® Tue, 13 May 2025 13:23:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.kingplastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-KPC-icon-1-32x32.png Q & A Archives - King Plastic Corporation https://www.kingplastic.com/category/q-a/ 32 32 HOW TO CNC & FABRICATE POLYMER https://www.kingplastic.com/how-to-cnc-fabricate-polymer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-cnc-fabricate-polymer Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:15:01 +0000 https://www.kingplastic.com/uncategorized/how-to-cnc-fabricate-polymer/ How To Guides and Videos CNC Quick Fact Sheet King Plastic’s polymer sheets can be easily fabricated with a CNC machine. Tool manufacturers, such as Onsrud and Vortex, classify King Plastic’s material as ‘soft plastic’ in their catalogs and information. This is important because the geometry of the bit changes given the material it is Read More »

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]]> KING PLASTIC’S CNC QUICK FACT SHEET AVAILABLE NOW https://www.kingplastic.com/king-plastics-cnc-quick-fact-sheet-available-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=king-plastics-cnc-quick-fact-sheet-available-now Wed, 02 Sep 2015 09:00:44 +0000 https://www.kingplastic.com/uncategorized/king-plastics-cnc-quick-fact-sheet-available-now/ King Plastic Corporation’s Polymer Sheets Can Be Easily Fabricated With A CNC Machine. Download King Plastic\'s CNC Quick Fact Sheet, Available Now.

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]]> KING PLASTIC CORPORATION PUBLISHES NEW INFORMATION GUIDE FOR TOOLS AND FABRICATION TECHNIQUES https://www.kingplastic.com/new-fabrication-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-fabrication-guide Thu, 13 Aug 2015 19:43:06 +0000 https://www.kingplastic.com/uncategorized/new-fabrication-guide/ KING PLASTIC CORPORATION PUBLISHES NEW INFORMATION GUIDE FOR TOOLS AND FABRICATION TECHNIQUES New Fabrication Guide King Plastic Corporation’s polymer sheets work like wood and can be easily fabricated using standard woodworking tools. The new fabrication guide includes general tooling information, CNC guidelines, cleaning, and general care information. Available now. Download Fabrication Guide

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]]> THERMOFORMING WITH A BENDING BAR AND THERMOFORMING A LARGER RADIUS https://www.kingplastic.com/thermoforming-with-a-bending-bar-and-thermoforming-larger-radius/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thermoforming-with-a-bending-bar-and-thermoforming-larger-radius Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:43:52 +0000 https://www.kingplastic.com/uncategorized/thermoforming-with-a-bending-bar-and-thermoforming-larger-radius/ Thermoforming with a Bending Bar The part to be bent needs to have a 90 degree groove routed in the material, which will form the finished bend location. The groove should be cut to a depth that leaves about 0.100”-.050” of material (more thickness for a rounder corner, less thickness for a sharper corner). Preheat Read More »

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]]> SELECTING THE PROPER POLYMER MATERIAL https://www.kingplastic.com/selecting-the-polymer-proper-material/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=selecting-the-polymer-proper-material Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:01:53 +0000 https://www.kingplastic.com/uncategorized/selecting-the-polymer-proper-material/ By Vishu Shah, John Wiley & Sons. Failures arising from hasty material selection are not uncommon in plastics or any other industry. In an application that demands high-impact resistance, a high-impact material must be specified. If the material is to be used outdoors for a long period, an Ultraviolet resistant (UV) material must be specified. Read More »

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]]> METHODS FOR WELDING HDPE https://www.kingplastic.com/methods-for-welding-plastic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=methods-for-welding-plastic Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:42:06 +0000 https://www.kingplastic.com/uncategorized/methods-for-welding-plastic/ METHODS FOR WELDING HDPE Extrusion welding Extrusion welding allows the application of bigger welds in a single weld pass. It is the preferred technique for joining material over 6 mm thick. Welding rod is drawn into a miniature hand held plastic extruder, plasticized, and forced out of the extruder against the parts being joined, which Read More »

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]]> USING ADHESIVE WITH KING STARBOARD® https://www.kingplastic.com/using-adhesive-with-king-starboard-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-adhesive-with-king-starboard-2 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:24:12 +0000 https://www.kingplastic.com/uncategorized/using-adhesive-with-king-starboard-2/  

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]]> TIPS FOR WELDING THERMOPLASTICS https://www.kingplastic.com/tips-for-welding-thermoplastics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tips-for-welding-thermoplastics Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:54:13 +0000 https://www.kingplastic.com/uncategorized/tips-for-welding-thermoplastics/ TIPS FOR WELDING THERMOPLASTICS From the archives IAPD Welding is the process of uniting sur­faces by softening them with heat. When welding thermoplastics, one of the key components is the material itself. For as long as plastic welding has been around many people still do not understand the basics, which is critical to a proper Read More »

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]]> ROUTER BITS FOR THE SIGN INDUSTRY https://www.kingplastic.com/router-bits-for-the-sign-industry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=router-bits-for-the-sign-industry Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:32:49 +0000 https://www.kingplastic.com/uncategorized/router-bits-for-the-sign-industry/ By Van Niser Signs and the information they convey have become an integral part of daily life. Companies of various sizes serve this vast market, but they all have common problems when it comes to routing of the materials common to the industry. Wood, aluminum, foam and plastic all have different cutting characteristics and no Read More »

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]]> The Low Cost Alternative to UHMW https://www.kingplastic.com/the-low-cost-alternative-to-uhmw-pe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-low-cost-alternative-to-uhmw-pe Mon, 13 Jun 2011 04:35:57 +0000 https://www.kingplastic.com/uncategorized/the-low-cost-alternative-to-uhmw-pe/ The Low Cost Alternative to UHMW New and Improved King Hy-Pact® UHMW has been an industry standard for abrasion resistance for many years. However, UHMW is expensive and physical properties diminish over time when exposed to UV. One manufacturer has developed a product called King Hy-Pact®, the super tough industrial polymer sheet that is environmentally Read More »

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