Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Profile Extrusion

Create lineals, fenestration products, and stock shapes with tailored performance
Economically produce high quality form factors that outperform metal, wood, or thermosets

PlastiComp’s expertise in applying long fiber thermoplastic composite technology to new markets has led to the development of innovative profile extrusion applications. Just a few of our implementations include retrofit pipe liners and composite rebar.

Our structural, discontinuous long fiber-reinforced materials can be profile extruded to incorporate the performance advantages of long fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites with mechanical properties tailored to meet demanding application requirements.

Enabling you to produce form factors that provide higher performance without the complexity and cost penalties of making pieces entirely using continuous reinforcement or the interface and thermal expansion mismatch of inserting other materials.

Why Choose Long Fiber Reinforced Composites?

Dimensional stability to be used as substitute for metal or wood
Combined performance benefit by enhancing both stiffness and toughness of host polymer
Bridge the performance gap between low-performing chopped fiber-filled plastics and difficult to produce continuous fiber reinforced composites
Weight reduction eases material handling and reduces product transportation costs
PlastiComp can customize our pellet sizes, and resulting fiber length, to tailor obtainable mechanical properties to your application’s performance specifications

Reinforced Plastics Are Ideal Replacement Materials

In addition to being lightweight, plastics have inherent benefits that are desirable when replacing traditional metal or wood materials:

Resistance to corrosion
Low thermal conductivity
Electrically insulative or conductive
VOC-free processing

Plus, PlastiComp has the ability to incorporate additional characteristics into our long fiber composites:

Solid molded-in color
Built-in lubricity
Flame/smoke/toxicity compliance
Anti-static or ESD control

Benefits of Manufacturing Via Profile Extrusion

Low tooling costs and high production rates yield consistent quality products with tight tolerances and excellent dimensional stability which makes thermoplastic extrusion ideal for producing any element that has a uniform cross section along a continuous length.

Use profile extrusion processing methods to convert long fiber reinforced thermoplastics into: