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Vacuum Forming and
Thermoplastic Manufacturing - Eaton, IN
Arrowhead Plastic Engineering has been in the vacuum forming business since
1973 when it purchased its first vacuum forming machine. The machine was
very simple and very limited in its capabilities, but it got the job done.
The machine was located in the middle of a facility primarily geared towards
fiberglass fabrication. Most of the parts ran on the machine were for the
Bus and Truck Industry. As Arrowhead gained more customers, the need to supply
plastic parts as well as fiberglass parts became more apparent. Eventually,
Arrowhead decided it was time to purchase another building where all of the
plastic parts could be formed.
In 1996, Arrowhead bought a building in Eaton, IN and created a new division
of Arrowhead Plastic Engineering called Arrowhead Plastic Products. Arrowhead
Plastic Products primarily serves businesses in the midwest. However, Arrowhead
has customer’s in Florida, Alabama, California, New Hampshire and everywhere
in between.
Over the years, Arrowhead Plastic Products has went from one machine with
limited capabilities to an ISO 9001-2000 facility with 5 different machines
that are much more advanced than our original vacuum forming machine. In
addition to standard vacuum forming, Arrowhead is able to utilize other production
processes such as plug assist vacuum forming, drape forming, plunge forming,
vacuum forming with a predraw box, strip heating and bending, vinyl wrapping
and stamping. Some of our Arrowhead secondary processing abilities include
but are not limited to: routing, trimming, Ultrasonic welding, Adhesive bonding,
CNC routing, Shearing, Assembly, and in-house pattern and mold making.
The added capabilities coupled with the new production facility has enabled
Arrowhead to expand its customer base to include clients in several different
industries including but not limited to: Aeronautics, Defense, Food Service,
Automotive, Recreational, Retail, Transportation and Safety. This diversified
customer base enables Arrowhead to keep up to date on current technologies
and trends in many different markets and industries.
With an increase in customers from various industries comes an increase in
demand for Arrowhead to supply parts made from many different types of plastics.
Arrowhead has successfully formed the following polymers:
ABS – Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (Magnum, Cycolac, Abex)
PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride (Vintec, GEON)
PC – Polycarbonate (Lexan, Makrolon)
ABS/PC – A blend of ABS and Polycarbonate (Pulse 830)
HDPE – High Density Polyethylene (C-TEAK)
HMWHDPE – High Molecular Weight High Density Polyethylene (TIVAR)
PS – Polystyrene
Acrylic – Extruded and Cell-Cast (Plexiglas, Acrylite)
PVC/Acrylic – Polyvinyl Chloride mixed with Acrylic (Kydex, Royalite)
PEI – Polyetherimide (Ultem)
TPO – Thermoplastic Olefin (Solvay)
PP – Polypropylene (perforated and standard)
PETG - Polyethylene Terephathalate Glycol Modified (Spectar, VIVAK)
Cross-linked foam
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