Plastics machining is a specialized area of expertise that AMI PLASTICS has developed. Plastics machining requires a different approach than metals machining because of the unique work-holding and tooling required to hold tolerances and surface finishes.

Plastic machining techniques that we employ:

• Stress relieving : of plastic before or as an interim step the production process to produce required tolerances
• Fixturing/Workholding : Plastics must be fixtured or held in such a way as to not induce stress into the material
• Burrs : plastic require special tools and deburring methods to manufacture cost effectivley
• Finishes : Plastic requires specific tool geometries for optimum machining speeds
• Hardware Inserts : Many times installing thread inserts into plastic is great way to achieve thread strength in plastic

Machined Parts