American Extruded Plastics,Inc.
Contact: Marshall Eakes
938 Reynolds Place
Greensboro, North Carolina 27403
U.S.
Phone: 336-274-1131 x205
Fax: 336-274-2448
Our ability to extrude and hold tolerance for our plastic extrusion customers is unmatched. At American Extruded Plastics our quality is created at the extruder by professional highly experienced experts.
Design
Engineering
AEP has an experienced team of design and technical sales engineers to help you with the engineering side of your project. With over 75 years of combined experience in plastics engineering, we can assist with material selection, part design and make tooling recommendations. Our people are our most important technical asset, and we can help with the most demanding of projects.
In-house tool construction
CAD design assistance
4-axis wire EDM
Conventional EDM
CNC machining center
Custom color matching
Material selection
CAD files accepted
Custom processes/resins
1 gram through 2 lb. shot size molding capability
Exotic custom profiles
Rapid prototyping
CAD/CAM Prototyping
AEP have a full compliment of CAD/CAM services with rapid prototyping available on site. If you require drawings or CAD files, our engineering department can generate these using your CAD
data or completely from concept. With 4-axis wire EDM and CNC machining, AIM/AEP are on the cutting edge of tool and prototype construction. CAD files are accepted via internet or floppy disk.
Timing is everything in life, and tooling is no exception. AEP will keep you completely up to date on your mold or extrusion die status weekly, or even daily, as you require. AEP/AIM will build the tooling "right the first time," and we will recommend appropriate materials for the job. AEP/AIM can also manage large capital investment projects with outside tooling companies, if required.
Materials
We have working expertise in a wide range of resins and materials. But perhaps even more importantly, we have experts who can assist you in evaluating and selecting the material which will work best in your application. Strength, hardness, rigidity/flexural properties, static dissipation and perhaps the most important factor-- cost...we'll assist you every step of the way. Below is a list of some of the plastics we routinely process.
Polystyrene--high impact
Polyethylene--(LDPE, HDPE)
PVC--rigid/flexible
Polypropylene
ABS
Nylon
Acrylic
CAB/butyrate
Polycarbonate
Filled materials
Most others
rapid
prototyping
When you need a part and want to make sure of the concept, call us. We can supply full engineering drawings as well as rapid prototyping made to your specifications in the desired material.
We offer rapid prototyping in two areas:
> prototype parts prior to mold construction
> prototype molds prior to production molds
rapid prototyping parts may be built based on your drawings. rapid prototypes may be machined or produced by other means in order to provide you with a sample of how your part will look, feel, and perform.
Quality
Assurance
Programs
Quality is a central part of our existence at AEP, and we take quality assurance very seriously. AEP will develop a custom Quality Plan for your product, or we will work completely to your specifications. AEP has working experience in the following industries and our standard is "no defects":
Medical
Automotive
Aerospace/Military
Our Facilities
& Equipment
Located in beautiful Greensboro, North Carolina, American Extruded Plastics are housed in a 25,000 square foot facility that includes a 7,000 square foot warehouse, storing portions of our ample raw material inventory. Our entire production area is air-conditioned and our Wire EDM is housed in a completely climate controlled area.
A thriving business and manufacturing center, Greensboro, NC is located in the heart of the Piedmont Triad with access to multiple shipping lanes and common carriers. From single cartons to truckload quantities, shipping is no problem. AEP has a wealth of manufacturing equipment including:
5 extrusion lines from 1.75" to 2.5"
3 injection molding machines (From 125 Ton 5.5 oz to 300 Ton 36 oz)
Auxiliary and downstream equipment including vacuum tanks, in-line saws, cutters, pullers, grinders, desiccant dryers, grinders, off-set printers.
Fabrication equipment includes punch presses, assembly jigs, drill presses.
