Entries by Aileen Crass

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Meet our new Team Member – Lori Bragg – Senior Customer Service Coordinator

Performance Plastics is pleased to announce the addition of our new Senior Customer Service Coordinator – Lori Bragg. Lori joins Performance Plastics with over 30 years’ experience, B.A. in Communications, and working with industry leading companies in Cincinnati, Ohio. “Lori brings a wealth of experience in B2B manufacturing, inside sales, ERP processes, and customer service […]

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EnduroSharp® Torlon® Aircraft Maintenance Tools – Why Use a Pneumatic Tool

EnduroSharp® has improved the way aerospace maintenance professionals remove sealants and adhesives from substrates and fasteners.  EnduroSharp® resharpenable, non-marring tools are made from Torlon®, a high strength polymer, creating a non-metallic blade tool that will not damage composite structures during use. Many of our EnduroSharp® tools can be used in conjunction with a pneumatic tool.  […]

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PEEK, PAEK and PEI are Great Alternatives During Material Shortages

Navigating supply chain issues in this economic environment where there are rampant material shortages is an ongoing challenge. But many commonly used engineered resins may serve well as replacements for your application. Performance Plastics are experts in material selection and can assist your organization in choosing the best material based on the functionality of your […]

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All You Need to Know About EnduroSharp Torlon Gap Filler Removal Discs

EnduroSharp® has changed the way aerospace maintenance professionals remove sealants and adhesives from substrates and fasteners. EnduroSharp® tools are made from Torlon®, a high strength polymer, creating a non-metallic tool that will not damage composite structures during use. The EnduroSharp® lineup consists of a variety of scraper blades, gap blades, reamers, cutters, bits, and discs […]

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It’s Not Tight Tolerance Unless You Can Measure It – Industrial CT Scanning

As you’re designing and manufacturing your next application, wouldn’t it be ideal if you could analyze all the parts, compare them to the original drawings and get results quickly, without damage? At Performance Plastics, we have the ability to do this through industrial computed tomography (CT) scan. Giving us the ability to measure all aspects […]

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EnduroSharp®Nonmetallic (Torlon®) Aircraft Maintenance Tools

EnduroSharp® has changed the way aerospace maintenance professionals remove sealants and adhesives from substrates and fasteners. EnduroSharp® resharpenable tools are made from Torlon®, a high strength polymer, creating a non-metallic blade tool that will not damage composite structures during use. The lack of reliable and effective nonmetallic material removal tools available to maintainers drove the […]

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Benefits of Reshoring for Medical Device Manufacturers

Medical devices must be dependable and safe, and moving operations back to the United States allow companies to have better control over the entire operation – procurement, engineering, production, and distribution.  The result is a higher standard of quality in products.  Medical device companies and other advanced industries need to have extensive and precise control […]

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EnduroSharp® Torlon® Scraper Blades and Gap Blades – What’s the Difference?

  EnduroSharp® has changed the way aerospace maintenance professionals remove sealants and adhesives from substrates and fasteners. EnduroSharp® resharpenable tools are made from Torlon®, a high strength polymer, creating a non-metallic blade tool that will not damage composite structures during use. Scraper blades are designed for use in larger areas where a large quantity of […]