Line bending involves passing an electric current through a conductive wire creating a low heat. The plastic to be formed is then placed over the wire at the precise place where the bend is required. Products made by line bending include acrylic shelves, leaflet holders, machine guards and POS display.
Other products made by line bending include garden furniture, binders, POP display products and acrylic tables.
What materials are used in line bending?
A list of acrylics and plastics suitable for line bending includes:- Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
- Polycarbonate (PC)
- Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS)
- Polyethylene terephthalate copolymer (PETG)
- Polystyrene (PS)
- High-density polyethylene (HDPE)
- Polypropylene (PP)
More on what is made by line bending?
The size of line bending machinery used is an important factor in what is made by line bending. Wrights Plastics has one of the largest collections of line bending machinery that includes- Clarkes ld60 bender
- Clarkes line bender rig x3
- Flatbed manual heater x 2
- Flatbed manual heater thermobend elite 72
- Open wire heaters
- Pvc autobender x2
- Shannon auto-bend hrp/d
- Shannon autobend hrt 220-300
- Shannon bender
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