Heavy Equipment

Durable yet lightweight performance plastics stand up to the toughest jobsite demands

It’s called heavy equipment for a reason. Whether the task is construction, demolition, hauling, drilling, conveying, or cleanup, your machinery and vehicles handle massive loads and (whether figuratively or literally) move the earth to enhance our living and working environments.

Despite their light weight, performance plastics shoulder a great deal of this burden. From the cranes that erect skyscrapers to the equipment that harvests food and resources, materials like UHMW, ABS, nylon, and polycarbonate add extraordinary value when used to complement or replace metals, wood, and glass.

Curbell Plastics supplies a broad range of strong, tough, and durable plastic materials for use in agriculture, building construction, road construction and maintenance, snow and ice removal, towing, drilling, and much more.

Our plastic material and part design experts work daily with equipment manufacturers, design and cost engineers, maintenance and repair professionals, and procurement and supply chain managers.

Our plastic material and part design experts work daily with equipment manufacturers, design and cost engineers, maintenance and repair professionals, and procurement and supply chain managers.

We assist with:

Save Time, Keep Costs Down, and Protect Your Assets

Thanks to their durability, light weight, and resistance to impact, wear, heat, chemicals, moisture, and corrosion, plastics improve the performance, efficiency, and longevity of all heavy equipment types.

Performance Plastics for Heavy Equipment Can:

  • Reduce downtime and extend equipment lifetime
  • Lower fuel consumption
  • Improve safety and reduce noise
  • Eliminate or reduce the need for part lubrication
  • Optimize equipment performance in the full range of harsh weather and extreme conditions
  • Take continued punishment and wear to protect more expensive metal heavy equipment parts

PROVEN PLASTIC MATERIALS FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT APPLICATIONS

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ABS

Outstanding impact resistant low cost plastic, easy to machine, and thermoform.

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Acetal

High strength, stiff, low friction engineering plastic with good wear properties.

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Acrylic

Outstanding strong, stiff, clear plastic available in a variety of brilliant colors and finishes.

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CE Canvas Phenolic

Electrical grade phenolic sheet material with cotton canvas reinforcement.

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HDPE

Durable, versatile, low cost, abrasion and chemically resistant plastic material.

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KYDEX® Thermoplastic Sheet

High impact, thermoplastic sheet that is tough, durable, and easy to form.

Linen-Phenolics

LE Linen Phenolic

A composite sheet material that consists of electrical grade phenolic resin impregnated into layers of linen fabric.

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Nylon

Strong, stiff engineering plastic often used to replace metal bearings and bushings.

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Polycarbonate

Transparent, strong and stiff thermoplastic with outstanding impact resistance.

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Polypropylene

Low cost, chemical resistant plastic with excellent aesthetic qualities.

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PVC

Strong, stiff, versatile low cost plastic material that is easy to fabricate, bond, and weld.

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UHMW

Extremely tough abrasion resistant, low cost plastic, used for a wide range of wear applications.

Plastic Applications for the Heavy Equipment Industry

  • Bearings and bushings
  • Bumpers
  • Cab interiors, doors, and consoles
  • Chute liners
  • Crane pads, cribbing pads, and outrigger pads
  • Gears
  • Hammer cushion pads
  • Instrumentation covers
  • Pulleys
  • Roller components
  • Sheaves and pulleys
  • Slide pads
  • Snow plow blades
  • Telescopic boom components
  • Truck and trailer bed linings
  • Wear strips and pads
  • Windows and protective glazing

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Not sure which materials best fit your needs?

Our experienced sales and technical teams are available to assist you with material selection challenges.

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