Plastic Drilling and Tapping Fabrication
Plastic Fabrication Solutions is your turnkey resource for all of your plastic fabrication needs. Plastic drilling and tapping fabrication are completed by experienced and knowledgeable fabricators who make sure your plastic components are completed with an eye on quality.
What is Plastic Drilling?
Plastic drilling fabrication is just as it sounds. CNC machining is used to drill a hole in a plastic component. Plastic drilling gives flexibility to your plastic components by providing a way to hang the plastic on the wall, fasten the plastic to a larger part of the project, input a speaker hole and much, much more.
At Plastic Fabrication Solutions, we offer the following plastic drilling solutions:
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Countersunk hole drilling
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Through holes
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Tapped holes
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Milled holes
What is Plastic Tapping?
Plastic tapping is a machining process done to create threads on a screw hole so that a bolt can be fitted onto it. Tapping is completed using CNC machining and is done in conjuncture with plastic drilling. After a hole is drilled in a plastic component, it can be tapped to create threads in the hole.
Why Should You Consider Plastic Drilling?
Plastic drilling and plastic tapping increases the value and versatility of your plastic component. This process is used in a wide variety of industries and applications.
Industries
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Display
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Signage
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Retail
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Automotive
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Construction
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Medical
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Fabrication
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Aquariums
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Security
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Event
Applications
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Furniture
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Bullet resistant windows
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Aquariums
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Vehicles
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Construction projects
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Windows
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Golf carts
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Outdoor furniture
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Artwork
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Awards
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Displays
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Sneeze guards
What Material is best for plastic drilling and tapping?
Materials easily able to withstand drilling or tapping holes include mechanical plastics such as Nylon or ABS. Other materials such as polycarbonate (too soft) and acrylic (too hard) are not ideal, but can be drilled at the customer’s request with extra precautions.
Common materials:
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Acrylic
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Polycarbonate
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Nylon
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ABS
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HDPE
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PETG
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Polypropylene
Why Choose Plastic Fabrication Solutions for plastic drilling?
At Plastic Fabrication Solutions, we have experience counter sinking, hole drilling, tapping and milling. Our fabricators do these projects all day, every day. We have the CNC machine needed to complete these projects in addition to the knowledge to drill or tap by hand depending on what the job requires. We have many different methods and solutions available in order to customize your job and ensure you get the correct hole for your needs.
In addition to drilling and tapping, Plastic Fabrication Solutions offers turnkey manufacturing services.
Our capabilities include:
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CNC Machining
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Edge beveling
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Edge polishing
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Engraving
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Manual routing
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Thermoforming