Scott Sheffield, Author at Custom Profiles Inc.

Staying Cool: The Significance of Light-Colored Plastic Profile Extrusions for Heat Resistance

As the mercury starts to rise here in Fitzgerald, Georgia, we at Custom Profiles, Inc. find our thoughts turning to an important consideration for our plastic profile extrusions. This consideration…

What is a Custom Profile Extrusion?

Plastic extrusions can be found just about anywhere you look—in cars, homes, and even our cell phones. These plastic components are found within our everyday products helping them seal better,…

5 Reasons to Use Recycled Content in Your Extrusions

There are many factors at play when choosing which type of resin mix to use for your plastic extrusion project, but when it comes to comparing recycled vs. virgin plastic,…

PRESS RELEASE

Custom Profiles, Inc. 256 Benjamin H. Hill Dr SE Fitzgerald, Georgia 31750 For Immediate Release For more information, contact: Name: Scott Sheffield Phone: 229-423-2929 Email: scott@customprofiles.com Custom Profiles Welcomes Extrusion…

Capability Spotlight: Plastic Extrusions for Telecommunications

Low-loss optical fiber has been one of the most transformative innovations that our world has seen in the past half-century. Optical fiber enables many of the technologies that people rely…

Recycled Plastic vs. Virgin Plastic in Extrusion

Picking the right part and the right process starts with the right partner The pandemic refocused a lot of attention on reshoring many of our manufacturing processes. Supply chain bottlenecks…

Plastic Extrusion: The Five Elements of Quality Control

Thermoplastic extrusion is often an ideal solution for customized parts. Whether it’s for window exteriors or automotive parts, you need to have confidence in the end-to-end process in order to…

Capability Spotlight: Dual-Durometer and Tri-Extrusion

Capability Spotlight: Dual-Durometer and Tri-Extrusion Selecting the appropriate plastic extrusion process yields more functional products, and it’s critical to identify which capabilities are required to achieve the desired outcome. When…

Reshoring Extruded Parts Production to Strengthen Your Supply Chain

During the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the many challenges that took manufacturers by surprise was the supply chain disruption it caused. According to Ernst & Young, 57% of companies reported…

Plastic Injection Molding or Plastic Extrusion—What Do I Want?

Of the two most prevalent methods for producing plastic products, when shopping for a vendor how do you know which process is best for your project? You have a project…