Plastics Manufacturing in Canada
Metal is sometimes the wrong specification. Machined plastics are lighter, electrically insulating, chemically resistant, and often food-safe, which is why engineering grades like Delrin, nylon, PEEK, and UHMW carry food-processing, medical, semiconductor, and wear applications. The case for plastic is not cost, it is doing work metal cannot.
Canada is well positioned to make them. Alberta anchors the country's petrochemical industry, producing the ethylene and propylene that feedstock plastics, and thousands of processors nationwide work the material1. For machined parts that means steady domestic supply and shops that understand how each grade moves under a tool, from general-purpose acetal to PEEK for high temperature and chemical resistance.
Sources 1. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Plastic product manufacturing
What you can get made
- Finishing
- Polishing, Deburring, Powder Coating, Heat Treating, Painting, Anodizing, Laser Marking, Plating
- Advanced equipment
- 5-Axis Machining, CMM, Live Tooling, Mill-Turn, Wire EDM, Swiss Turning
- Industries served
- Aerospace, Industrial, Medical, Defense, Automotive, Food Processing, Energy, Oil & Gas
Good to know
- Delrin (acetal) is the general-purpose pick; PEEK for high temperature and chemical resistance.
- Sharp tooling and good chip clearance prevent melting and burring.
- Great for prototypes, insulators, and low-friction wear parts.