General Plastics Mfg. Co. Showroom

Contact Information

Please visit: www.generalplastics.com

Phone: (253) 473-5000
Toll-Free: (800) 806-6051
Fax: (253) 473-5104

Mailing Address:
4910 Burlington Way

Tacoma, WA USA 98409

Sales Contact: Melissa Smith , (253) 473-5000 sales@generalplastics.com

Engineer Contact: Barry Martin , (253) 473-5000 barry_martin@generalplastics.com

Products/Services:
LAST-A-FOAM rigid, high-density polyurethane foams for composite core in the aircraft, aerospace, marine and transportation industries; suitable for use in insulation, structure, toolmaking and model/prototype applications. FR-4500 tooling board for composite tooling. R-3300 hydrostatic pressure resistant foam, and foam bonder.

A Special Message from General Plastics Mfg. Co.

General Plastics Compliant to AS 9100/ISO 9000

High Performance Foam Core Materials

General Plastics Manufacturing Company is fully compliant with requirements for certification to SAE AS9100 standards. The Company has successfully completed three complete audit-cycles with no difficulties. SAE AS9100 is the premier quality system requirement for suppliers to the aerospace industry.

General Plastics also complies to the requirements of NQA-1 for products made to serve the nuclear-materials transportation industry. This is the highest standard applied by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and General Plastics is the only urethane-foam supplier to gain this recognition.

General Plastics continues to manufacture the finest polyurethane foam products available anywhere in the world, with unparalleled product and application support.

A visit to our website will allow any user to find virtually any information desired about any product or service offered by General Plastics Manufacturing Company.

For those questions not answered by our web-content, we encourage customers to contact us via phone or e-mail.

Product Categories of General Plastics Mfg. Co.

  • Materials
    • Core materials and flow media
      • Foam core
        • Foam core, polyurethane
        • Foam core, other
      • Honeycomb
        • Honeycomb, foam-filled
    • Coatings and sizings
      • In-mold
      • Paint
    • Casting resins
      • Other casting resins
  • Tools/tooling materials
    • Mandrels
      • Mandrels, other
    • Tooling materials and supplies
      • Master pattern material, polymeric
      • Urethane
  • Fabricating services
    • Thermoplastic materials
      • Adhesive bonding
      • Cutting, finishing, and machining
      • Machining
      • Vacuum forming
      • Vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM)
    • Thermoset materials
      • Adhesive bonding
      • Cutting, finishing, and machining
      • Hand layup
      • Machining
      • Vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM)
      • Other thermoset fabricating services
  • Composite Structures & Components
    • Aerospace, aircraft interior
    • Aerospace, radomes
    • Armor, composite
    • Marine, boat (hulls, decks, bulkheads, etc.)

Product Announcements

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