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Arrowhead Plastic Engineering, Inc. is an ISO 9001:2000 Certified, custom vacuum former and custom fiberglass fabricator with 5 manufacturing facilities in the United States. Our manufacturing facilities are located in Indiana and Alabama and supply parts all over the United States and parts of Canada. Arrowhead specializes in molding fiberglass parts for the OEM marine, commercial truck, containment tanks, bus and heavy-duty equipment industries in North America. Arrowhead vacuum forms plastic products for the OEM bus, commercial truck, industrial, commercial building and architectural industries.


 


Fiberglass Capabilities

Vacuum Forming/ Thermoforming Capabilities



Thermoplastic and Thermoset Materials


Arrowhead's Engineering and Design personnel will provide assistance and help our customers to choose the correct fiberglass and plastic materials that will provide the best performance at the most cost-effective price.

Composite Resin Materials:

Composite Reinforcement and Core Materials:

  • Polyester Resin
  • Vinylester Resin
  • Isophythallic Resin
  • Fire Retardant Resin
  • Epoxy Resin
  • Fiberglass
  • Unidirectional Fiberglass
  • Bi-Directional Fiberglass
  • Kraft & Aluminum Honeycomb
  • Vacuum Formed Conforming Cores
  • Kevlar®
  • Carbon Fiber
  • Balsa Core
  • Coremat
  • PVC Foam
  • Urethane Foam

 

Vacuum Forming & Drape Forming Plastic Sheet Materials

  • Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
  • Polyester Terephthalate Glycol (PETG)
  • Polycarbonate
  • High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
  • PPS (Polyphenylene Sulfide)
  • Laminated ABS
  • Thermoplastic Olefin (TPO)
  • High Molecular Weight High Density Polyethylene (HMWPE)
  • Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
  • Acrylic capped ABS
  • Fire Retardant ABS


Technologies and Services


Arrowhead Plastic Engineering, Inc. can custom design various thermosetting resin, core and reinforcement combinations to help our customers meet specific custom design requirements. Arrowhead's commitment to change and the use of new technologies is essential to remain competitive in the custom vacuum forming and custom fiberglass molding marketplace.

Engineering Technologies and Services Available

  • Engineering and Design Assistance
  • CAD Design Capabilities
  • Project Management
  • CAD/ CNC Patterns
  • In-house Tooling


Manufacturing Technologies and Services Available

  • 5-Axis CNC Trimming
  • Product Assembly
  • Fabrication
  • Post Curing
  • Painting


Custom Fiberglass and Plastic Projects


Arrowhead utilizes these custom molding processes to manufacture a wide variety of products for industries throughout North America. Arrowhead provides a few examples of the custom fiberglass and plastic molding products that we have manufactured for our customers. These examples and photographs can be viewed by utilizing the navigation menu in the upper left corner.


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