FDA & USDA Cutting Boards: What Approved Actually Means
Plastic-Craft Products | Industry Insights Food Safety FDA and USDA Cutting Boards: What “Approved” Actually Means and How to Choose the Right One The terms “FDA approved” and “USDA approved” get thrown around loosely when it comes to cutting boards. Here’s what the regulations actually require — and which materials genuinely meet the standard. Published […]
Acrylic Prismatic Lighting
Plastic-Craft Products | Industry Insights Industry Insights Acrylic Prismatic Lighting Sheet: A Complete Guide Acrylic prismatic lighting sheet transmits a high percentage of light while distributing it evenly — making it the standard material for commercial troffer lenses, panel light diffusers, and luminaire covers in office, retail, and institutional settings. Published March 2026 · Plastic-Craft […]
Waterjet vs Laser Cutting
Plastic-Craft Products | Industry Insights Industry Insights Waterjet vs. Laser Cutting for Plastic and Metal Both are high-precision, CNC-driven processes capable of producing complex two-dimensional profiles from flat stock — but they achieve that result through fundamentally different mechanisms, and those differences determine which process is correct for a given material and application. Published March […]
CNC
Plastic-Craft Products | Industry Insights Industry Insights CNC Engraving for Plastic Nameplates, Panels, and Industrial Marking Printed labels peel. Painted markings wear. For nameplates and control panels that must remain legible through years of harsh service, CNC engraving into laminated plastic stock is the specification that holds. Published March 2026 · Plastic-Craft Products Certified ISO […]
Acrylic vs. Polycarbonate
Plastic-Craft Products | Industry Insights Industry Insights Acrylic vs. Polycarbonate: Which Should You Choose? The fundamental trade-off is hardness versus toughness. Understanding where each material leads — and where it doesn’t — is the foundation of a correct specification. Published March 2026 · Plastic-Craft Products Certified ISO 9001:2015 AS9100:2016 FDA-Compliant Food & Medical 01 What […]
Acrylic vs. Glass
Plastic-Craft Products | Industry Insights Industry Insights Acrylic vs. Glass: Clarity, Weight, Cost, and Safety Compared Glass has been the default transparent material for centuries — but acrylic is increasingly challenging that assumption where weight, safety, fabrication flexibility, and cost all factor into the specification. Published March 2026 · Plastic-Craft Products Certified ISO 9001:2015 AS9100:2016 […]
Not All Plastics Are Created Equal
If you caught today’s Washington Post newsletter, you already know microplastics are having a major moment in the public conversation. A doctor answered five of the most common reader questions — everything from whether it’s safe to store food in plastic freezer bags to how much plastic we might be ingesting daily. The concern is real, the science is evolving, and people are right to ask questions.
We think so too. And as a custom plastic fabrication company, we’d be doing our customers a disservice by staying silent. So let’s talk about it.