- Koolmijnlaan 185, 3582 Beringen
- +32 11 450 760
- manufacturing@benvitec.be
Our plastics machining department specialises in the machining and processing of plastic materials. Our team turns, mills, welds, bends and bonds plastic sheets, rods and blocks to create custom-made products.
Our plastic construction department focuses primarily on the design and construction of chemical storage tanks, gas scrubbers, dosing cabinets, spray booths and much more.
Plastics have become an integral part of our society. Thanks to their unique properties, they are increasingly replacing traditional materials such as metal, stone, wood, or glass. Moreover, they play a key role in numerous industrial and scientific innovations.
Unlike natural materials, plastics are chemical compounds derived from advanced processes. They are produced by refining crude oil, rearranging molecules to create synthetic polymers with specific properties.
Although plastics are now widespread, they are relatively recent. The first fully synthetic plastic, Bakelite, was developed in 1909 by Leo Baekeland, a Belgian inventor based in the United States. Since then, the plastics industry has experienced tremendous growth, leading to hundreds of variations tailored to specific applications.
Thermoplastics become malleable when heated, allowing them to be molded into various shapes. Once cooled, they retain their structure but can be reworked or recycled. Resistant to wear and chemicals, they are widely used in the chemical industry. These thermoplastics are the primary materials we process in our workshop.
Thermosets are molded once into a permanent shape and cannot be altered after hardening. Unlike thermoplastics, they do not soften with heat, making them ideal for applications requiring durability and structural stability
Elastomers have rubber-like properties. They are flexible and return to their original shape after deformation, making them perfect for seals, shock absorption, and other applications where high elasticity is required.