Engineering:Rolinx process
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The Rolinx process allowed large plastic structures to be formed.
History
It was invented by Rolinx Plastics Company Ltd[1] on Ledson Road in Wythenshawe, Manchester in 1965.[2] The company had worked with ICI Films. ICI Plastics bought a 48% stake in Rolinx in April 1965. Rolinx employed around 160 people.
In the mid-1960s, Rolinx made television implosion guards. Rolinx later became RBA Plastics, which went into liquidation in January 2008.[3]
Process
Until the process was developed, plastic structures could be formed up to an area of around 650 square inches. Rolinx were able to make structures up to 2100 square inches in area.
See also
- Plastics industry
- Timeline of plastic development
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