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title: Substrates for Manufacture of Custom Laminations -Bixby International
description: Bixby works with developmental polymers, formulations, hot melts, and tie layers which can be extruded as a monolayer film or combined with substrates.
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# MATERIALS

## substrates & CUSTOM

As a thermoplastic extrusion company, Bixby extrudes a vast array of polymer resins and compounds. Bixby is experienced processing most every commercially available thermoplastic family. Additionally, we work with specialty, custom and developmental polymers and formulations, hot melts, and tie layers. These can be extruded as monolayer film and sheet or combined with other substrates for manufacture of custom laminations.

| MATERIAL | TYPES | DESCRIPTION |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ## Foams | Copolyamide Copolyester Cross Linked Olefins EVA PE PP PVDF Silicone Urethane Custom | Bixby offers a variety of foam substrates which are available in a wide range of weights, thickness, and colors. Foam substrates offer excellent cushioning, sound/thermal insulation, weight reduction, and bonding characteristics in custom laminations. |
| ## FABRICS | **WOVEN** Glass Fabrics Mesh Metal Natural Fibers Reinforcing Scrims Synthetics Stretch Fabrics **NON-WOVEN** Felts | Fabrics provide additional strength and stability to a product structure. Woven and knit fabrics can be added to lend dimensional stability, tensile properties, directional reinforcement, directional elongation and aesthetics to any of our polymer extrusions. Non-woven fabrics can act as cushioning, spacers, reinforcement, or offer an excellent bonding surface for secondary laminating operations. For more details visit our [Materials Section](https://www.bixbyintl.com/materials/plastic-extrusion?hsLang=en). |
| ## FILMS | Foils Specialty Films Unique Polymer Films (high-temp UV, tints, chemically resistance, etc.) | Bixby can work with any films available as rolled goods. Typical films used in our extruded laminations are olefins, polyesters, vinyls, polyamides, urethanes, polyetherimides, polyaryletherketones, fluoropolymers, acrylics, specialty films or any customer specified film substrate. |
| ## Custom | Papers Composites Custom Constructions | Any materials available as rolled goods can be utilized in Bixby’s processes. We are willing to work with unique substrates to develop novel laminate constructions. Our experience and capabilities for researching materials, applications, testing and analysis across unique processes allows us to develop innovative solutions in custom laminations. Contact us with your unique material construction challenges to discuss possible solutions. |

[See additional MATERIALS details](https://www.bixbyintl.com/materials/laminate-substrates?hsLang=en)

***Bixby’s capabilities & material offerings are not limited to the above listings and categories. Please contact us if you do not see a material that you would like to work with and we will be happy to determine the best solution for you.*

### COMPATIBLE LAMINATION PROCESSES

[Gravure](https://www.bixbyintl.com/process/lamination-gravure?hsLang=en) | [Full-Coat](https://www.bixbyintl.com/process/full-roll-coat?hsLang=en) | [Belt](https://www.bixbyintl.com/process/belt-lamination?hsLang=en) | [Extrusion](https://www.bixbyintl.com/process/tandem-extrusion?hsLang=en) | [Coextrusion](https://www.bixbyintl.com/process/extrusion-coextrusion?hsLang=en)

### ADHESIVES / TIE-LAYERS

EAA, EMA, EVA, Functional Olefins, Polyamides, Polyesters, PUR – moisture cure, SBCs, TPU, Custom-Formulated Adhesives, and more...

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### MARKETS SERVED

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###### DURABLE DECORATIVE

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###### DENTAL

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###### FOOTWEAR

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###### INDUSTRIAL

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###### MEDICAL

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###### OPTICAL

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###### ORTHOPEDIC

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###### RECREATION

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###### CUSTOM

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### Contact Us

Have a question about our processes or capabilities? Do you need a plastic solution for your next project? Are you interested in learning more about Bixby’s custom manufacturing possibilities? Contact us and we will be happy to assist!