The use of plastic materials

Since 1977

Plastic and Rubber Products for Every Industrial Application

In recent decades, the world of plastic and rubber has undergone unprecedented economic and technological development. In fact, plastics have become the material category with the highest growth rate in terms of production and consumption volumes worldwide in recent years.

In the past decade, the volume of plastics produced has even surpassed that of crude steel. This can largely be attributed to the exceptional qualities of these materials, ranging from mechanical strength and workability to electrical insulation, lightness, dimensional stability across a wide temperature range, elasticity, corrosion resistance, biocompatibility, and not to mention the relatively low economic impact. Plastics enable the production of "custom-made" products with complex geometries, even with tight tolerances, in a short time and at low costs.

Plastics are now used in a wide variety of sectors and applications: from automobiles to furniture, industrial machinery to electronic components, household appliances to pharmaceuticals, petrochemical plants to aerospace, not forgetting packaging, textile equipment, cryogenic systems, hydraulic plants, and graphic arts. Each sector has its specific needs and challenges based on the production process: high temperatures, extremely low temperatures, sealing requirements, corrosion, lightness, acoustic, electrical and thermal insulation, impact and abrasion resistance, environmental sustainability, and flame resistance. For each sector's needs, there is a plastic material capable of fully meeting them.

It is expected that in the coming years, the plastics industry will continue its positive development, aided by the ongoing improvement of plastic materials' characteristics and the development of new compounds. New areas of application will be conquered, as has been the case recently in the automotive, medical, high-tech, and petrochemical sectors.

The Applications of Our Products

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Aerospace

LIMA is capable of manufacturing a wide range of plastic and rubber components for the aerospace sector. Thermoplastic and elastomeric materials are ideal for meeting the industry's needs in terms of lightness, reliability, safety, and sealing performance.

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Industrial Machinery

LIMA has many years of experience in the production of plastic and rubber components used in the construction of industrial machinery. Some of the most requested components include wheels, rollers, gears, bases, protections, spacers, guides, crossbars, and trays.

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Food Industry

LIMA offers and provides plastic and rubber solutions for the food industry. Our clients include gastronomic laboratories, distributors, and major manufacturers of machinery used in various food-related applications.

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Medical & Pharma

LIMA provides custom-made plastic and rubber components for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors. The materials used meet requirements such as resistance to detergents, disinfectants, and solvents, biocompatibility, and resistance to sterilisation.

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Graphic Arts

LIMA offers plastic and rubber components for the graphic arts sector, ideal for installation in paper mills and rotary machines. Each component is manufactured to be durable over time and resistant to wear.

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Oil & Gas

LIMA provides plastic and rubber components for the Oil & Gas sector, resistant to wear, high temperatures, and corrosion caused by aggressive chemical agents such as sulphur compounds, superheated steam, carbon dioxide, methane, and hydrogen sulphide.

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Industrial components

Thermoplastic materials are often preferred over steel, iron, and aluminium due to their lightness, cost-effectiveness, and corrosion resistance. Among the components manufactured by LIMA are screws, nuts, washers, bearings, nipples, inserts, bushings, elbows, and nozzles.

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Hydraulics

Thermoplastic materials are often preferred over steel, iron, and aluminium for their lightness, cost-effectiveness, and resistance to corrosion. Among the components produced by LIMA are screws, nuts, washers, bearings, nipples, inserts, bushings, elbows, and nozzles.

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Packaging

LIMA supplies plastic and rubber components designed to be installed in machinery for packaging, bottling, sealing, and labelling. These components ensure high performance in terms of handling, protection, and securing.

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Textile

LIMA provides a wide range of plastic and rubber articles for the textile sector, particularly in the design and manufacture of looms, separating combs, and machinery for adhesion, ironing, and stain removal.

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Cryogenics

LIMA provides solutions in the cryogenic field by manufacturing seals, seats, bushings, and other components made from materials resistant to very low temperatures. The materials used ensure high performance in terms of sealing and dimensional stability.

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Painting

LIMA develops and provides plastic and rubber solutions also in the field of painting, creating technical items made of materials capable of resisting chemical wear caused by the aggressive agents present in the dye mixtures.

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Electric

LIMA develops and provides plastic and rubber solutions for the electrical and electronic sectors. The applications range from semiconductors to lighting, from household appliances to industrial machinery, from microchips to electrical circuits.

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Hydrogen

LIMA is an innovative company that develops advanced plastic and rubber solutions for the hydrogen sector. Thanks to research and development, LIMA offers high-quality products, contributing to a sustainable future and the evolution of hydrogen energy technologies.

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Other sectors

For information and inquiries about the production of plastic and rubber components and technical items, you can find the necessary contact details on the contact page; we will be happy to answer all your questions.

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