A Brief History

Tri-City Plastics is a family owned and operated business established 01/01/01. In establishing the business the goal was to offer a friendly accessible atmosphere where customers could come to solve their problems in plastic and signage.

Tri-City Plastics was established by Brian Petersen & Tim Kirkland. Brian has over sixteen years experience in plastic fabrication and twenty five years in machining with a background in blacksmithing and restoration. Tim has eleven years experience in plastic fabrication coming from 14 years in the electronics and manufacturing industry.

At Tri-City Plastics we start with plastic sheet, rod, tube, extrusion, or castings and work from our customer's specifications, rough sketches, or verbal descriptions to produce a finished product. Processes used include, but are not limited to, sawing, routing, milling, lathe turning, bead blasting, drilling, engraving, bending, thermal forming, sanding, wheel polishing, flame polishing, solvent cementing, and welding, just to name a few. See our galleries for examples.

We offer our customers free consultation as to which materials and processes would best suit their requirements and usually can offer several options stating the advantages and disadvantages of each. Aid in design can be arranged. Check our material page for data on various plastics.

In 2007 we expanded our capabilities by acquiring Adapt Certification, one of the first companies we worked with building biological enclosures and custom equipment. Adapt Certification Inc is a biological safety cabinet & fume hood certification company.