New Full Service Manufacturing Distribution Center Opening Soon in NC!

Poly Vinyl Creations, Inc. is excited to announce the acquisition of property in High Point, North Carolina to serve customers through North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. The location purchased has 20,000’ under roof and 3-acres to meet the demands of its customers in those territories. This is the third location for Poly Vinyl Creations, Inc. who is based in Hudson, FL with a branch office in Byron, GA.

Ornamental Diamond Picket

The Ornamental look of Vinyl

The Princeton with decorative rings gives the look and feel of ornamental fence with the added benefits of vinyl.

What is vinyl? Raw material, Additives.

Crude oil, natural gas and salt are the raw materials used in the production of poly vinyl chloride (PVC) resin. Westech’s vinyl compound is formulated from these premium grade raw materials and additives, including UV inhibitors, impact modifiers, stabilizers and toners. Westech’s formula is built upon Westlake’s years of technical leadership, which has supported our superior technical formulation capabilities.

How is PVC manufactured?

The PVC manufacturing process: Ethylene and chlorine, nature-derived materials, are the basic chemicals utilized in manufacturing PVC. Ethylene is made from crude oil and natural gas; chlorine is made from salt. These gasses are chemically reacted to form ethylene dichloride (EDC). The EDC is heated (or cracked) to produce two gasses: hydrogen chloride (HCl) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM). Vinyl chloride monomer is the basic building block used to manufacture poly vinyl chloride. The term poly means many. [This polymer is formed when] simple molecules, called monomers, are chained together to form a more complex molecule or polymer. Polymerization is the chemical reaction used to convert VCM into PVC resin. The PVC resin is blended with additives (such as stabilizers, pigments, processing aids, UV inhibitors and plasticizers) to produce powder- and pellet-form compounds—from rigid PVC pipe (having no plasticizers) to very flexible products (including upholstery and wall coverings). [PVC and Fire, Vinyl Council of Canada.]

How is vinyl fencing made?

This can be explained via profiles and fabrication.

Profiles: Vinyl fencing originates as a PVC powder-form resin. When blended with the required compounds, this formulation is fed into an extruder where it is formed into a malleable vinyl. This malleable vinyl is then fed through a die into the shape of the finished profile. While using vacuum technology to retain the malleable vinyl’s proper shape, water is introduced to cool the vinyl to its desired and final rigid state. [See Engineering/Technology.]

Fabrication: After profiling, Poly Vinyl Creations cuts a chosen profile to the proper length for the specific fence. Holes are then routed into the appropriate fence components (rails, posts, pickets) and assembled into fence sections or left unassembled for distribution.

How is a vinyl fence put together?

Most assembly of vinyl fencing is accomplished by snapping the rails into the posts, using rails that are tabbed with special tabbing (or notching) tool. Different fasteners may be used, depending on the styles of fence. Vinyl channels—often used in the fabrication of Privacy and Semi-Privacy styles—are attached using rivets or screws.