| Abriviation | Full name | common name |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene | |
| DMC | Dough Moulding Compound | Polyester |
| HDPE | High Density Polyethylene | |
| HIPS | High Impact Polystyrene | |
| LDPE | Low Density Polyethylene | |
| MF | Melamine Formaldehyde | |
| PA | Polyamide | Nylon |
| PBT | Polybutylene terephalate | |
| PC | Polycarbonate | Lexan / Makrolon |
| PE | Polyethylene | polythene |
| PF | Phenol Formaldehyde | Bakelite / phenolic |
| PMMA | polymethyl methacrylate | acrylic / perspex |
| POM | Polyoxymethylene / Polyacetal | acetal |
| PP | Polypropylene | propylene / polyprop |
| PPS | Polyphenylene sulphide | |
| PS | Polystyrene | |
| PUR | Polyurethane | |
| PVC | Polyvinyl chloride | vinyl |
| TPE | Thermoplastic elastomer | |
| TPO | Thermoplastic polyolefin ruubber | |
| TPU | Thermoplastic polyurethane rubber | |
| UF | Urea formaldehyde | urea / Beetle / Scarab |
| PVC NBR | Nitrile PVC Blend rubber | |
| Natural Rubber | Ebonite |
Charlesworth & Son are able to offer our customers injection moulding & compression moulding of thermoplastic & thermosetting plastic materials, insert & outsert moulding, advice and assistance with product design and material choice, rapid prototype using Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), tool design and manufacture.
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