About DATCO

DATCO Industries are a 100% Australian owned and operated company. With over 15 years of experience in engineering plastic industries, we have the experience, facilities, and service to provide all of your plastic requirements.

DATCO have the support and backup of Australia’s largest plastic companies with the flexibility and reassurance of dealing with an owner operated company.

Distribution

DATCO are distributors of finished and semi-finished engineering thermoplastics. We sell rod, sheet and tube to a wide range of industries and also direct to public.

DATCO have a full Cut to Size service, we specialise in preparing plastics that are ready to be machined. No job is too small.

Rod can be supplied in nominal size or centreless ground to specific tolerance.

Sheet can be supplied as a whole panel or cut into strips or blocks. If required strips can be square dressed to finished sizes.

The Advantages of Plastics

With the rising prices of steel, brass, and aluminium the demand for alternative materials is greater than ever. Using engineering plastics will reduce your material costs, machining times and will physically out perform traditional materials if specified correctly. DATCO has converted hundreds of steel and brass components to plastic with excellent results. Some of the advantages of plastics include:

  • Light Weight
  • Impact Resistance
  • Machinability
  • Chemically Inert
  • Self-Lubricating
  • Wear Resistance
  • Ease of Fabrication
  • Strength
  • Thermal Insulation
  • Electrical Insulation
  • Acoustic Insulation