Plast-O-Matic!

It's a Hula Hoop!

At the peak of the Hula Hoop craze, the Wham-O Company used more than a million pounds of HDPE each week. That's a lot of Hoops!

Material:
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
Tough plastic used for toys and containers.

Process:
Extrusion
Melt plastic pellets and push them through a mold to form shapes like long tubes.

M.F.P.P.L. Hula Hoop



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