UHMW & HDPE Plastic Wear Strips

Plastic wear strips made from UHMW-PE and HDPE are essential components for protecting metal surfaces, reducing noise, and extending the life of conveyor systems and machinery in agricultural and industrial environments.

UHMW-PE is the industrial workhorse, offering unmatched impact strength and a self-lubricating surface that outperforms stainless steel in sliding applications. For more economical, light-duty protection, HDPE provides excellent moisture resistance and durability.

For specialized environments, the DuraSurf™ line offers advanced properties including anti-static conductivity and UV stability, available with "peel-and-stick" adhesive backing to eliminate the need for mechanical fasteners.

Selecting the right material depends on your specific environment:

• UHMW: Best for high-impact, high-abrasion, and food-contact (FDA/USDA) applications. The industry standard for guide rails.
• HDPE: A cost-effective solution for light-to-medium duty applications where high impact resistance is less critical.
• DuraSurf™: Ideal for high-speed lines requiring anti-static properties or rapid peel-and-stick installation.

UHMW and HDPE plastic wear strips are used across a wide range of industries to reduce maintenance downtime:

• Packaging & Bottling: Low-friction guide rails and star wheels.
• Material Handling: Chute liners and conveyor bed surfaces.
• Agriculture: UV-stable liners for grain elevators and chutes.
• Food Processing: FDA-compliant natural UHMW for direct food contact.

DuraSurf™ ASC UV is an Anti-Static/Conductive UHMW that possesses UV stability and the highest level of conductivity in the industry with a surface resistivity of 10² - 10³. DuraSurf™ ASC UV protects against static build up that can occur in powder conveying and dust collection as well as provide protection in electronics applications such as appliance, mail sorting, copiers, printers and computers.

Eliminating static reduces safety concerns in a wide array of industries. Dust collection hoppers are virtual combustion chambers. A static shock could ignite airborne particles creating an explosion. These volatile areas can be made much safer by lining them with DuraSurf™ ASC, available in wear strips or with adhesive backing.

Standard UHMW materials are not UV stable and can break down over time due to exposure. DuraSurf™ UV has the highest UV stability in the industry and can last up to 10 times longer in the outdoors than standard UHMW products.

Interstate Plastics' line of UHMW pressure sensitive adhesive backed tapes offer excellent abrasion resistance, low coefficient of friction, high impact strength and high performance properties people have come to expect from UHMW. By providing this exceptional material with an adhesive backing, installation time and costs are significantly reduced. No need for bolts or fasteners, no need to countersink.

DuraSurf™ ETA also reduces scrap by 75%. When a standard 1/4" thick sheet of UHMW is installed using the traditional mechanical fastening method, 3/16" of the material is lost to the bolt head. This leaves only a 1/16" usable wear surface. You can achieve the same result with a 1/16" DuraSurf™ ETA tape product and eliminate 80% of the time and cost associated with traditional installation methods. Interstate Plastics offers a wide range of both rubber and acrylic based adhesive systems to meet virtually any application requirement.