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What We Do
At General Plastics & Composites, we bring ideas to life through the engineering and manufacturing of advanced composites.
How We Work
From concept to completion, we follow an engineering-driven process.
Industries We Empower
We partner with leading companies across oil and gas, aerospace, defense, and other high-performance sectors.
Proof of Performance
See how our composite solutions perform in the real world—backed by data, field-proven results, and insights from engineers.
Why GP&C
Our commitment to safety, quality, collaboration, and performance sets us apart—and powers everything we do.
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10/23/2025
From Concept to Composite: The Journey of New Product Development Bringing a new composite product to market isn’t just about materials—it’s about process. At…
Ask Our Engineers
How Fiber Selection Impacts Performance When it comes to composite design, fiber selection is everything. The type of fiber used in a material system…
From the Field
Fiber Orientation: The Hidden Driver of Composite Performance When it comes to composite materials, most people think first about the fibers themselves—carbon, glass, or…
Engineer's Edge
Composite Testing Standards: What’s New and What’s Coming In the world of composites, performance isn’t just about what a material can do—it’s about proving…
Why Frac Plugs Are So Important In hydraulic fracturing, frac plugs may be small, but they are absolutely critical to success. These temporary barriers…
From the Field: How Composites Are Shaking Up the Pickleball Industry Pickleball is booming—and so is innovation around the paddle. What was once a…
From the Field: Downhole Tools Surviving High-Temp Frac Conditions In high-temperature frac environments, heat, pressure, and aggressive fluids combine to push materials past their…
Engineer’s Edge: Why Thickness Uniformity Is Harder Than It Sounds Getting a composite part to the right thickness sounds simple—but it’s not. Heat flow,…
Engineer’s Edge: Which Strength Tests Are Most Misunderstood? Our Top 3 Not all strength tests mean what people think they do. Here are three…
