Forestry

Dotmar is Australia’s leading engineering plastics company specializing in the distribution, design  and manufacture of high quality engineering plastics, polyurethane, welded steel chain and plastic components to the Timber Industry. We provide technical guidance and support to complement our comprehensive range of materials such as MAC welded steel chain, Timberstone under chain wear strip, Polyurethane J Bars.

Dotmar, through its vast experience in the Forestry industry also offers maintenance and original equipment solutions where traditional materials such as bronze, steel, stainless steel and manually lubricated parts which often failed due to the harsh operating conditions. Machinery operating in dust, dirt and high impact environments are Dotmar’s speciality.

Applications for Engineering Plastics in the Forestry Industry are numerous. Safeguard Polycarbonate Sheet has been keeping the Forest Industry safe for many years as a window for logging equipment. Safeguard UV Polycarbonate Sheets have an impact resistance 250 times that of glass, greatly reducing the risk of rouge cutting chains penetrating the window. Safeguard UV is also completely transparent offering unrestricted views of the working environment.

Further plastic applications across the Forestry Industry are evident in saw milling operations. Plastic materials such as self lubricating nylon (Ertalon LFX) as split bearings have offered substantial costs savings for timber mill operators due to the reduced maintenance costs of zero lubrication requirements.

Dotmar also has the unique advantage of Custom Manufactured Polyurethane Parts for timber mills. Polyurethane J-Bars and Lug rollers are utilised extensively in soft and hard wood processing and offer significant improvements over steel and engineering plastics if chosen correctly.

Applications Include:

• Polyurethane J-Bars
• J- ladder bearings
• Pivot guides
• Log carriers
• Pillow blocks
• Log carrying chain
• Machine guards