Customers can choose from various plastic materials and colors, including metal-detectable options ideal for food and pharmaceutical applications. Customization options include company logos, lettering, and safety-captured fasteners that meet OSHA’s strictest standards. We can add mounting holes, adjust the flange width, add hinges, fasteners, or use our CNC router to custom trim a standard part. We can also supply gaskets and extruded aluminum framework to best suit your application’s installation needs.Black ABS 3/16″ is our most common material and most cost-effective material. This material is preferred for outdoor applications due to superior UV resistance. .Yellow ABS 3/16″ is a great impact-resistant material with a safety yellow color. This material is also an FDA food grade approved material.Clear PETG 3/16″ boasts great impact strength and chemical resistance. This material is also an FDA food contact approved material.KYDEX Yellow 1/4” is fire resistant according to UL Std. 94 V-0, 5V. KYDEX also has superior chemical resistance.machine guard or cover. Our elegant block lettering is inexpensive, and custom designs are available.Our Safety Captured Fastener program has been designed for the maximum convenience of maintenance personnel while at the same time conforming to the most rigid “hand tool needed for removal” interpretation of OSHA regulations (ASME B15.1b-2000 Section E 3.2.1 Guards, Section c).This system includes holes drilled for the fasteners, clip-on receptacles on the backplate, and ¼-20 fasteners attached to the guard. The ¼-20 fasteners are matched to the thickness of the guard and backplate for a snug fit, and must be turned with a Phillips screwdriver. They are permanently installed with push retainers so they cannot detach easily.Slots can be added using our CNC router. We usually recommend ordering at least five to ten pieces in order to make the CNC setup cost affordable. For smaller quantities, we may be able to add slots by hand layout.Because we cannot weld nuts into plastic, we have designed other ways to add fasteners to our parts. This custom ring has riv-nuts in four places, plus a custom slot and trim. Several of our custom parts use riv-nuts. Other ways we add fasteners is with our safety captured fastener program, and with our unflanged guards and backplates. Please feel free to contact us with any questions regarding fasteners.When airflow is needed in an application, we can add expanded metal mesh for venting purposes. A manufacturer of furnaces uses this guard, and airflow to the fan is very important. We’ve also glued on a backplate that was cut out by the CNC. Our fabrication uses a high-strength two-part adhesive.Small guards can have stand-offs added for additional strength as well as mounting purposes. This particular part is mounted directly through the center of the part, using the stand-off.