Glass fiber reinforced Nylon is a material often used to replace metal due to its higher strength to weight ratio. While Nylon 6 and Nylon 66 offer similar benefits there are distinct differences that should be taken into account when selecting between the two grades.
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Plastics Technology Article Highlights AGS
AGS is featured in the May 2020 Plastics Technology Recycling Supplement where they highlight the growth and success of AGS’ business model.
AGS Technology Adds Steve Racelis to Talent Pool to Grow Domestically
AGS Technology is excited to announce the addition of Sales Manager, Steve Racelis. He comes to AGS with over 20 years sales management experience in the automotive industry working for companies such as Uniform Color, Johnson Controls, Prince, and MRC Polymers. Steve recently spent 11+ years in education…
AGS enters “Hotshots Part Competition” with partner iMFLUX at Molding 2020 Conference
AGS enters parts competition for Molding 2020 with molding-process partners, iMFLUX. “We are excited to show the capabilities of both AGS and iMFLUX and feel confident that our submitted part has a great chance of winning!” said George Staniulis of AGS Technology.
Non-Appearance Plastic Parts: Natural vs. Black
Over the last twenty-five years the majority of non-appearance, functional plastic parts that AGS has run across are black in color. This still leaves a significant number of these parts being molded in virgin, natural plastic. This begs the question, why are some non-appearance parts molded in natural instead of black color?
Carbon Black-Use In Recycled Plastics
Recycling Today: AGS and iMFLUX Addressing Molding Challenges of Regrind
Article in Recycling Today summarizes low constant pressure processing technology and highlights successful results of an AGS Technology and iMFLUX partnership.
Fingerprinting Glass Reinforced Materials
Every plastic material has a unique performance “fingerprint” that identifies not only the polymer type but reinforcement level as well. AGS Technology’s raw material testing laboratory has the equipment and skilled personnel to run and analyze the corresponding battery of tests to help solve plastic material identification and performance on a daily basis. For glass […]
Plastics Profiler-Glass Fiber In Polypropylene
Unfilled polypropylene has rather low impact and stiffness. As a result, polypropylene materials are often modified to improve their mechanical properties. To improve stiffness the polypropylene can be compounded with short glass fiber (SGF-PP) or long glass fiber (LGF-PP). Key benefits of glass reinforced polypropylene compounds include significant increase in tensile, flexural, and heat performance. […]
FAQ: Does My Tooling Require Any Special Modifications to Run Injectoblend™ Recycled Plastic?
The short answer is no. There are no special tooling modifications required to mold Injectoblend™ recycled materials. A common misperception is that the shrink characteristics for virgin materials are different than their recycled equivalent. The obvious concern with a different shrink factor is the need to weld and/or re-cut the steel on the cavities and […]









