Dec 1, 2019 | Featured, Newsletter, Plastics Profiler
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...
Aug 11, 2019 | Featured, Newsletter, Plastics Profiler
Polypropylene copolymer is a crystalline thermoplastic that starts with polymer grade propylene with 1-7% ethylene monomer added during bulk polymerization. Comonomer content and molecular weight distribution can be controlled in the reactor allowing for a wide range...
Aug 11, 2019 | Featured, Newsletter, Tech Database
Working with up to 100% regrind represents its own set of processing challenges. Based on experience and continuous improvement AGS mitigates regrind related processing issues with specially modified injection molding machines: Material conveying...
Aug 11, 2019 | Featured, News & Releases, Newsletter, Random Clues
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...
Jul 14, 2019 | Featured, Newsletter, Plastics Profiler
Nylon 66 is a crystalline engineering thermoplastic made up of hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid that undergo a condensation reaction to form the polymer and is noted for the following performance characteristics: Chemical ResistanceAbrasion ReistanceFriction...
Jul 13, 2019 | Featured, Newsletter, Tech Database
Most large OEM’s have their own internal engineering teams to help evaluate and approve materials that will be used in the construction of their product. Plastics is no exception with OEM’s maintaining an approved material source list assigned to defined...
