News and Releases
Plastics In Motion 2020 Conference
AGS Technology's George Staniulis will be a Speaker at the Plastics In Motion 2020 conference, March 11th at 3:00PM in New Orleans, LA. George will be co-presenting "Automotive Applications of Low-Constant Pressure Technology to Injection-Mold Recycled Plastics" with...
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...
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...
Plastics Profiler-Polypropylene Copolymer
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...
AGS Machine Modifications to Process Regrind
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...
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...
Does This New Panel Make Me Heavier?
Late in the design of the Grand Sport, the Corvette engineering team realized that the existing air management panel assembly would not mate properly with the Grand Sport’s distinctively wider, special louvered front fenders.
Wanted: Recycling Innovators-Volvo’s Angle to Sustainability
In a recent blog article Volvo seeks new suppliers, fresh ideas for greener cars in Automotive News by Douglas Bouldac, Volvo has announced that it is targeting 25% of the plastics used in its vehicles to be made from recycled materials. Many other automotive OEM's...
Plastics Profiler-Nylon 66
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...
ASTM D 4000 Callout: A Fast, Effective Alternative to the OEM Approved Material Source List
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...