News & Releases
A Disruptive Solution to Reducing Clamp Tonnage
Most of the time, the clamp tonnage required to keep the mold closed during plastic injection is the key factor that dictates press size. Traditionally processors have attacked clamp tonnage using higher flow materials, increasing wall thickness, shortening length of flow and specifying larger gate sizes. Now there is another bullet in the holster; iMFLUX constant low pressure molding.
Plastics Profiler ABS+PC Blends
ABS+PC are blends of the amorphous engineering thermoplastics, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and polycarbonate (PC). ABS+PC is similar in many ways to its component resins, but combines the mechanical and thermal properties of polycarbonate with the processability and economy of ABS.
Baseless Virgin Raw Material Price Increases
An OEM of water tank systems was receiving major price increases on virgin, high impact ABS used for tank bases molded in-house. In addition, high warranty claims on bases deforming with larger storage tanks in hot climates was driving an expensive part engineering change.
Repeat Performance For Fuel Tank Regrind
An automotive fuel tank supplier for General Motors full size trucks needed to add a stone protection shield with an integrated handle on its 26 and 34 gallon tanks. The shield provides an added level of protection from road debris as well as an ergonomic handle for assembly plant operators to retract the tank from its shipping rack.
Polyethylene By Density
Polyethylene is the largest volume thermoplastic used today. Polyethylene is available in a variety of grades that have a wide range of properties and are classified according to density.
“Green Molding” Article in Plastics Technology Highlights AGS
Once again, AGS is featured alongside our partner iMFLUX in the August 2020 issue of Plastics Technology.
Material Line-Up: Nylon 6 vs. Nylon 66
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.
Illinois as a Low Cost Country
A world class filtration systems supplier for various types of filters to the heavy equipment industry was under cost pressure to be competitive on a global basis without sacrificing their customers rigorous performance specifications.
COVID-19: Latest from AGS Technology
We are thankful to have had such an amazing team through the past 15 months as Covid-19 changed everything about the world and our business. This new policy reflects current sentiment from the CDC and the State of Illinois. Click on article to see our latest policy…
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.