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Drastically reduce your resin waste costs and get your foam products to the market faster with APL's innovative new foam trial evaluation. APL has put its scientific expertise, equipment capabilities and years of research behind this revolutionary new technology. Now, manufacturers can screen material ahead of time and actually reduce the trial period from the current industry standard of several months down to a matter of weeks, sometimes even days!

Following approved ASTM D-4440 methods, Associated Polymer Labs, Inc. has devised a proprietary modification in the test method that exposes and measures the material structure, which allows key targets (temperatures) to be identified in a pre-trial screening process that will ensure the production of correct foam and foam density. This testing method is so sensitive that it fingerprints each and every polyolefin resin. Now you can set your process to hit your targets every time.

The cost saving benefits of knowing the correct temperatures for your resin blend in the extrusion process include significant reductions in the following:

• Labor Resources
• Machine time
• Resin materials
• Recycling costs

APL's Test and Analysis Capabilities Include:

• Melt Flow Rheology
• Comparative Analysis
• Benchmark current resin material
• Qualify off-spec or wide-spec resins
• Reduce the number of manufacturing trials
• Blending resins and materials for end product use
• Repurpose recycled resin for other applications
• Foamability Affects of Rheology modifiers and additives
• Deformulation
• Blending and Crosslinking of Polyolefin elastomers

Read our White Paper to learn more.

We, at Associated Polymer Labs, Inc. invite you to partner with us to help you achieve product improvements in your own manufacturing processes and increase profits to your company's bottom line.

Our Goal is Your Success! What can APL do for you today?