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Top 10 secrets for molding PC parts
To compete successfully in today's global market, designers of polycarbonate (PC) parts must seek the most innovative, state-of-the-art processes to beat the competition to market. Knowing a little about the manufacturing process may keep you one step ahead of the competition. Calibre polycarbonate
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Secrets of Bond Strength
practices. Thermoplastics, by contrast, are more difficult to bond. Each type of plastic -- ABS, polycarbonate (PC), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyamide and polyetheretherketone (PEEK) -- may vary considerably in properties
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Medical Device Link .
A vast array of plastics is used in the manufacture of medical devices including, polycarbonate (PC) and flexible PVC (polyvinyl chloride), but some of these plastics, for example polypropylene (PP) are traditionally difficult to bond. However, this is no longer the case. Adhesives offer an optimum
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Keep that noise down!
. High-surface-energy materials allow excellent wet out and provide good adhesion. Examples include stainless steel, glass, copper, and aluminum. High-surface-energy plastics include nylon, polyester, ABS, polycarbonate, and rigid acrylics. Low surface energy materials, such as molded polypropylene
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Plastic Compounder's PET Project: Recycling
. The company’s Valox iQ* PBT resins and Xenoy iQ* PBT-polycarbonate (PC) alloy have the same mechanical, physical, and chemical properties as their virgin-derived counterparts. Several formulations showed much higher flow in the postconsumer version than in the virgin PBT version. The Valox iQ 8280SF system
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Laser Assembly of Microfluidic Devices (.pdf)
with minimal. to minutes. loss and converted into heat in the absorbing part. By. Plastics like polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA),. applying a clamping pressure, physical contact between. polycarbonate (PC) and Cyclopolyolefinpolymere (COC). the two parts is ensured and the transparent part is heated
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Thermoplastic Selector Guide
. PVC-Rigid. Good. Excellent. Excellent. Good. ABS. Excellent. Excellent. Good. EVA. Polycarbonate. Excellent. Good. Good. Good. Polyethylene. Plastics. Polypropylene. (film or sheet). Polystyrene. Polyurethane. Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. Good. Poron. Good. PVC-Flexible