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Grade 9 vs. Grade 5 Titanium Comparison: Choosing the Right Titanium Alloy for the Job
Description: For decades Grade 5, 6-4 titanium has dominated the titanium discussion when it comes to manufacturing applications, mainly due to the extensive use of this workhorse alloy for military and advanced ...
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How to control Corrosion Under Insulation
Description: When designing process facilities, the selection of the insulation system is an important factor. Improper choices can not only lead to underperforming insulation systems, but also contribute to ...
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Lead Alternatives: Innovating the Radiation Shielding Industry
From: MarShieldDescription: An area where material science is advancing the field of radiation shielding is in the development of non-lead shielding materials. Lead is used today because it's cost-effective, easy to work with, ...
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Tank Insulation: When To Use Industrial Textiles
Description: Welded storage and process tanks are abundant in virtually every walk of modern life. In this article, Mid-Mountain explores when to use industrial textiles for tank insulation and which materials ...
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Don't Let the Coming Cold Affect Your Foam's Performance
From: FSIDescription: With the hot days of summer behind us, it's time to start planning for the cold days ahead (depending on your location, of course). Process control is important in any weather, but for polyurethane ...
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Exotic alloys The answer for demanding spring applications
From: Century Spring Corp.Description: If you have a demanding application that is used in high-temperature, corrosive or other harsh environments, manufacturing your spring or fastener out of an "exotic" alloy may provide the ...
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Polyurethanes for Rotomolded Products
From: FSIDescription: From the smallest coolers to the largest shipping containers, rotationally molded products often require effective insulation. And when it comes to insulating properties, it's hard to beat ...
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What is the Cold Chain?
From: FSIDescription: This video explains the cold chain and shows how valuable it is in getting food and medicines to people around the world. Foam Supplies is proud to play a key role in every link in the cold chain with ...
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How to Make Pyrolytic Boron Nitride Ceramic Part?
Description: Innovacera PBN ceramic part includes the PBN Disc, PBN Sheet, PBN Filament Ring, PBN VGF Crucibles, PBN LEC Crucibles, PBN MBE Crucibles, PBN Conical Crucible, and Other PBN Machined Custom Parts. PBN ...
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Surface Treatment of Thermoplastics for Aerospace Components
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: The Aerospace and Defense Industry is experiencing a market boom right now. Investments in the aerospace industry are an increasingly significant part of the world economy. Last year, almost $1 ...
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Spark Plugs and Ceramics - An Unexpected Combination of Life
Description: Spark plugs are an integral part of the motorization era. Everyone travels every day, and there are countless small spark plugs that support this vast modern society. Today, I will tell you about the ...
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Elastomers vs Polymers: What's the Difference?
From: Osborne Industries, Inc.Description: The primary challenge in distinguishing an elastomer vs. polymer is that elastomers are a subset of polymers. When you hear the word 'elastomer,' think 'elastic,' for the term is in fact derived from ...
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Top 4 High Temperature Plastics
From: Osborne Industries, Inc.Description: Extreme heat resistance is one of the defining properties of high temperature plastic known as thermosets. Long touted for their light-weight and chemical-resistant properties, it is the high ...
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What Are the Most Weather-Resistant Plastics?
From: Osborne Industries, Inc.Description: Weather-resistant plastics have superior durability suited for extensive outdoor applications. These plastics have been widely adopted over the past century. The development of weather-resistant ...
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What Do Plasticizers Do?
From: Osborne Industries, Inc.Description: Plasticizers are non-volatile chemical solvents used throughout the plastics industry to increase such properties as flexibility, pliability, durability, longevity, biodegradability, and extensibility ...
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A Sheet Metal Materials Comparison: Galvanized vs. Galvannealed Steel
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: Two of the most popular forms of carbon steel for manufacturing-galvanized and galvannealed-start with the same process, but that's where the similarities end. The difference between these two is the ...
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Aerospace Landing Systems with Specialty Airbag Fabrics
Description: Aeronautic engineers attempt to mitigate the dangers of non-optimal or emergency landings using innovative safety systems and specialty airbag fabrics. ...
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Aluminum Protection: Sealing Solutions Mid-Mountain
Description: Aluminum protection components designed to reduce scrappage, improve production yields, and extend the service lives of essential components in the production chain. ...
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Custom Sheet Metal Parts: Adding a Finishing Touch
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: There's a lot more to creating custom sheet metal parts than just cutting and bending a slab of metal. For each part you design, you have to consider the metal's material qualities and the environment ...
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Fabricated Thermal Seals for High-Temperature Applications
Description: Fabricated thermal seals for high-temperature applications ...
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Lightweight and Fabricated Parts in Aviation
Description: The importance of lightweight materials and fabricated parts in aviation construction and how they can effectively improve passenger safety. ...
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Manufacturing of Die-Cut Gaskets
Description: Die-Cutting Explained ...
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Outlining 2025 Fiberglass Thermal Insulation
Description: Key Benefits & Properties of 2025 Fiberglass Thermal Insulation ...
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Outlining Mid-Mountain Tray Pads for Aluminum Protection
Description: Aluminum is a highly formable metal with remarkably low density. It has been used in manufacturing and engineering markets worldwide since the mid-20th Century, and it sits alongside steel as one of ...
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Refractory Cement for Critical Component Adhesion
Description: The Adhesive Benefits of Refractory Cement ...
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Selecting Industrial Fabrics for Steam Trap Insulation
Description: Steam traps are one example of this, where industrial fabric insulation must perform to the highest standards to meet several KPIs. ...
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Sheet Metal Laser Cutting for Added Precision
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: At one time, lasers were nothing more than science fiction dreams. In the last 60 years, we've transitioned from imaginary cosmic ray guns to harnessing the power of light strategically. Today, lasers ...
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Specialty Airbag Materials for Space Exploration
Description: Specialty Airbag Materials for Luna Landers ...
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Thermal Insulation Fabrics for Steam Valve Jackets
Description: Steam valve jackets are a crucial form of thermal insulation in any industrial facility with complex pipework systems ...
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What are Turbine Blankets?
Description: The use of turbine blankets and the importance of insulating rotating components to guarantee the safety of operating personnel and to maximize process efficiency. ...
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As Vehicle Electronics Increase, Liquid Sealants Impact Reliability
Description: As electronic complexity increases for both traditional vehicles and electric vehicles, so does the need for continuous reliability. ...
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Battery Electric Vehicles Charge Ahead with Functional Coatings
Description: By 2025, JP Morgan Chase predicts overall EV sales (BEV, PHEV, and hybrids) are estimated to account for 38% of total sales. Chemistry such as functional coatings play a key role in enhancing the ...
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Minimizing Fire Risk in Thermal Oil Heat Transfer Systems
Description: Thermal fluids have proven exceptionally safe in a wide range of industries. However, it is difficult to completely prevent fires in these systems because the necessary ingredients for a ...
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Optimizing Battery System Module Assembly with Structural Adhesives
Description: With global automakers making battery electric vehicles (BEV) a top priority, the key to accelerating the lagging consumer adoption rate is addressing end consumer demands such as longer battery ...
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The Power of Electronic Adhesives for Tomorrow's Vehicles
Description: Adhesive and sealant solutions ensure that in-vehicle electronic systems and overall vehicle electronics perform at optimal levels to deliver an intelligent, connected experience for driver safety and ...
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Achieving Low-Porosity Sintering of Nano-Ag Paste via a Pressureless Process
From: Indium CorporationDescription: A novel nano-Ag sintering paste C has been developed for a pressureless sintering process under air. ...
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How are Advanced Ceramic Components Made?
Description: Advanced technical ceramics are generally produced on a relatively small scale. Expensive raw materials are used, but these are compensated for with the resultant improved properties and consistency. ...
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Reducing Energy Costs During Salt Electrolysis with FLEMION? Fluorinated Ion Exchange Membranes
Description: Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide), caustic potash (potassium hydroxide), chlorine, and hydrogen-basic chemical are critical ingredients used in products all over the world. These chemicals are used in a ...
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Conductive Coatings Protect Circuitry from EMI/RFI and ESD
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI, so called because the offending source is within the frequency range dedicated to radio frequency transmission) are very ...
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Optical Transmission Properties of Adhesives
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Optical transmission, the ability for light to be channeled through a material, is particularly important for fiber optic, opto-electronic and photonic applications. Superior transparency is an ...
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Growing Significance of Adhesives in Wearable Devices
From: Chemence Inc.Description: With the advent of wearable technology, devices such as smart watches, sleep trackers and heartrate sensors have become a part of our life...[t]his post focuses on the uses of adhesives and sealants ...
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Case Study: Ways for refiners to capitalize on the benefits of ultra-high activity catalysts
Description: ExxonMobil and Albemarle launched the first commercial Bulk Metal Catalyst in 2001. The commercialisation of Nebula® (Catalyst A) represented a whole new class of hydroprocessing catalysis ...
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Increase diesel yields - and profits - for your refinery
Description: ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing offers an effective way to modify the cold-flow properties in diesel: MIDW™ technology for isomerization dewaxing of distillate fuels. It's a relatively simple ...
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MIDW™ as a drop-in catalyst solution: Benefits of upgrading to a highly isomerization-deselective distillate dewaxing catalyst
Description: ExxonMobil's highly isomerization-selective MIDW™ distillate dewaxing catalyst helps refiners, such as Silver Eagle Refining, increase profitability and lower operating costs by reducing LPG ...
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Why the industry is looking at crude to chemicals
Description: This article is part 1 of a 2-part series. This first article provides an overview of the drivers creating the shift in the Crude-to-Chemicals market. ...
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How to Make Boron Nitride Ceramic Part
Description: When we make boron nitride ceramic part, generally we make big billet, our billet max size is 420 * 430 * 220 mm, and then machine it as other small part or customized shape part. In the producing ...
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Maximize PX Production while Lowering Feed and Energy Costs
Description: The EMTAM process is a breakthrough technology which maximizes production of valuable paraxylene product while lowering feed and energy costs. ...
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Market Insights on the Crude-to-Chemicals Trend: Refining the Product Slate
Description: We use cookies to help personalize your web experience and improve our websites. To find out more about what cookies are, how we use them and how to delete them, see our Cookie Statement. This paper ...
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MSDW retains high quality and extends run length - case study
Description: By relying on MSDW™ technology-based catalytic isomerization, a refiner retains high-quality base stock production with extended run length. ...
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Surface Finish Guide
Description: Stainless steel is often chosen for its aesthetic appearance, so make sure to specify the surface finish you need. The most common is the shiny, silvery finish manufacturers refer to as "bright"; ...
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Color Variations in Metals
From: SmalleyDescription: Smalley retaining rings and wave springs can be manufactured in many different types of alloys. Each of these materials has specific properties which make them appropriate for use. ...
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Importance of Hardness Testing
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Measuring hardness is a simple yet powerful test to ensure proper curing and evaluate the performance of adhesive materials. The hardness scales for epoxy and silicone formulations range from rigid to ...
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Beginner's Guide to Biocompatibility for Medical Device Adhesives
From: Chemence Inc.Description: Adhesives are used in most industries, including the medical industry, to assemble components of finished devices. Adhesives can provide value over traditional joining methods such as mechanical ...
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A New High-viscosity Solution for Today's Challenges
Description: Lubricant formulators struggle with significant challenges. The needs of the marketplace are evolving - driven, in large part, by increasingly stringent Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) ...
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Advantages and benefits of SpectraSyn Elite™ 65 and SpectraSyn Elite™ 150 mPAO base stocks
Description: Advantages and benefits of SpectraSyn Elite™ 65 and SpectraSyn Elite™ 150 mPAO base stocks ...
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Low-Friction & Abrasion Resistant Plastics
From: Osborne Industries, Inc.Description: Abrasion-resistant plastics with a low coefficient of friction are highly sought after materials for use in a wide variety of industrial applications. This article describes the best ...
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One-Stop Shop for Turning Polyurethane Materials into a Final Product
Description: When design engineers work with General Plastics, we often delve straight into the technical details of the intended application and our polyurethane materials. Together, the two parties discuss ...
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HFC-Free Polyurethane Foam Insulation
From: FSIDescription: One of the challenges facing HVAC and refrigeration equipment manufacturers today is the continual need to increase energy efficiency. And one of the ways to do that is with better insulation, rather ...
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Discussion of Optically Clear Adhesive Technology
From: BoydDescription: Optically Clear Adhesive (OCA) improves the brightness and contrast of a touch screen. It allows a clearer and more vivid user experience. With the level of integration today's mobile computing ...
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Improving Engineering Plastics Performance with Fluoropolymer Modification
Description: This product information focuses on modification of engineering plastics with AGC special fluoropolymers. Promising applications are wire & cable insulation, tubing, hose, film, injection molded ...
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Don't Judge Duct Tape by Its Cover Alone
Description: When it comes to choosing the right duct tape for the job, it's important to understand how they are tested and measured. Below are common tape performance characteristics to consider: ...
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How is Tape used in Apartment Builds and Maintenance?
Description: When it comes to apartment and multi-housing complexes, tape is a must-have tool for a variety of jobs, from tasks around the front office and keeping up with grounds and landscaping to construction, ...
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What are UL 181A-P and UL 181B-FX?
Description: In some HVAC applications, UL listings are critical for code compliance. This means the HVAC tape used has the proper adhesion and exceptional shear strength needed to stay in place effectively for ...
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Dealing with Supply Chain Inefficiencies for Composite and Polyurethane Materials
Description: Streamlining the supply chain is one of the top challenges of many companies. The design engineer finds the materials needed for the project, the program manager approves it, and the buyer purchases ...
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Can I use any foil HVAC tape on plenum?
Description: When taping a plenum, it is recommended to use a UL Listed foil tape. The plenum is usually made from sheet metal and is connected to the supply outlet of an HVAC system. The heated (or cooled) air is ...
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Don't judge duct tape by its cover alone
Description: When it comes to choosing the right duct tape for the job, it’s important to understand how they are tested and measured. Below are common tape performance characteristics to consider: ...
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UV Inks Enhance Glass' Position in Packaging Market
Description: Read this article to learn how glass and ceramic decorators of products including beverage bottles, drinkware, mirrors and flat glass, packaging for cosmetics, perfume and personal care products can ...
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OEM Engine Oil Lubricant Specifications
Description: Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) lubricant specifications are intended to provide the end user with a degree of certainty that if a specified lubricant is utilized that the equipment will operate ...
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Building Curtain Walls, Bridges and Other Architectural Elements that Stand the Test of Time
Description: Today's architects and commercial builders are challenged to create innovative, environmentally sustainable structures that will last for years. Fortunately, advances in FEVE (fluoroethylene vinyl ...
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Adhesive Tape Converters Play An Important Role In Adhesive Tape Applications
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: Converting specialists combine adhesive tapes with materials such as polyesters, foams and felts to develop highly specialized products. The converting process also involves cutting these custom ...
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Core Distinctions: Choosing the Right Foam for Critical Composite Core Applications
Description: General Plastics' chemistry laboratory manager, Joel Meyer, Ph.D., offers additional insights into foam core selection specifically for aerospace and nuclear applications. ...
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General Plastics' Tooling Boards and Machining Services Help Pool Feature Manufacturer Make a Big Splash
Description: Versatility, Durability and Machinability of FR-4515 Tooling Boards Leads to Lighter, Stronger, Better Bowls at Lower Cost ...
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Tooling Foam & Machining Services Help Compress R&D Cycle
Description: Faster True-to-Life Prototyping Speeds New Products to Market Thanks to Expertly Machined High-Temp. Tooling Boards ...
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Adhesives Meet Challenging Material Requirements in Medical Device Manufacturing Applications
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Use of advanced materials will be more prevalent as specifications become more rigorous. Light weighting, processing improvements, new technology and environmental concerns will play a key role in the ...
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Autoclaving Resistance of Medical Adhesives
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Resistance to steam sterilization is an important consideration for the selection of polymeric adhesives, sealants and potting compounds for use in medical applications. Autoclaving is one of the most ...
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Lap Shear Testing of Adhesives
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Master Bond epoxies exhibit outstanding physical strength properties for high performance bonding, sealing, coating, potting and encapsulation. There are several key strength properties that may be ...
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Why Sacrifice Wear Protection for Energy Efficiency?
Description: Today's industrial sector accounts for nearly half of the world's energy consumption. Improved energy efficiency in this sector obviously can have a major impact on the world's energy use, which is ...
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How Heat Affects the Lap Shear Strength of Structural Adhesives
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Select Master Bond adhesives have been engineered to retain mechanical strength properties after prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures. This strength retention was recently demonstrated in a ...
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How to Select Your Insulation Facing
From: Johns ManvilleDescription: When it comes to fiberglass insulation, there are a variety of facings available to meet the unique needs of varied HVAC and mechanical applications. That said, when it comes to selecting a facing ...
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UV-curing Adhesives See the Light
From: Chemence Inc.Description: Adhesives require a chemical reaction to convert their structure from the liquid to the solid state. Once cured, the adhesive provides a high-strength bond between two substrates, which resists ...
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DeWAL® High Temperature Thermal Spray Masking Tapes
From: DeWALDescription: DeWAL® high temperature thermal spray masking tapes for grit blasting, plasma spray, and HVOF operations utilize the widest variety of non-carbonizing components, providing efficiency of spray ...
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What are Hydro-entangled Nonwovens?
From: Bondex, Inc.Description: Hydro-entangling is a process for fiber consolidation through the use of fine, high pressure jets of water. Creating a nonwoven with this method typically begins with carding fiber into a web ...
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Role of Suppliers in Product Design
Description: In today's world, "continuous improvement" is a requirement to remain competitive. Suppliers can help by suggesting ways to improve material efficiency, handling costs, and transport costs. When it ...
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Application Note: Detection of Fill Level and Presence of the Right Plastic Material
Description: In plastic moulding plants, where several injection moulding systems are used, it is common to have a central storage container which distributes the plastic material to the different injection ...
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Does your HVAC Tape Measure Up?
Description: An HVAC tape's performance is directly related to its measurable characteristics, and understanding the impact each quality makes is critical to choosing the right tape for the job. Does your HVAC ...
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Electrical Tape Safety Checklist
Description: Things to Know Before Investing in Electrical Tape ...
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How do Airtight Containment Systems Prevent Mold Borne Illness?
Description: Most of us have come in contact with mold at some point in time - whether you've uncovered it in a corner in your house or had to toss a loaf of bread that was starting to go bad - mold can crop up ...
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How do Containment Systems Prevent the Spread of Bacteria and Viruses?
Description: When we talk about the health risks associated with abatement and remediation jobs in hospitals, bacteria and viruses are among the top concerns. These microscopic hazards are easily spread and ...
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How does HVAC Tape Choice Impact Indoor Air Quality?
Description: There's no denying the impact that an HVAC technician can make on a family or the employees of an organization when you consider the importance of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). ...
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How is Colored Masking Tape used in Schools?
Description: Colored masking tape is a versatile tool that is popular for use in classrooms because it is available in a wide variety of fun colors and can be used temporarily. This is especially critical for ...
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Is Thicker Packaging Tape Always Better?
Description: Choosing and using tape is our specialty here at Tape University - and dispelling the myths and misconceptions surrounding tape so that you can do your job better is the goal of every article we ...
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Making the Grade: Choosing a Packaging Tape that Measures Up
Description: Are you using the right grade of packaging tape for your application? ...
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Myths Busted: The Truth about Common HVAC Misconceptions
Description: There are a lot of misconceptions around HVAC tape - and we're here to straighten out the facts. Knowing the truth will equip you to always choose the right tools to get the job done right, the first ...
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Pick for Performance: Electrical Tape
Description: Not all electrical tapes are made the same! Consider these 5 things when choosing a tape for your job: ...
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What are the Benefits of Double-sided Abatement Tape?
Description: Double-sided abatement tape was created with the intention of simplifying the containment building process during abatement and remediation jobs. As opposed to the traditional two-step containment ...
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What is Elongation and why does it matter in Electrical Tape?
Description: Elongation is a measure of the extent to which a tape is able to stretch before breaking. Measured in percentages, elongation is a good indicator of how a tape handles and how well it responds to the ...
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What is the difference between Line Set Tape and other HVAC Tapes?
Description: There are several differences that make line set tape stand out from traditional foil tapes for indoor HVAC use. ...
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What is the Proper Way to Manually Apply Packaging Tape?
Description: Manually applying packaging tape to cartons using a hand-held dispenser - rather than using an automated dispenser - is common in small-scale, non-automated packaging operations. Since using a hand ...
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What is the Purpose of Colored Gaffer's Tape?
Description: Gaffer's tape - made with a coated cloth backing and synthetic rubber-based adhesive - is an easy removal tape that does not damage or leave residue on application surfaces. It is most commonly used ...
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What is the Purpose of Housewrap Tape?
Description: Housewrap is crucial in creating an air barrier to stop uncontrolled air flow - helping to prevent interior damage, mold growth, and increased heating and cooling costs. Housewrap tape helps to seal ...