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Predicting Thermoplastic Composite Pipe Lifetime in Agressive Service Environments
Description: Assessing the lifetime of the materials used in Thermoplastic Composite Pipes in aggressive service environments is complex. The current status of methods which may be used and what 'best practice' ...
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Replacing Metals with Thermoplastic Composites - An Aerospace Viewpoint
Description: Metals have long been the material of choice in the commercial aerospace market. However, polymer composites are making significant inroads, replacing metals along the entire aerospace supply chain - ...
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The Impact of Exposure to Chemicals on Thermoplastic Polymers
Description: For thermoplastic polymers, chemical degradation in service has been the subject of much research and investigation. When designing pipes or seals for use in oil and gas applications, this knowledge ...
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Case Study: Using ceramics for greener space technology
Description: Researchers at the Space Plasma, Power and Propulsion laboratory at the Australian National University (ANU) needed just the right material from which to make a custom-made plasma cavity for their ...
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KOSME - Pneumatic Cylinder in Bottling Equipment Case Study
From: Nye Lubricants, Inc.Description: Can an H1 lubricant eliminate stick-slip friction on the cylinder application? Can this lubricant prove to be compatible with EPDM elastomer? Will this lubricant pass KOSME's accelerated wear testing ...
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Release Liner Selection for Drug Delivery and Medical Device Design
Description: Release liners are a critical component in the overall development and performance of medical products such as transdermal drug delivery systems, medical devices, advanced wound care dressings and ...
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The Difference Between Thermoplastic and Thermosetting Plastic
From: Osborne Industries, Inc.Description: Have you ever wondered what the difference between thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic is? Although both sound similar, they have very different properties and applications. In this article, we ...
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Premium, High-Performance Zinc-Free Hydraulic Fluids Improve Compatibility with Zinc-Containing Fluids and Environmental Impact
From: Phillips 66 LubricantsDescription: Phillips 66 created Ashless Ecoterra Hydraulic Fluid to specifically address the need for an environmentally hydraulic fluid that could be used in projects near bodies of water. ...
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Basics on Anaerobic Adhesives and Threadlockers
Description: Typically used to augment the seal or holding force of a mechanically joined assembly, anaerobic adhesives are used as threadlockers, thread sealants, retaining materials, and flange sealants. When ...
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Effects of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma on Adhesion
Description: The objective of this article is to educate the reader on the benefits of and relationship between APP systems and adhesives. Using APP treatment with adhesives can create potential for both cost ...
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Fundamentals of Industrial Adhesives
Description: Design and production engineers rely upon adhesives to provide solutions for structural bonding, cylindrical assembly, threadlocking, flange and thread sealing, and a range of other design challenges. ...
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Chemicals and the World We Live In
From: Whitford CorporationDescription: The supply of foodstuffs in most developed countries of the world today is better and more healthful than it has ever been, and continues to improve. That includes the depth and breadth of what is ...
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Heat Resistant Fabric: An Overview
Description: The term heat resistant fabric covers a wide range of materials with one common property - thermal insulation. A heat resistant fabric will provide protection against extreme temperatures and they are ...
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Solving Common Coating Problems
From: Whitford CorporationDescription: Whitford has been solving coating problems for customers since our founding in 1969. One fact has stood out during our years of troubleshooting: When a coating fails, the chances are it is not the ...
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What is a Thermal Insulation Barrier?
Description: Thermal insulation is the process of reducing the transfer of thermal energy between objects, and a thermal barrier is one type of product that can be used to achieve this. ...
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What is a Terminal Block?
From: bisco industriesDescription: Terminal blocks function as convenient connection points for electrical wires while avoiding the need for wires to be spliced together. At the most basic level a terminal block is a strip of molded ...
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Safe and Secure: How Glass Reliably Adheres to Skyscrapers
Description: Spacer tape, a key component in structural silicone glazing systems, maintains a uniform distance between the glazing panel and the structure, and provides a locating surface for the silicone ...
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How Abrasive Blasting with ARMEX™ Works
Description: ARMEX gets many questions about abrasive blast cleaning. This is not surprising, given how important cleaning is. Cleaning is being done every day in multiple industries and is an integral part of ...
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Electrical Insulation Systems
Description: Motors, induction heaters, transformers and other devices with wound wire coils pose a problem to designers. Because they are not "perfect," they suffer losses that show up as heat. Excessive heat can ...
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Release Liners to the Rescue!
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: An adhesive's purpose is to stick to everything, but the release liner's purpose is to prevent adhesives from sticking until the user is ready for the application. ...
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What Industrial Sealant is Right For Your Application
Description: Sealant is a type of mechanical seal that is widely used in domestic and industrial applications in order to fill up unwanted gaps and openings that may cause the seepage of water, gases or any ...
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The Importance of NSF Certification for Food Processing
From: Armakleen Company (The)Description: One of the most critical elements, and challenges, for the food and beverage industry is creating and maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary environment for producing consumable products. According ...
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Specialty Metals for Medical Device Applications
Description: Stainless steel in its different varieties, including 304, 316, 316L, and others, is the material that forms the backbone of the medical device industry. However, other metals are important and are ...
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Bonding Tapes: A Strong Option for Many Applications
Description: Fasteners and liquid adhesives are not going to disappear, but for many applications their replacements are already here. Bonding tapes, used in products that require assembly, mounting, fastening, or ...
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Coated Fabrics Used to Improve Performance and Safety in the Aerospace Industry
Description: The aerospace industry requires constant innovation of materials in order for them to provide outstanding performance and reliability in extreme operating conditions. ...
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Joining Forces to Advance Emerging Technologies in the electroindustry
Description: The opportunities for collaboration and learning from one another are limited only by our ability to imagine, define, and communicate the needs of our industry. ...
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Preparation and Application of Microparticles Prepared Via the Primary Amine-catalyzed Michael Addition of a Trithiol to a Triacrylate
Description: We report a novel approach to prepare microparticles via a dispersion polymerization using the amine-catalyzed addition of a trithiol to a triacrylate. Microparticles loaded with various core ...
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Cork - A Versatile Material for Industrial Applications
Description: The key to cork's many properties is its honeycomb cell structure. Each cell is a 14-sided polyhedron filled with air with an extremely strong and flexible membrane that is waterproof and airtight. ...
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Tap into the Strength and Flexibility of Engineering Composites
Description: Advanced process materials enable design flexibility in modern day composite production. ...
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Fiberglass - Types, Properties, and Applications Across Industries
Description: A fiberglass is a form of fiber-reinforced plastic where glass fiber is the reinforced plastic. This is the reason perhaps why fiberglass is also known as glass reinforced plastic or glass fiber ...
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Phenolic Insulation: A Wise Choice For Chilled Water Piping
From: Polyguard Products, Inc.Description: Insulation is a critical component in chilled water systems. Piping that carries water at below-ambient temperatures creates a strong vapor drive toward the pipe. In other words, ambient air - which ...
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Closed Cell Sponge Rubber and its Applications
Description: Produced from 100% neoprene polymer, most closed cell neoprene sponge products meet UL 94HF-1 flame rating. They are generally serviceable from -40°F to 158°F continuous and withstand 200°F ...
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Transitioning to Small Parts in CNC Metal Cutting
Description: How One Machinist Started Big and Went Micro When I got my start as a machinist 25 years ago, it was a very different world than what we see in CNC metal cutting services today ...
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A Clear Take Off With Lightweight Adhesive Tapes
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: One way aerospace product engineers are achieving their goals is by increasing efficiency in manufacturing processes. Adhesives and adhesive tapes have proven to be an excellent material option for ...
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Adhesive Tapes for Solutions Cleared for Take Off
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: Adhesive tapes and other fastening materials have been developed to specifically comply with various burn tests as mandated by FAR 25.853. These tests are used for determining material viability for ...
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Adhesive Tapes Help Vehicle Manufacturers Meet CAFE Standards
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: Adhesive tapes used in automotive assemblies provide a lightweight bonding method that adds practically no weight to the finished product, compared with conventional fasteners. In addition to the ...
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Adhesive Tapes Provide Quiet Solutions
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: High bond, pressure sensitive adhesive tapes provide an easy solution to attach and secure noise abatement materials. The bonding formulas used are engineered for secure and tight bonds that withstand ...
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Easy Solutions with Adhesive Tape
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: Engineers in a wide range of industries are solving problems and simplifying assemblies using adhesive tapes. Adhesive tapes have proven to be highly effective in joining dissimilar materials, ...
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Getting Off the Ground Faster with Adhesive Tape
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: Adhesive tapes provide an ideal bonding solution in applications including: honeycomb sandwich edge close out, local reinforcement where inserts or fasteners are required, and the splicing of ...
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Solve the Biggest Problems with Environmental Conditions and Adhesive Tapes
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: Environmental conditions will often affect the bonding application of adhesive tape during its application process. With a wide range of industries and product designs, bonding and tape applications ...
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Protecting Printed Circuit Boards: The Benefits of Conformal Coatings on Electronic Devices
From: Ellsworth AdhesivesDescription: Consumers expect their electronics to take a lot of abuse, yet device durability is ultimately about how well internal electronics have been protected. Destructive factors include moisture, vapor, ...
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Structural Bonding: Replacing Traditional Forms of Fasteners
From: Ellsworth AdhesivesDescription: Industries around the world are catching on to the improvements offered by modern structural-grade adhesives. Consider the aerospace industry, which for generations relied on mechanical fasteners to ...
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Thermal Management Solutions: Empowering Electronics Manufacturers
From: Ellsworth AdhesivesDescription: Rapid innovation in today's electronics industry is driving smaller scale and higher speed, because of this, circuit board cooling remains a primary challenge. Two wellknown principles govern thermal ...
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VHB, UHB or AFT? What You Must Know!
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: Many high bonding tapes have proven to be an alternative to screws, rivets and welds and will permanently adhere one substrate to another while spreading the stress load across the entire length of ...
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5 Questions to Ask Yourself When Choosing a Tape Converter
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: The custom tape converter you choose will partner with you from start to finish on your project. Here are 5 questions you should ask yourself when evaluating custom tape converters so that you get ...
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A Glossary of Adhesive Tape Terms
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: A glossary of terms used in the adhesive tape and tape converting industry. ...
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What is Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) Tape?
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: Pressure sensitive adhesive tape (also known as: PSA, self adhesive, self stick adhesive) is a major category of adhesive tapes and is a relatively thin flexible tape with single or double sided ...
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No Bones About It: Polyurethane Foam is a Better Medium for Orthopedic Models
Description: Common materials for orthopedic testing and education - most often, cadaver specimens, but also animal bones and wood - while utilitarian, are far from ideal for today's researchers and students. ...
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4moms Success Story (video)
Description: 4moms is dedicated to developing innovative baby products that make life easier for parents. With solutions that carry the most precious cargo, 4moms uses LOCTITE threadlockers to ensure its products ...
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A Record-breaking Harvest With New Holland
Description: The New Holland combine harvester holds the Guinness world record for the most grain harvested in 8 hours (551 tons). That kind of reliability is critical for farmers, who have a short window to bring ...
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Berg Propulsion: High-tech From Sweden (video)
Description: The island Ockero, off Sweden's west coast, is home to the ship propeller manufacturer Berg Propulsion, one of Sweden's leading high tech companies. The demands placed on the reliability and ...
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Cooking Up Success With La Cornue (video)
Description: La Cornue uses LOCTITE adhesives to enhance the design, performance and reliability of its cookers. La Cornue's handmade and custom-ordered cookers are a favorite among the rich and famous all over ...
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Extreme Snowmobiling With Polaris (video)
Description: Polaris snowmobiles are pushed to extremes by competitive riders, who put the sleds through punishing snocross racing, freestyle competitions and distance jumping. Polaris specifies LOCTITE products ...
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No Rock Too Hard for Herrenknecht (video)
Description: Herrenknecht is the world's leading manufacturer of tunnel boring machines, with 100 machines at work on projects ranging from traffic tunnels in Kuala Lumpur to the Paris metro. The machine's massive ...
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Success Secured With LOCTITE® Reliability of Adhesives Makes PING Part of the Winning Team
Description: PING is a leading golf equipment manufacturer founded upon providing innovation, quality and service to golfers worldwide. PING leads the industry with clubs designed to improve the game of golf, and ...
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Success Secured With LOCTITE® Transforming the Manufacturing Process... LOCTITE® Adhesives Provide Speedy, Durable Solutions for Joker FX
Description: Joker FX, a designer and manufacturer of visual communication displays, creates outdoor signs and visual display products that face a number of challenges. They need to be strong, durable, paintable ...
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6 Things to Know About Titanium Tube
Description: Because we at Metal Cutting are specialists in precision cut-to-length metal tube, people often pick our brains to learn more about the advantages or disadvantages of different tubing materials - and ...
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Triton's TWS-Fastcoat Delivers Fast Track Elastomeric Waterproofing
From: Triton SystemsDescription: Welcome to Triton's Net Newsdesk, where you'll find: our very latest news, progress updates on our featured projects, the answers to frequently asked questions about our waterproofing systems, our ...
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Tungsten Uses Then and Now, Part 1
Description: The International Tungsten Industry Association (ITIA) is an esteemed organization of which our colleagues at Nippon Tungsten have been a member for many years. Where Metal Cutting Corporation is an ...
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Tungsten Uses Then and Now, Part 2
Description: an ITIA newsletter article, "A Family's Day with Tungsten," and how tungsten uses circa 2007 compare with uses today, as seen through a day in the life of a family. ...
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New Cell Structure Control Technology for Ultra-High Air Flow Viscoelastic Polyurethane Foam
Description: Presentation slides from the September 2016 Polyurethanes Technical Conference. ...
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Heat Expansion of Metals and the Summertime Blues
Description: At the height of summer here at Metal Cutting Corporation, our thoughts naturally turn to the weather and the ways in which heat can affect the materials our customers choose and the tools used to ...
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The Whitford Engineering Design Guide
From: Whitford CorporationDescription: High-performance fluoropolymer coatings: What they are, how they function and how to use them to your best advantage ...
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Elementary School Roof Restoration With Flexible FEVE Fluoropolymer Coating
Description: The Gladeville Elementary School in Galax, VA is another example of a school building that uses a standing seam metal roof system. Many building owners look to these roof systems because of their ...
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Spotlight on Silicones
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Take a closer look at silicone adhesive systems, whose main strength lies in their unique combination of flexibility, high temperature resistance. Read more here. ...
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Epoxies and Glass Transition Temperature
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Changes in temperature can have an enormous impact on the performance properties of epoxies and other thermosetting polymer systems. Read more about epoxies and Tg (glass transition temperatures) ...
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Find the Right Medical Adhesive
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Answer these five basic questions to select the ideal medical adhesive for your application. ...
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Polyurethane Composites: A Versatile Thermo-Set Polymer Matrix for a Broad Range of Applications. Mechnical Analysis on Pultruded Laminates.
Description: Polyurethane resin is currently a minor player in the composite industry, with unsaturated polyesters and epoxies having the largest shares among thermosetting materials1 . However, the outlook for ...
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Polyurethane Technologies for Concrete Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Description: The rehabilitation of transportation infrastructure has become increasingly important as aging roads, bridges, and highways see record traffic levels. Public and private infrastructure owners are ...
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Development of High Performance Polyether Based Elastomers
Description: Polyether polyols, and specially Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol (PTMEG), are widely used in the development of high performance elastomers. However, PTMEG polyols with molecular weight greater than ...
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Novel High Performance Polyether-based Polyurethane Elastomers for Dynamic Applications
Description: High performance polyurethane elastomers are widely used in dynamic applications, such as wheels, rollers, and tires. These applications account for more than 50% of the high performance engineering ...
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Recent Developments in Polyisocyanate Polyaddition (PIPA) Copolymer Gives Foamers More Versatility
Description: Across the globe, a number of varied technologies are used to produce high resiliency (HR) foam. Dow has recently developed a new polymer polyol with intrinsic flammability performance for HR and ...
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Tooling Foam Empowered Creation & Test of Prototype Missile Aeroshell Cover at Mach 4+ Speed
Description: Defense Subcontractor slashes three-fourths of its prototyping costs & time using multi-use core form ...
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The Right Chemistry
From: Key Resin CompanyDescription: Sizing up coatings for horizontal concrete surfaces. ...
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Automation and Plastics Extrusion
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: Automation is one of the fastest upward trends in manufacturing today, from advancements in materials and machinery to robotics and 3D printing. ...
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Don't Count Out Plastics in Sustainability
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: Is there sustainability in plastics? This seems to be a common question throughout industry today. As the need for green materials grows in commercial construction and other industries, and ...
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Five Ways Tape Can Save the Day
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: Five Ways Tape Can Save the Day ...
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Norton Century45 Wheels Offer Unrivaled Efficiency for Centerless Grinding
From: Norton AbrasivesDescription: When it comes to attaining the best roundness, dimensional tolerance and surface finish for bar stock, centerless grinding is the clear choice among machine operators. The throughfeed grinding process ...
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Plastics in Medicine: Built-In Disease Prevention
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: In many industries, from automotives to agriculture, plastics are consistently proving to be an advantageous material and are presenting new solutions to common problems. From energy efficiency and ...
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Plastics: As Planet-Friendly As They Are Prolific
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: There seems to be a common misconception among Americans that plastics are not environmentally friendly. The thinking often goes that since they are made from fossil fuels, they can't be good. ...
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Recycled Plastics Revolution
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: For well over 100 years, humans have been finding new and better ways to incorporate plastic into nearly every part of daily life. ...
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Reshoring in the Plastics Industry
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: You've most likely heard a great deal about reshoring and manufacturing by now; it's a buzzword and a popular trend, for good reason. ...
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The Advantages of Plastics in Automotives
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: Plastics are known to reduce costs and boost efficiency in a number of industries, with their countless applications and advantages. One of the industries that continues to be aided by the use of ...
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The Bioplastics Movement
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: As the world becomes more concerned about the environment, we are starting to look at plastics in a different light. Our businesses and homes rely heavily on plastics, and it is no wonder, as it is ...
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The World-Changing History of Plastics
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: What do hair combs, Barbie Dolls, car interiors, jet engine parts, and the first American flag to be planted on the moon have in common? All are made from plastics. ...
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Viewing the New LEED Policy Positively
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: There has been a lot of talk recently about the best ways to incorporate sustainability into the manufacturing industry. As the talk has spread to the building and construction industries, it should ...
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What is Surface Energy, and Why is it Important in Bonding?
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: When considering adhesives, bonding surface is a critical factor. Unlike processes that alter and join surfaces, such as welding, bonding with adhesives involves attaching two surfaces, without ...
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"Physics Today" Notes NanoLub® Engine Oil Additive, As An Example Of Only 10% Of Entries In The CPI, Which Provide Satisfactory Scientific Evidence For Its Products
Description: An article published in "Physics Today" uses Nanolub® Engine Oil Additive as an example of one of only 10% of entries in the Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory (CPI), which provide ...
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Greased Lightning: The Nanotechnology In Engine Oil
Description: Nanotech additives act like minuscule ball bearings to lubricate moving metal surfaces that come into contact inside engines, improving fuel efficiency and reducing wear and tear. ...
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How To Measure A Rubber Band
Description: Rubber bands are measured via three dimensions - Length (lay flat length), Width (cut width), and Thickness. ...
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Pallet Band Application
Description: A video on pallet band applications. ...
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Safe Storage of Rubber Products
Description: It is extremely important for the user to understand that the material properties and expected shelf-life of rubber products in storage can be adversely affected by the following: Temperature:Storage ...
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Composites World: Polyurethanes-Collaboration and Adaptation for Optimal Application
Description: Guest columnist Kevin Meyer, associate scientist, Dow Polyurethanes, The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI, US), asks, and suggests some answers to, the question, "Why have polyurethanes, given their ...
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Dow Dips Into Infrastructure With New Polyurethane Products
Description: Spring's arrival reveals the ravages of winter: Pockmarked roads, creaking bridges and leaking water pipes. The holes and cracks are worsening. Every four years, the American Society of Civil ...
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European Coatings Journal: Softness Gives Strength
Description: There is a growing trend for higher solids contents in epoxy systems. However, the low molecular weight epoxies required often lead to brittle coatings which are easily damaged. Flexibilisers can ...
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Media Feature: EPA Targets Key Compounds for Refrigerated Cooling Systems, Trailer Insulation
Description: An advanced degree in chemistry might not be required to understand the Environmental Protection Agency's latest push to protect the ozone layer and combat global warming, but it certainly helps. The ...
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PU System for Pultrusion Composites
Description: Dow Polyurethanes has introduced the Voraforce TP 1200 series to the North America market. The two-component polyurethanes solution enables fast, energy-efficient pultrusion composite fabrication with ...
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Sadara Chemicals Complex Nears Completion
Description: Polyurethane raw materials is not only limited to the Middle East and Africa but will also be made available for export to Asia and Europe. ...
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A Day in the Life of a Packaging Professional
Description: Among the first things I learned about the Packaging Industry were its power of innovation, importance in both protecting and presenting a product, and the breadth of opportunities it provides to ...
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Tech Tip 28 - Amine Blush
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Amine blush can be avoided with appropriate precautions. ...