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The Permeability Characteristics of Silicone Rubber
From: Arlon LLCDescription: Silicone rubber is universally regarded as the best-in-class elastomer for extreme environments. In addition, silicone rubber is one of the most permeable elastomers. This property is a key advantage ...
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The Use of Silicone Adhesives in Space Applications
From: Arlon LLCDescription: The conditions of space impose a unique set of constraints on the technologies that take us there. Indeed, the rigors of space exploration have often been the driving force behind many new ...
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Thermabond Application Notes -D001
From: Arlon LLCDescription: Typically, the most difficult part of working with Thermabond® is liner removal after the material has been tacked to the heat sink. The key to this process is to avoid trapping air at this ...
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Thermabond Application Notes -D002
From: Arlon LLCDescription: A wide variety of thermal interface adhesives are available for the electronics industry. In the application and cure cycle of these adhesives, pressure plays an important role in determining the ...
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Thermabond® Application Notes -D003
From: Arlon LLCDescription: Platen Press Curing and Vacuum Bag Curing of Thermabond® Adhesives. ...
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Thermabond® Surface Adhesion
From: Arlon LLCDescription: Thermabond® adhesion to aluminum with various anodized coatings. ...
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Improved Impact Modified Polyoxymethylene Copolymers for Use in Small Off-Road Engine (SORE) Gas Tank Applications
From: Celanese CorporationDescription: Celanese has developed a new family of impact modi ed polyoxymethylene (POM) copolymers that demonstrate a combination of improved permeation resistance, cold temperature impact strength, and melt ...
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Where Will Vinyl Tapes Go Next?
Description: 3M™ Vinyl Tapes are used in countless applications and industries. With their aggressive adhesion, wear resistance and clean removal from most surfaces, 3M™ vinyl tapes offer benefits for ...
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Quantification of Plasticizers in Plastics
Description: This application note describes a test method developed at CPG for the identification and quantification of plasticizer in PVC by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). For a sample mass of ...
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Flood Reinstatement
From: Triton SystemsDescription: Flood reinstatement made faster with cavity drain membranes, ...
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Flood Resilience Measures
From: Triton SystemsDescription: Flood resilience measures bring peace of mind to riverside living. ...
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Next, Oxford Street
From: Triton SystemsDescription: Next's Oxford Street storage space tanked using Triton TT55. ...
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Artificial Annulus Fibrosus Model
Description: An estimated twelve million people in the US suffer from degenerative disc disease. Recent therapies involve replacement of the nucleus pulposus (NP) with an artificial material using the existing ...
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Artificial Lens Hazing Root-Cause Analysis
Description: IOL are often implanted as a replacement for cataract-damaged lenses, or in some cases to change the optical power of the lens. These lenses were originally made from poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) ...
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Benzoyl Peroxide Determination
Description: Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) is added to bone cement as a radical initiator for the methyl methacrylate monomer. BPO is highly reactive and degrades readily, with a temperature dependent half-life of one ...
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Cambridge Polymer Group Silly Putty
Description: Silly Putty™ is a material that vividly demonstrates the richness and complexity of behavior that apparently simple materials can produce. When first handled, the initial impression given by ...
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Cleanliness Assessment of Medical Devices
Description: In 2000, a major recall occurred in the orthopaedic industry where evidence suggested thousands of metallic acetabular shells were failing to properly osseointegrate and were therefore loose. ...
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Design of Experiments/Formulation Development
Description: Traditional strategies for material development can be involved, requiring gradual iteration towards a target set of properties. Design of Experiments (DoE) allows a structured, statistically robust ...
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Determining Accelerated Environmental Fatigue Behavior
Description: Plastics are ubiquitous in engineering and in many cases have replaced metals. However, plastics can suffer substantially from environmentally induced cracking where the environment in combination ...
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Direct Measurement of Crosslink Density
Description: The Swell Ratio Tester (SRT™) is an in-house design that allows safe and simple determination of the swelling properties of polymeric materials. The data generated provides insight into ...
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Droplet Breakup in Sprays and Coatings
Description: The Capillary Breakup Extensional Rheometer (CaBER®) was initially developed at Cambridge Polymer Group under a Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grant. The instrument has since been ...
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Failure Analysis in Catheters
Description: A client presented catheter hubs that appeared to be cracking during their manufacturing process. The hubs were compound structures with polycarbonate embedding electronics and the catheter itself. A ...
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Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene for Orthopaedics
Description: Highly crosslinked ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) has been used in hip and knee replacements since 1998. Although very successful, these materials suffer from significant ...
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How Clean Is Clean Enough?
Description: Cleaning assessment and validation of medical devices has received increased scrutiny from the medical device industry and regulatory agencies in the past 10 years. Cambridge Polymer Group provides ...
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How is Your Patient Lying?
Description: Orthopaedic surgeries are some of the most successful interventions currently performed. Hip replacements in particular are now expected to exceed twenty years of use when properly implanted. However, ...
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How to Clean a Boat
Description: A serious issue for any water-borne craft is that of marine fouling. Seaweed and sea life are remarkably adept at fixing to boat hulls. This condition causes two problems, firstly a substantial loss ...
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Injectable Hydrogels for Tissue Bulking
Description: CPG scientists have developed a formulation of injectable hydrogel that can be used to reinforce human tissue, acting as a bulking agent. CPG hydrogels use a wellrecognized biocompatible synthetic ...
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Lubricity of Materials and Solutions
Description: Coefficient of Friction (CoF) is used to quantify how readily two surfaces slide in the presence of a lubricant or oil. Conventional CoF tests use custom built hardware to measure the friction but no ...
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Magnetorheology
Description: Engineers are increasingly turning to so-called smart fluids to solve complex mechanical problems. One specific type of smart fluid is the magnetorheological fluid (MR fluid)which greatly increases ...
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Next Generation Orthopaedic Implants
Description: Modern polymeric bearing surfaces in orthopaedics are remarkably successful but these materials do not perform well in new tissue sparing procedures where ultra-thin constructs are required. CPG has ...
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OIT as a Measure of Active Antioxidants
Description: The third generation ultra-high molecular weight poly(ethylene) (UHMWPE) materials currently being used in orthopaedics, rely on antioxidants to stabilize their properties over time. Until now, no ...
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Preventing Complications During Orthopaedic Surgeries
Description: A major complication in total hip replacements is the risk of fracture of the femur as the implant stem is inserted. This fracture can occur intraoperatively in up to 5% of patients and causes serious ...
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Replacing Cartilage With Hydrogels
Description: Replacing cartilage with a functionally equivalent soft solid is considered a superior treatment for arthritic joints. Cambridge Polymer Group has patented a very low friction elastic hydrogel ...
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Routine Determination of Curing and Gelation Time
Description: Determining "dough time" for bone cement is critical for the surgeon operatively, and providing that data on a routine quality control basis is currently complex and expensive. Traditionally, shear ...
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FIBERGLASS SETS THE STAGE FOR SEA LIONS
From: Strongwell CorporationDescription: Harrington Industrial Plastics recently outfitted a sea lion attraction at the Aqua Theater in the Wildlife Conservation Society's Queens Zoo with EXTREN® fiberglass structural shapes and ...
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THE BLUE HARBOR RESORT GOES WITH THE FLOW BY USING DURAGRID®
From: Strongwell CorporationDescription: The Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan, WI was outfitted with Strongwell's pultruded fiberglass grating and stair treads. ...
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE'S FIRST COMPOSITE SUSPENSION BRIDGE
From: Strongwell CorporationDescription: A composites FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer) pedestrian suspension bridge was recently completed to join the new state-of-the-art, five-story, 110,000 square-foot, John D. Tickle Engineering Building ...
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Applications report presented at the Produced Water Society Seminar 2013
Description: "Performance Testing of Micro Media and Conventional Filters operating on Heavy Oil Produced Water in the San Joaquin Valley (California)", an application note, was presented by Michael Dejak and ...
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Almshouses Ground Gas Barrier
From: Triton SystemsDescription: Triton's ground gas barrier system protects Almshouses from landfill gas. ...
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Tri-Seal Data Centre
From: Triton SystemsDescription: Data Centre protected from damp with Triton's Tri-Seal. ...
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Flood Resilienceand Waterproofing
From: Triton SystemsDescription: Flood resilience and waterproofing systems supplied by Triton were used on this waterside property for flood resilience. ...
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Home cinema in basement
From: Triton SystemsDescription: A twin waterproofing system specified for the habitable basement of a high spec new build dwelling. ...
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Waterproofing Insulated Concrete Formwork
From: Triton SystemsDescription: TT Vapour Membrane spray applied to ICF Formwork for a waterproof system. ...
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Wembley Basements
From: Triton SystemsDescription: A watertight concrete car park for a luxury new development near Wembley Stadium. ...
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New water-based adhesive offers both strength and speed
Description: To meet the needs of customers who want the speed and strength of solvent-based adhesives without their unfavorable safety and environmental profile, 3M has developed a new water-based product called ...
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TT Super Admix Waterproofs Basement.
From: Triton SystemsDescription: TT Super Admix used to waterproof 450 cubic meters of concrete for luxury apartments basemet. ...
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Wentworth Terrace Waterproofing
From: Triton SystemsDescription: TT Vapour Membrane applied to Wentworth terrace ensures a dry basement below. ...
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Compliance of Hydrogel Mock Arteries
Description: The elastic response of rubber-like materials is often based on the Mooney-Rivlin model, which describes the material's stress-strain relationship as a function of two empirically determined constants ...
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Experimental Techniques in Evaluating Crosslinked Polyethylene
Description: Analytical techniques for assessing the effects of radiation on UHMWPE. ...
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FTIR Analysis of Crosslinked Polyethylene
Description: FTIR Quantification of Absorbed Radiation Dose in Polyethylene ...
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Are Biofuels Bad for Your Budget?
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: As a manufacturer of high-performance materials for the petrochemical industry explained, most biofuels are a mixture of fatty acids. Created by the reaction of natural oils with triglycerides and ...
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Selecting the right Tape and Adhesive products for the job
Description: United States > All 3M Products > Market Segments > Manufacturing and Industry > Industrial Adhesives & Tapes > Support > Technical & News Articles To help you make sure you find the optimum 3M tape ...
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FUSED QUARTZ AVERAGE TRANSMITTANCE CURVES
Description: FUSED QUARTZ AVERAGE TRANSMITTANCE CURVES ...
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FUSED QUARTZ PROPER USAGE GUIDELINES
Description: FUSED QUARTZ PROPER USAGE GUIDELINES ...
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PRESSURE CALCULATIONS AND FORMULAS
Description: Because fused quartz is used in applications involving internal pressures, it is helpful to know the maximum pressure that can be applied to a selected fused quartz tube. The formula below can ...
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PROPERTIES OF FUSED QUARTZ
Description: PROPERTIES OF FUSED QUARTZ ...
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How to Interpret a Datasheet
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: When selecting an EPO-TEK product for any application, the datasheet provides excellent information, and is a useful first reference guide. It is therefore important that the datasheet be correctly ...
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Cure Matters - Determining the Proper Cure Schedule
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: After selecting the appropriate adhesive, determining the proper cure schedule is a very important aspect to achieving optimal adhesive performance for your specific application. ...
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Coconut Husks and Fiber Reinforced Polymers
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: Fiber reinforced polymers (FRPs) are a relatively new category of composite materials that combine stiffness and strength with weight reduction and corrosion resistance. Known also as polymer matrix ...
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Advantages of Non-Electrolytic formed Aluminum Oxide Coating
From: Sanchem, Inc.Description: Advantages of Non-Electrolytic formed Aluminum Oxide Coating. ...
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An Overview of Non-hexavalent Chromium Conversion Coatings for
From: Sanchem, Inc.Description: An Overview of Non-hexavalent Chromium Conversion Coatings for Aluminum and its Alloys. ...
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The importance of using conversion coatings
From: Sanchem, Inc.Description: The importance of using conversion coatings. ...
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EMI Shielding for Military Electronics and Medical Equipment
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: Electromagnetic interference (EMI) can disrupt sensitive electronic components and endanger the lives of the warfighters and hospital patients who depend on them. Without EMI shielding, radio ...
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Abrasion test results/Lab Report
From: Argonics, Inc.Description: The Abrasion test fixture consists of: (1) a platform supported by a shaft and bearings with 8 sample mounting plates bolted in place, (2) a standard 5/16" diameter sandblast gun fixed in position ...
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Corn abrasion test results
From: Argonics, Inc.Description: An abrasion test was conducted on four polyurethane samples. Each of the sample pads (approximately 4" high x 3" wide and 1/4" thick) were mounted on equally spaced 8" arms connected to a shaft ...
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What Are Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE)?
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) are a group of rubber-like materials that combine the processing strengths of thermoplastics with the best qualities of thermoset rubbers. As their name suggests, ...
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Duocel® Foam Energy Absorption
Description: Energy absorbers are a class of products that generally absorb kinetic mechanical energy by compressing or deflecting at a relatively constant stress over an extended distance, and not rebounding. ...
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Lightning Strike Protection for Carbon Fiber Aircraft
Description: As the application of composite aero structures has increased, the effect of lightning strike damage and the structural tolerance necessary to absorb this damage has required further test ...
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Green Power May Not Save the World, But Can It Help Your Business?
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: If your manufacturing company is thinking about on-site power generation, it's important to perform a careful cost analysis. Suppliers of windmills, solar panels, and hydroelectric turbines need to ...
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Low Cost Per Cycle Silicone Press Pad with Predictable Service Life (Press Pads for Flex and Rigid Flex PCB Lamination)
From: Arlon LLCDescription: Silicone based press pads provide uniform pressure and temperature during flex and flex-rigid printed circuit board (PCB) lamination. Customer surveys show that cost per cycle, pressure uniformity, ...
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Silicone Based Insulation Material for High Speed/Voltage Rotating Machines
From: Arlon LLCDescription: This paper introduces the key requirements for resin rich electrical insulation materials for rotating machinery. The key requirements, or stresses that insulation are subject to, are summarized as ...
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Silicone Flexible Heaters with Arlon InsilThin
From: Arlon LLCDescription: Silicone flexible heaters consume power during heating and the cost of electricity is a major component of overall operational cost. Global energy demand is pushing the cost of electricity to greater ...
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Tungsten vs. Gold: Battle of the Biomaterials
Description: Tungsten is as radiopaque as gold. For applications requiring radiopacity and the added benefits of pure gold, Metal Cutting's gold plated tungsten is an affordable, high quality alternative ...
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UltraPad® Silicone Press Pad with Excellent Mar Resistance (Press Pads for Flex and Rigid Flex PCB Lamination)
From: Arlon LLCDescription: Silicone based press pads provide uniform pressure during flex and flex-rigid printed circuit board (PCB) lamination at high temperature, 150ºC-250ºC. Use of Arlon UltraPad®silicone press pad has ...
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Plug in Systems on Relay Sockets
Description: Multi-Contact placed special contacts at a major aerospace manufacturer in order to equip relays sockets for electrical distribution systems in civil aircrafts, military aircrafts and helicopters. ...
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Copper Tungsten Alloy Properties: Ideal EDM Electrode Materials
Description: Graphite has long been the preferred material for the majority of sinker EDM electrode applications due to its exceptional thermal resistivity and manufacturability. But, before graphite there was ...
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Beer, Hockey, Sandwiches, and Seals - Food and Beverage Equipment
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: Sometimes, silicone is the right rubber material for food and beverage equipment. A non-organic compound, it doesn't decompose at high or low temperatures. Silicone parts are also easy to extrude, and ...
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Seal Selection and Thermal Expansion
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: All elastomers have a coefficient of thermal expansion. Simply put, this value describes how the material changes in length, area, or volume with changes in temperature. In the case of rubber door and ...
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T-Minus 30 Minutes and Casting
From: Hapco, Inc.Description: One way to eliminate rejects is to document the equipment, supplies and procedures necessary for each project ahead of time; prior to hand-mixing and pouring or meter-mix dispensing your material. A ...
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Reflectance Characteristics of Accuflect Light Reflecting Ceramic
From: Accuratus CorporationDescription: Discussion of the reflectance of Accuflect light reflecting ceramic from the near ultraviolet to the short wave infrared. ...
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Selected Properties of Commercially Available Technical Ceramics
From: Accuratus CorporationDescription: An overview of most often requested material properties of readily available fine grained and dense commercially available technical ceramics. ...
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Understanding Low Outgassing Adhesives
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Applications that need to meet stringent outgassing requirements now have more adhesive options than ever. ...
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How to Manage Price Fluctuations for Raw Materials
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: Too many buyers are lured by low unit prices that skyrocket when global prices rise sharply. You can control your agreements with vendors, but your business cannot control the weather, political ...
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Thermally Conductive Adhesives Keep Things Cool
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Thermally conductive adhesives and potting compounds are an important weapon in the war against heat raging within today's powerful electronic devices. ...
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Novel Testing and Quality Control
Description: For many years, the adhesives and sealants industry has used a range of standardized test methods to ensure the quality of products for industrial applications. Laboratories generally embrace these as ...
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The Importance of Temperature Control in Liquid Molding
From: Hapco, Inc.Description: Temperature/humidity control is extremely important in order to produce high-quality parts. Ideally, your materials, molds, and any ancillary components used in the process should all be maintained at ...
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Examining ZiNi Alloys and Post Plate Fabrication
From: Pavco, Inc.Description: In recent years, the demand for increased corrosion protection of ferrous substrates has significantly increased. Zinc-nickel alloy plating systems are being chosen to meet this need. Often these ...
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Proper heat transfer fluid maintenance and change-out procedures
Description: With literally thousands of uses for heat transfer fluids it is nearly impossible for any heat transfer fluid manufacturer to recommend an exact oil change interval or maintenance schedule. ...
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Avoiding Semiconductor Failures: The Expanding Role of Quartz
Description: Although world demand for semiconductors is expected to continue its rebound in the near futw'e, whether up or down, the industry will always be among the most uniquely demanding and competitive. ...
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Fused Quartz, a Critical Component of the Solar Power Industry
Description: Much of the .cuccess of sustainable cncrgy sow-cçs depends on the achievement of improved cffieiençIc, and phõtovolta ics are no exception. One of the primary matei aIs that delivers supenor ...
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Sourcing Complex Quartz Components
Description: The unique thermal, optical and mechanical properties of quam glass make it ideal for use in a wide variety of applications where other materials are problematic. Properties such as hardness, chemical ...
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Cost-effective grease from Dow Corning keeps wheels-and screams-going
From: Dupont MolykoteDescription: The problem was, the air wasn't the only thing being removed. Every time the vibrators started up, they threw off grease needed to lubricate the bearings. This caused excessive wear and premature ...
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Dow Corning helps a customer solve their customers' problems
From: Dupont MolykoteDescription: ST Services manufactures meter/mix dispensing equipment that their customers use for molding silicone rubber medical products. Founded in 1995, they sell about $1 million worth of equipment a year. ...
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Food Processing Plant Extends Service Interval Ten Times, Eliminates Varnish Buildup with Synthetic Compressor Oil
From: Dupont MolykoteDescription: A U.S. food processing plant relies on a rotary screw compressor to provide power for hand equipment throughout the plant. Mineral oils were originally used as coolants and lubricants with this ...
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Food Processing Plant Prevents Emulsification, Reduces Costs with Synthetic Hydraulic Oil
From: Dupont MolykoteDescription: A U.S. food processing plant employs hydraulic drive systems to operate "dumpers" in material handling applications throughout the facility. Mineral oils were originally used for lubrication and ...
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Molykote® brand grease meets vibration challenge
From: Dupont MolykoteDescription: The company makes a precast hollow-core concrete roofing/flooring plank system with the trade name Flexicore™. The system is used in hotels, motels, schools, prisons and other commercial ...
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Molykote® brand Synthetic Blend Oil Eliminates Tar Buildup, Siezing in Vacuum Pump
From: Dupont MolykoteDescription: Lubrication technicians helped a chemicals manufacturer drive costs down by solving a vacuum pump failure, increasing the pump's maintenance intervals 15-fold and saving over $12,000 in related costs ...
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Molykote® P-37 Anti-Seize Paste Reduces Thread Failures on Oil Drilling Equipment
From: Dupont MolykoteDescription: Noble Drilling Corporation had unacceptable failure rates in stainless steel threaded connections on its steerable rotary drilling equipment. Each time the failed drilling sections required removal ...
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Molykote® Synthetic Fluids Offer up to 40% Better Cost/Performance Over Conventional Mineral Oils
From: Dupont MolykoteDescription: Because conventional mineral oils are produced in a conventional refining process, they contain a significant amount of "impurities." The high percentage of impurities shortens the oil's service ...
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Molykote® Synthetic Oil Extends Lubricant Lifetime by 57% in Air Compressor Application
From: Dupont MolykoteDescription: To understand the advantages of this premium fluid, consideration should be given to special demands of the application. In a rotary screw compressor, the lubricant performs several difficult ...