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Differences Between Acetal Products
There are two general types of acetal resins available: acetal homopolymer and acetal copolymers. Each type of acetal has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. Acetal (polyoxymethylene, POM) is a thermoplastic polymer commercialized in the early 1960's. This...
Ensinger Stock Shape Plastics: A History of Innovation for the Food Industry
Modern Plastics is a "Premier Distributor" for Ensinger and stocks "food grade" plastic materials - www.modernplastics.com Ensinger Engineering Plastic stock shapes have been an accepted and growing alternative to metals for machining parts in the Food Industry for a...
Covestro’s Nearly Unstoppable Hygard Bullet Resistant Sheets
by Bing Carbone Modern Plastics proudly carries top-quality plastics from Covestro, formerly Sheffield Plastics. They have created the ultimate solution in building security and protection from intrusion or assault. Depending on the product selected, Hygard bullet...
Tuffak® polycarbonate – exceptionally durable for security glazing
Application solutions from Covestro Application Safety-hardened entrance for high school Background In the wake of recent events, school safety has become a critical topic. Facilities have taken measures to protect the occupants during school hours installing...
Why Modern Plastics is your Best Bet to Source Your Ultem
by Bing Carbone If you are looking for a product that can stand up to the heat, then you might be in the market to buy Ultem. Ultem resin is a high-performance polymer that is capable of maintaining its strength and rigidity when exposed to both high temperatures and...
Application Development in the Medical Industry
Modern Plastics Application development for medical devices requires knowledge of material properties to support function, chemical compatibility with sanitizing cleaners and sterilization methods, as well as issues of biocompatibility based on intended use. Material...
Sheffield Plastics (Tuffak Polycarbonate) now called COVESTRO
Bayer MaterialScience to be called Covestro Flotation planned by mid-2016 at the latest Patrick Thomas, CEO of Bayer MaterialScience, introducing the new brand of the company. Leverkusen, June 1, 2015 – Bayer has announced that the new name of its MaterialScience...
Polymer Principles – Innovations in plastics and bioresorbables continue to push the boundaries of medtech materials
Pity not the science-fiction protagonist, for he (or she) leads quite the coveted life. With an arsenal of mind-boggling technology at his disposal, the sci-fi hero’s world is a harmless, watered-down microcosm of manageable events—sans challenge, chaos and...
Featured Partner: Sheffield Plastics
by Bing Carbone A division of Bayer MaterialScience, Sheffield Plastics furthers the limits of polycarbonate products with incredible strength and resistance to environmental factors like heat and UV rays. They take the polymers that form traditional polycarbonate and...
A Look at Ensinger TECAPEI Ultem
by Bing Carbone TECAPEI Ultem resin is part of Ensinger’s high-performance category of plastics. It is designed to stand up to the harshest and most severe environmental conditions. Because of its strength and lightweight nature (it is lighter than almost all metals),...