PT ZONE: Purging
MATERIALS AT NPE: All Market Sectors Benefit from Large Crop of New MaterialsHigher-performance and easier processing PE film resins for packaging, a one-pass crosslinked PE for photovoltaic (PV) wire and cable, several higher-performing nylons and TPEs, “greener” plastics, and enhanced styrenic and PC resins are among the new materials that made their debut at the big show in Orlando, Fla., last month. More (+)
Expansion will allow company to provide better customer service to the Latin American market. More (+)
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OVERVIEW:
Purging
Purging compounds are used by processors to clean out polymer, color and other impurities from the machine and tooling between production runs. There are three general kinds of purging compounds: chemical; abrasive; and non-abrasive.
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Product Announcements
- MATERIALS: High-Yield Purging Compound for PP Copolymer
- 10/1/2012
- MATERIALS: High-Heat Purging Compound
- Dyna-Purge 2/21/2012
- MATERIALS: New Purge Formulation Cuts 'Milky Drag'
- Dyna-Purge 12/28/2011
- MATERIALS: New Purging Compound Good for Hot Runners
- Slide Products Inc. 12/1/2011
- MATERIALS: Purging Agent for Stiff, High-Temperature Resins
- Asaclean-Sun Plastech Inc. 6/3/2011
