Slide Products Eliminates Chlorinated Solvents from Mold Care Line
Slide Products purged all of its chlorinated solvents from its mold care line, and it purged compounds for resins and processing applications.

TOOLING: Mold-Maintenance Chemicals Free of Chlorinated Solvents
Slide Products, Wheeling, Ill., has eliminated chlorinated solvents from its entire line of mold releases, mold cleaners, lubricants, rust preventives, and purging compounds, helping molders to provide safer work environment and lowering their costs.

MATERIALS: New Purging Compound Good for Hot Runners
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Klenz is a new chemically reactive purging compound that is recommended for injection molding—including hot runners—as well as blow molding and extrusion.

Powerful Metal and mold cleaner contains no trichloroethylene and no methylene chloride
Meets tough health, safety and environmental standards.

TOOLING: Rust Preventive Is Food Approved
Reportedly neutralizes fingerprint acids and is self-cleaning and self-healing.

Ruse Preventive Won't Mark Molded Parts
A new rust preventive from Slide Products, Wheeling, Ill., delivers a dry mist that does not penetrate into moving mold components like ejector pins holes, slides, and cams.

What to See at NPE 2006: Chemicals and Additives
Compounders, molders, and extruders will be treated to a wide range of new additives at NPE 2006.

NPE Newsfinder: Chemicals & Additives
Lots of new additive and color concentrates will be displayed at NPE 2000. There will also be new pigments, including some for laser marking. Several new processing aids and modifiers for thermoplastics and thermosets are slated to debut. Also look for new mold releases and a purging agent for optical disc resins. Interesting new fillers include a new electroconductive wollastonite and high-impact wollastonite grades for automotive applications.