Blog

THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT CONVEYORSSTATIC CHARGES CAN POTENTIALLY HARM EMPLOYEES, DAMAGE SENSITIVE PRODUCTS, CAUSE FIRES, AND EVEN LEAD TO EXPLOSION.Electrostatic dissipative (ESd) plastics are becomi …

Read more

ELASTOMERS vs POLYMERS WHAT TYPE OF ELASTOMERS ARE USED IN BALL VALVES? Typical materials are NBR, EPDM, FKM (Viton) and PTFE (Teflon). The material choice depends strongly on the chemical prop …

Read more

CLTE vs Moisture Absorption  When thinking about the dimensional stability of a finished application, one needs to consider the impact of Moisture Absorption and the Coefficient of …

Read more

MANUFACTURING MOLDING-PROCESS TRADEOFFS Figure 1 shows a brief overview of the tradeoffs between each of the following processes: Injection, Extrusion, and Compression Molding. You will notice th …

Read more

Understanding Semiconductor and Plastics It is critical to understand where machined plastics are used within the overall Semiconductor Industry from a top-level perspective. However, to det …

Read more

Westlake's Arolux® PEKK - A Hi-Performance Wet Process Tool Solution We are in the midst of exploring Wet Process tool component level solutions, materials and ideas for materials that ar …

Read more