Thermoplastic Injection Molding Blog
Performance Plastics is in touch with the latest trends, research and insight into technology, injection molding and the plastics supply chain around the world.
- Flexibility and Strength: Performance Plastics Ltd. and Nylon Offer You Both February 13, 2019 Topics: Blog Nylon might not always be the first material that comes to mind when you think about making products for compressors and pumps, or military and defense applications … unless you’re working with Performance Plastics Ltd. The world’s first commercially successful version of nylon was created in 1935. Over the decades, it proved to be a… Read More
- PEEK Injection Molded Plastic is Taking the Place of Metal January 23, 2019 Topics: Blog Performance Plastics provides a solution to avoid metal when designing your new part. Perfecting injection molding processes since 1980, PPL has an extensive knowledge of how to create plastic parts equivalent to metal. A high-performance plastic, such as Polyetheretherketone (PEEK), is ideal for parts that demand the high strength of metal, while also being lightweight… Read More
- When Other ULTEM® Injection Molders Lose Their Cool, Performance Plastics Stays Strong January 9, 2019 Topics: Blog Need to create translucent injection-molded parts that won’t warp or lose dimensional stability when the heat is on? Then look no further than Performance Plastics, which has a wealth of polyetherimide (PEI, brand name ULTEM®) resin options available. With nearly 100 grades of resin suitable for injection molding, ULTEM is used in an astonishing array… Read More
- What You Don’t Know About FEP/PFA Injection Molding Is Costing You Money December 5, 2018 Topics: Blog A fluoropolymer is one of the growing number of fluorocarbon-based polymers. They are widely used in healthcare applications due to their biocompatibility, lubricity, sterilizability, chemical inertness, thermal stability, barrier properties and high purity. However, when compared with other resins, they are significantly more expensive and require special techniques to injection mold due to their shear… Read More
- The Secret Hiding in Aircraft Mechanics’ Toolboxes November 6, 2018 Topics: Blog, EnduroSharp Blogs Look in any aircraft mechanic’s big red rolling toolbox and you might see a few items that aren’t offered in any toolmaker’s catalog or tool vendor’s truck. Somewhere in there, you’ll probably find a sharpened putty knife, scribe, or utility blade that the mechanic uses to remove gap materials, sealants and adhesives from aircraft substrates… Read More
