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Maag PRIMOPlus 200 Strand Pelletizer
13 Feb, 2024
The Polymers Center is pleased to announce a new addition to our production and lab lines. Our partners at the Maag Group have graciously consigned a PRIMOPlus 200 Strand Pelletizer to The Polymer Center. With throughputs up to 3,000 lbs/hr and a dual drive allowing for easy changes on pellet length and weight, this is a great addition to our new Leistriz 40mm Extrusion line.
Armorial Molding of coat of arms, from gutta percha c. 1850
By Philip S. Shoemaker, PhD 23 Jan, 2024
In May 1848, Henry Bewley, of the Gutta Percha Company of London, patented a process for making flexible syringes and tubes of gutta percha. He described the process as one that involved “filling a suitable mold with a substance in a granular state,” after which he would “subject these molds to a heat sufficient to liquefy the gutta percha, which on subsequent cooling will be found to retain the exact shape or figure of the molds.” His company went on to make various molded and, later, extruded products, including wire coating for submarine cables.
The Polymers Center Facility, Charlotte, NC
19 Dec, 2023
Since its beginning in 1998, The Polymers Center has supported, maintained, and encouraged companies in the polymers industry. This year, The Polymers Center is proud to celebrate its 25th Anniversary.
The Polymers Center Injection Molding Lab
12 Oct, 2023
The Polymers Center is honored to be the backdrop of a Bloomberg Businessweek interview featuring Kevin Callahan, Chief Operating Officer of BP Polymers LLC. On September 29, Bloomberg published an article about PFAS and the containers in which they are held.
The Polymers Center Training Facility
12 Oct, 2023
The Polymers Center welcomed three speakers from Technip Energies, T.EN Zimmer GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany - Stefan Deiss, Head of Product Management and R&D, Dr. Willi Smolan, Product Manager Polymers, and Dr. David Wilkes, Product Manager Polymers.
25 Apr, 2023
Explore the world of polymers and find out how they are used in our daily lives from plastics, fibers, to countless products we use every day. Learn more about these large molecules and their repeating subunits here!
30 Mar, 2023
Understanding Polymers and Polymer Materials
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