Plastifab Industries Inc.

Ultem® is an amorphous thermoplastic polyetherimide (PEI) made from Sabic Innovative Plastics' Ultem® 1000 and 2000 series resins. The unreinforced 1000 series materials are translucent amber in color, and combine exceptional mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties. The addition of glass fiber reinforcement in the 2000 series, provide Ultem® with both greater tensile strength and rigidity, while also improving dimensional stability.

ABS is a terpolymer and an amorphous resin. It is manufactured by combining three different compounds. The three that make ups of ABS are acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene. ABS occupies the unique position of being a bridge between the commodity and other higher performance engineering thermoplastics. Its performance is characterized by toughness and impact strength even at low temperatures, good stiffness and machinability.

PP, a polyolefin, is a thermoplastic made by the polymerization of propylene gas, a by-product of petroleum refining. Various techniques can vary the physical, chemical or mechanical properties of PP. PP offers a good balance of thermal, chemical and electrical properties with moderate strength. It possesses a good strength to weight ratio. Because it has such a hard, high gloss surface, PP is ideally suited to environments where there is concern for bacteria build up that can interfere with flow. PP is approved for direct food contact. It has good insulating properties. Its excellent arc resistance and dielectric strength allows PP to be used extensively in electrical applications. PP has a good resistance to chemicals and solvents, including aqueous, salts, acids or alkaline solution. IT also has very low permeability to water vapor and gases. The resins are attacked, by halogens, fuming nitric acid and other oxidizing agents, and by aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons at high temperatures. While designing with PP the coefficient of thermal expansion, modulus of elasticity and its compressive strengths need to be considered. PP can be fabricated with standard woodworking tools. It can be butt welded, extrusion welded, fusion welded and spun welded. Applications: - Tanks - Scrub stations - Piping systems - Semi-Conductor processing - Solar collectors - Water pumps - Cutting boards - Animal feeders - Radio and TV Equipment - Packaging - Chemical process equipment - Laboratory Equipment

Unfilled Polycarbonate is an amorphous thermoplastic. Good electrical properties combined with superior impact strength and moderate chemical resistance make this product widely accepted for numerous applications. Glass Filled Glass-reinforced polycarbonate offers higher temperature and tensile properties than the unfilled polycarbonate.

PVDF is a highly chemically resistant crystalline thermoplastic. It is used extensively in the chemical processing industry because of its properties which include outstanding chemical and solvent resistance, good corrosion resistance, good thermal stability, outstanding UV resistance and low flammability.

Nylon was the first engineering resin. It has been used in applications ranging from electronic, marine, and automotive industries to fibers used to make carpet. Nylon has outstanding wear resistance and low frictional properties. It has very good temperature, chemical, and impact properties. However, nylon's one weakness is a propensity to absorb moisture and thus have poor dimensional stability.